The elaboration includes an analysis of the forms and territorial distribution of institutional and family foster care in Poland. It covers the issue of adoptions, the role of day-support centres and other forms of family support, forms of childcare for children up to the age of 3, also assistance provided in stationary social welfare facilities. It also contains information on the size of financial support for families with children in the form of family benefits, benefits under the government "Family 500 plus" programme , information on benefits provided under the social assistance system as well as expenditures of the state budget, local government entieties on social assistance, family, other tasks in sphere of social policy.

The following publication presents information regarding the methodology, the course and the organisation of biotechnology and nanotechnology surveys. It includes the subjective and objective scope, the description of data gathering tools as well as presents terms and definitions related to the presented field and result information compiled on the basis of surveys together with the form of their presentation and dissemination. This report constitutes a compendium of knowledge for users of biotechnology and nanotechnology information.

The 9/2023 issue of "Wiadomości Statystyczne. The Polish Statistician" was published on 29 September 2023. The issue is available at https://ws.stat.gov.pl/Issue/2023/9.