Shield 7.0 and next recruitment Family 500 plus starting

Minister of Labor and Social Policy, Marlena Maląg, announced the start of two programs – the call for applications in the next edition of the government program, Family 500+, has started, and extended support for entrepreneurs under Shield 7.0 has also been launched.

As the statistics show, the Family 500+ program significantly improved the financial situation of Polish families. The extreme poverty rate fell to 4.2 percent. The income of large families in 2019 was as much as 57 percent higher than in 2015. Regular, systemic support receives today 6.6 million kids. So far, the government has allocated PLN 134 billion for this purpose, and PLN 41 billion has been allocated to the program in the budget for this year.

"The Family 500+ program has changed the perception of Polish families. It is also the first government program since the political transformation to emphasize so much the need to care for the future of families in Poland as a priceless capital that cannot be produced in any factory," Minister Marlena Maląg noted. 

She recalled that another aspect of the program is its impact on stimulating consumption, which is also important in the context of GDP.

Today, Shield 7.0 is also launched, under which the government will provide entrepreneurs with support with a total value of approximately PLN 5.2 billion. Of this, about PLN 1.99 billion is the cost of exemption from the obligation to pay contributions, about PLN 963 million is the cost of parking, and about PLN 777 million of wage subsidies. An important item here is also micro-subsidies for micro and small enterprises worth PLN 1.44 billion. It is estimated that aid from this shield will go up to approx. 300,000 entrepreneurs. Thanks to Shield 7.0, support in the form of a standstill benefit will be granted to entrepreneurs operating in 47 industries. The aid has been extended by five industries that bear the costs related to sanitary restrictions resulting in a decrease in attendance, including, for example, in hotels and accommodation places, camping sites, tourist agencies, and occupied to organize tourism.

(PAP)