
- The acceptance of applications under the “Family 800+” program started on 1 February and will last until 30 April 2025 year.
- However, there is one new condition, which will have to be fulfilled. This is is about the school obligation.
- There are no silence also concerns about the elimination of 800 plus benefits.
- The vote on this issue was taken by Premier Donald Tusk.
800 plus a school obligation
The changes introduced affect primarily Ukrainians residing in Poland. From 2024 year resident in Poland children from Ukraine have been obligated to education in Polish schools. It refers in this case to:
- yearly preparatory school in preschool,
- compulsory school in primary school,
- compulsory education in post-primary schools.
Responding to questions of members in the Sejm, Deputy Minister of Education Joanna Mucha informed, that “since beginning year the number of children receiving grants 800 plus has decreased by 20 thousand, (…), therefore we know that the introduction of compulsory schooling, the combination of it with 800 plus has already caused the first verification of taking this benefit,” – read on the portal Market Health. She noted at that since September to Poland schools have joined 33 thousand some of the secondary schools. new Ukrainian children .
What is for the family benefit 800 plus and Good Start, that families from Ukraine can receive under the condition that their children attend a Polish school.
Of this rule there is one exception: in the school year 2024/2025 students learning in the program highest class in school functioning in the Ukrainian education system will not be obligated to attend Polish schools. They can finish education in online formula.
800 plus to liquidation? Premier Tusk explains
– The 800 plus program is already a permanent element of budgets of Polish families, therefore it will continue in the next years on the same principles, as present – said at the start of January in the Parliament of family, work and social policy Alexandra Gajewska. Eventual plans to abolish the benefit were also commented by Prime Minister Donald Tusk.
Don’t let those who want to – not for the first – tell the People, that how I am the Prime Minister, that means, that something I will take. I have already years ago told (…), that nothing that was given, will not be taken away-.assuredTusk.
He added,thatsincethattime500plushasturnedinto800plusandthathisgovernmenthastakenonits”sweetburden”ofmonthlypayingthisbenefit.
-Nothingwillchange -he warned.
Source:MarketHealth,PAP
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