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.