"Family 500+" scheme starts – 110,000 applications in 24 hours

Anna Streżyńska, Minister of Digitization of Poland, has announced the number of applications for the government programme "Family 500+" amounted to 110,000 in the first day of being in operation (from April 1 to April 2). Minister of Family, Labor and Social Policy, Elżbieta Rafalska assessed the start of programme as "very successful for such a major organizational challenge." Meanwhile, Paweł Szałamacha, Finance Minister, assured the funding for "Family 500+" is fully protected with a reserved budget of PLN 17 billion this year. Under the program, the government plans to hand out PLN 500 per month for every child in a family whose per capita income is lower than PLN 800 per month and for every second and subsequent child, regardless of family income. The sum is aimed at all parents, including single parents, and is not subject to taxes.