Senate proposes grant be given to all families with more than three children

The Senate proposed reducing the one time grant to families having three or more children from zl. 160 to zl. 145 in exchange for eliminating the restriction on only giving the money to needy families. Sejm will vote on the bill in September and the grant will be paid in October. The head of the Senate Family Commission Dariusz Kleczek from Solidarity Election Action (AWS) said if the number of deputies is high enough there is a chance to vote through the amendments of the Senate. In his opinion Sejm introduced revenue breaks and increased this amount to zl. 160, but left more than 10,000 children living in the rural areas with no help. Democratic Left Alliance (SLD) claims that money should only be paid to poorest families and hopes that Sejm will change the decision of the Senate. (Gazeta Wyborcza, page 5) M.M.