30.09.2024 - Analysis of the situation in the area of family support and social assistance. Basic information on institutional foster care facilities (care and education centres, regional care and therapy centres, pre-adoptive intervention centres) and family foster care (foster families, foster homes), as...

26.09.2024 - In 2023, PLN 12.3 billion was allocated to support families in the form of family benefits. Nearly PLN 1.6 billion was spent on social security and health insurance contributions. Moreover, PLN 2.2 billion was paid out from the family care capital, and PLN 1.4 billion under the "Good Start"...

11.07.2024 - The goal of the study is to present the methodology of research on institutional and family foster care and day-support centres providing care and education to children as well as the youths who are entirely or partially deprived of care and support from their natural families. The survey “Family...

14.05.2024 - In the country there were 2 138 stationary social welfare facilities, which had 132.6 thousand places in total. 121.9 thousand residents stayed in stationary social welfare facilities, including 60.5 thousand women. Social assistance houses accounted for 42.3% of all stationary social welfare...

09.05.2024 - At the end of 2023, in foster care there were 75.3 thousand children, including 58.2 thousand in family foster care and 17.1 thousand in institutional foster care. In comparison to 2022, the number of children in foster care increased by 3.5%. At the end of 2023 family foster care functioned in...

05.10.2023 - 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...

28.09.2023 - In 2022, PLN 11.4 billion was allocated to support families in the form of family benefits. PLN 1.2 billion was spent on social security and health insurance contributions. In addition, PLN 3.5 billion was paid out from the family care capital, and PLN 1.4 billion under the "Good Start" programme....

18.05.2023 - As of 31 December 2022, in Poland there were 2 082 stationary social welfare facilities, which had 131.5 thousand places in total. 118.8 thousand residents stayed in stationary social welfare facilities, including 58.6 thousand women. Social assistance houses accounted for over 43% of all...

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30.09.2022 - 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...

29.09.2022 - In 2021, PLN 11.0 billion was allocated to support families in Poland in the form of family benefits, and they were used on average by 1.5 million beneficiaries monthly[1]. Benefits from the alimony fund were paid in the total amount of PLN 1.0 billion. As part of the government programme "Family...

09.09.2022 - We would like to present to you the methodological study “Family support and foster care system” developed by the Centre of Social Assistance Statistics in the Statistical Office in Krakow. The goal of the study is to present the methodology of research on institutional and family foster care and...

23.05.2022 - As of 31 December 2021, in Poland there were 2 015 stationary social welfare facilities, which had 127.3 thousand places in total in all facilities. 114.3 thousand residents stayed in stationary social welfare facilities, including 55.5 thousand women. Social assistance houses amounted to nearly...

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30.09.2021 - In 2020, PLN 10.8 billion was allocated to support families in Poland in the form of family benefits, and they were used on average by nearly 2.0 million beneficiaries monthly. Benefits from the alimony fund were paid in the total amount of PLN 1.1 billion. As part of the government programme...

25.05.2021 - As of 31 December 2020, in Poland there were 1 851 stationary social welfare facilities and 48 branches. There were 119.3 thousand places in total in all facilities. 105.2 thousand residents stayed in stationary social welfare facilities, including 49.9 thousand women....

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30.09.2020 - In 2019, PLN 10.3 billion was allocated to support families in Poland in the form of family benefits, and they were used on average by nearly 1.9 million beneficiaries monthly . Benefits from the alimony fund were paid in the total amount of PLN 1.1 billion. As part of the government programme...

25.05.2020 - As of 31st December 2019, in Poland there were 1 837 stationary social welfare facilities and 49 branches, with 118.9 thousand places. 112.5 thousand residents stayed in stationary social welfare facilities, including 53.9 thousand women....

11.05.2020 - The aim of the survey "Benefits for the family" is to obtain information on the size of expenditure from the state budget and local government units allocated for cash benefits addressed to persons and families in the form of family benefits, alimony fund benefits and pro-family reliefs. The...

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