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The amount of financial assistance that Ukrainians receive in Poland remains unchanged since 2024 year – and the country refuses to increase it. Recently, Poland explained the reason for this decision.
The Polish government stated that at least until 2028 year it does not plan to raise the amount of child social assistance under program 800+ – and this support is received by many Ukrainians refugees, Wiadomosci reports.
What is known about increasing the 800+ payment?
The program "800 Plus" provides monthly assistance for each child in a family. It can be received not only by Poles but also by Ukrainians who have temporary protection in the country. However, for this, children must meet several criteria:
be younger than 18 years;
study in a Polish school;
legally reside in Poland with PESEL UKR status;
at least one parent must be officially employed.
As of the beginning of 2026 year, this assistance was received by about 268,5 thousand Ukrainian children – but due to new rules regarding verification of parental employment, these figures are decreasing.
Sebastian Gaevski, Deputy Minister of Family, Labor and Social Policy, recently stated that the payment is not planned to be indexed for another 2 years – until 2028. Unlike pensions, the child benefit system in Poland does not have an automatic adjustment mechanism.
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There is no indexing mechanism in the law on state aid for raising children, unlike the pension law,
the official explained.
The amount has not changed since 2024 year, but purchasing power is falling, and the question of increasing the payment will have to be revisited – though the government warned that it will not happen this year or the next.
In addition, Poland is actively discussing the idea of limiting payments for the wealthier families – but the ministry opposes this idea. Gaevski says that if the birth rate is low, the state should support parenthood regardless of the family’s income level.
Additionally, the very absence of an income threshold and extra checks helps keep the program administration very cheap – the entire program is serviced by only a few dozen people for the entire country. Extra checks would increase costs.
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