The changes to the act primarily expand the circle of people who may be entitled to benefits for serving as a village mayor.
The new solutions shorten the period of serving as a village mayor which entitles one to receive the benefit from 8 to 7 years and abolish the requirement to serve as a village mayor for at least two terms of office and the requirement to serve this function on the basis of the Act of 8 March 1990 on local government.
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Changes in benefits for village heads. The president signed the law
More people will receive the allowance for village heads
Other changes introduced include facilitating the evidentiary procedure in a situation where the applicant does not have data confirming the period of performing the function of mayor. The need to obtain statements confirming this circumstance from persons residing in the village at the time when the applicant performed the function of mayor has been reduced from 5 to 3 persons.
From 16 September 2024, a benefit for serving as a village mayor may be obtained by a person who meets all of the following conditions:
- has reached retirement age (60 years for women, 65 years for men),
- has served as a village head for at least 7 years (regardless of whether the position was held before or after 1990),
- has not been convicted of a criminal or fiscal offence in connection with performing this function.
In order to receive a cash benefit for serving as a village head, an application must be submitted to any KRUS organizational unit to establish the right to this benefit.
Based on the submitted application, KRUS will consider the entitlement to the benefit and issue an appropriate decision in the matter.
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The Sejm has changed the regulations concerning benefits for village heads
Benefit also for those who were previously refused
An application for the benefit should also be submitted by those who had previously submitted an application to KRUS but received a negative decision – in accordance with the regulations in force at that time – e.g. due to serving as a village head for a period shorter than the 8 years required so far or serving in this capacity only before the entry into force of the Act on Local Government.
The benefit according to the amended provisions will be granted from the date of fulfilment of all conditions, but not earlier than the entry into force of the amendment to the Act and not earlier than the month of submission of the application for this benefit (these rules also apply to persons who received a refusal decision and submit an application again).
