FOR: 500 plus program has failed

The 500 plus social program does not fulfill its function and its effects could be achieved at a much lower cost, according to the latest report by the Forum for Civic Development (FOR), prepared in cooperation with other experts. FOR also points out that the flagship social program of the ruling Law and Justice (PiS) party has not contributed to the improvement of fertility in Poland.
Experts indicate that the state's overall expenditure on the program has already exceeded PLN 70 billion. They claim that just 12 percent of this amount would be enough to mitigate the problem of extreme child poverty. About PLN 1.5 billion from the program has gone to the richest families, which are expected to get a further PLN 5 billion due to the program’s planned expansion.
The authors of the report also argue that the program has led the number of professionally active women to decrease by 100,000.

(Business Insider)