Nursing above 16 years of assistance institutions cover the expenses number of allowance (Zasiłek age with a throughout the country resulting from the allowances paid to pielęgnacyjny) confirmed, severe and funded from state necessity to provide social assistance degree of disability; budget. care and support to clients: persons above 75 another person years of age; Currently, it amounts to incapable of 2014 – 926 900 persons above 16 153 PLN per month per independent allowances monthly years of age with a person (approx. 38 existence. Apart confirmed moderate EUR). from submitting a 2013 – 927 400 degree of disability if motion, the allowances monthly a person became beneficiaries have no disabled before they influence over any of 2012 – 917 600 turned 21. the elements allowances monthly enumerated above. 2011 – 898 100 allowances monthly 2010 – 873 000 allowances monthly Financial support: Yes For persons who Financial support It is granted upon a It is a new form of have an alimony provided by social motion. In order to support, introduced Special care duty, plus spouses, assistance institutions be granted this in 2013. allowance if: throughout the country allowance, the (Specjalny zasiłek They do not and funded from state person has to meet 2014 – 12 800 undertake budget. financial conditions allowances monthly employment or (e.g. income any other work; Currently, it amounts to threshold which, at 2013 – 5 900 They resigned 520 PLN per person per the moment, equals allowances monthly from month (approx. 130 664 PLN i.e. approx. employment or EUR). 166 EUR). Apart any other work from submitting a In order to motion, the permanently take beneficiaries have no
Nursing allowance (Zasiłek pielęgnacyjny) above 16 years of age with a confirmed, severe degree of disability; persons above 75 years of age; persons above 16 years of age with a confirmed moderate degree of disability if a person became disabled before they turned 21. assistance institutions throughout the country and funded from state budget. Currently, it amounts to 153 PLN per month per person (approx. 38 EUR). cover the expenses resulting from the necessity to provide care and support to another person incapable of independent existence. Apart from submitting a motion, the beneficiaries have no influence over any of the elements enumerated above. number of allowances paid to social assistance clients: 2014 – 926 900 allowances monthly 2013 – 927 400 allowances monthly 2012 – 917 600 allowances monthly 2011 – 898 100 allowances monthly 2010 – 873 000 allowances monthly Financial support: Special care allowance (Specjalny zasiłek Yes For persons who have an alimony duty, plus spouses, if: They do not undertake employment or any other work; They resigned from employment or any other work In order to permanently take Financial support provided by social assistance institutions throughout the country and funded from state budget. Currently, it amounts to 520 PLN per person per month (approx. 130 EUR). It is granted upon a motion. In order to be granted this allowance, the person has to meet financial conditions (e.g. income threshold which, at the moment, equals 664 PLN i.e. approx. 166 EUR). Apart from submitting a motion, the beneficiaries have no It is a new form of support, introduced in 2013. 2014 – 12 800 allowances monthly 2013 – 5 900 allowances monthly
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