In the Third Republic, sensitivity was a scarce commodity. The strong lived comfortably and the weak had enormous problems in many areas. We have broken with this social Darwinism of neoliberals, Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki said on Tuesday. The head of government also announced that a surcharge of PLN 300 will be introduced this year for all village chiefs and village chiefs..
Support for people with disabilities
The head of government presented the basic principles of the bill on social assistance benefits for people with disabilities. The draft assumes, among other things, that the social assistance benefit will amount to 50% of the amount up to 200% social pension – depending on the degree of support need.
The prime minister stressed that the provisions “have been discussed in many debates with people with disabilities”.
A few sentences about the time of our predecessors, the time of Civic Platform. Since the Poles entrusted us with power, year after year we have filled up the divisions of Poland that have been plowed through transformation, so to speak. Step by step we restore people to society who were sometimes pushed to the margins of the neoliberal world through no fault of their own.
Morawiecki said.
In the Third Republic, sensitivity was a scarce commodity. The strong lived comfortably and the weak had enormous problems in many areas. We have broken with this social Darwinism of the neoliberals
– added.
According to the prime minister, “predecessors believed that the market would take care of everything”.
Meanwhile, especially with regard to people with disabilities (…), the so-called invisible hand of the market remains invisible forever and no one cares about these people
he assessed.
He continued that intergenerational solidarity is fundamental to the current government. He pointed, among other things, to increasing the amount of the social pension and the nursing allowance.
This model, the model of solidarity Poland, is not given once and for all. This is a model that needs to be taken care of, because our predecessors showed in practice what their rule looked like in relation to those who were hurt by fate
Morawiecki said.
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A dignified life for disabled people and their carers
During the press conference, the head of the Ministry of Labor and Social Policy, Minister Marlena Maląg, thanked Paweł Wdówik, the government’s plenipotentiary for the disabled, for drafting the bill.
We can boldly say that today we are creating a new history in supporting people with disabilities. This benefit law in support of the implementation of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and the implementation of the Disability Strategy adopted by our government two years ago
she reserved.
Maląg stressed that “the policy of the PiS government is based on credibility, on social solidarity, on the support of other people.”
This support benefit, which we present to you today, is a new kind of benefit that, above all, gives the right to a dignified, independent life for both people with disabilities and their carers
– she said.
She noted that this law was created in consultation with the disability communities.
The amount of this benefit will even be twice as high as the social pension. This means that the benefit is indexed annually
she added.
According to Maląg, the changes introduced by the PiS government since 2016 are “groundbreaking”.
We are talking about the Solidarity Fund, about programs financed from the Solidarity Fund, such as assistance and (…) respite care, but also about the creation of care and residential centers, which are so badly needed
she switched.
She added that the new disability proposals included the 500 plus allowance for people who cannot live independently.
What matters is that support for people with disabilities is adequate and targeted
she reserved.
According to the head of the Ministry of Labor and Social Policy, the PiS government’s support for people with disabilities is “comprehensive and multifaceted (…) it is more than PLN 40 billion”.
We do not add to this amount the expenditure foreseen in the education system, and yet it is PLN 13 billion
— she said.
It is about people with disabilities having the right to a dignified, independent life. This is our direction, we have included it in the strategy and we are executing it
she said.
Help with becoming independent
According to the deputy minister of family affairs, Paweł Wdówik, the handing over of decision-making and all benefits to a person with a disability shows how important it is “not to create a dependency between a parent and a child with a disability, which can sometimes last for decades. persists.”.
We are a government that wants to help people with disabilities to become independent
he said.
The new benefit enables a person with a disability, but also gives those who have cared for them so far the opportunity to lead an independent life, often returning to the labor market, because this benefit increases the possibility of employment by completely unlocks the caregiver
said widow.
He recalled that three thresholds for social assistance were proposed.
The first threshold for people most in need – those are people who score 90 to 100 points on the support need scale, ie twice the social pension – PLN 3,176. For people who score between 80 and 90 points, that is PLN 1,588, the amount of the social pension. For people between 70 and 80 points – this is half of the social pension, ie about PLN 800
he inquired.
To receive the benefit, you must contact the county judging team to determine how much support you need. This is a completely new measure, we are finally moving to a system that supports people regardless of the consequences of a disability. Our system is now based on the research into the causes of disability, we are moving on to the research into the effects – how much help do you need to function independently, to live
said the secretary of state.
He added that if the carer remains on the nursing allowance, he has the option of taking up professional activity.
After determining the support level for his disabled person, the carer can earn about PLN 20,000. PLN per year
noted Wdowik.
Additional PLN 300 for all village chiefs and chiefs
Later this year, we will introduce a supplement of PLN 300 for all village chiefs and village chiefs who have reached retirement age, Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki announced on Tuesday. He added that this applies to people who have held this position for at least 10 years.
This addition is a special form in which the state wants to repay the long-term village leaders who often worked for their small community in many areas.
– emphasized the Head of Government during the Tuesday conference after the meeting of the Council of Ministers.
Later this year we will introduce a surcharge of PLN 300 for all village chiefs and village chiefs who have reached retirement age and who have held their position for at least 10 years
Mateusz Morawiecki added.
The allowance of PLN 300 per month for village administrators who hold the position for two terms and who have reached retirement age is provided for in the draft law of the Ministry of Agriculture, which was adopted by the government at the Tuesday meeting.
Prime Minister Morawiecki pointed out that the position of village administrator is one of the oldest and most common in Poland.
40,000 village chiefs and village chiefs in various circumstances provide work and assistance to their inhabitants, whom they represent
remarked the head of government.
As he emphasized, “the selfless commitment of time by village leaders is a model for all Polish residents and evidence of a truly civic attitude.”
Mateusz Morawiecki, on behalf of the government, thanked “all mayors in Poland, those who are mayors now, were in the past for their enormous commitment and commitment to the common good.”
wkt/PAP
Source: wPolityce