Justice Ministry wants to alter rules of 500+ benefit program

The Ministry of Justice wants to introduce changes to PiS' flagship 500+ benefit program. The ministry wants applicants to open a special banking sub-account, into which the money would be transferred. These measures are supposed to ensure that the money will be spent on satisfying children's needs, such as clothes or food. No further details were revealed. Under the program, the government plans to hand out PLN 500 for every child in a family whose per capita income is lower than PLN 800 and for every second and subsequent child, regardless of family income. The program is set launch in Q2 2016.