Presidium of the National Commission of “Solidarity” has issued an opinion on the government program “Family 500 plus”. According to the “S” doubtful several provisions of the draft, including termination of payment of benefits after the child reaches eighteen years of age, or the payment of benefits to families richest.
“Presidium of the National Commission of” Solidarity “supports the lines of solutions contained in the draft bill of the Minister of Family, Labour and Social Policy of the State aid in raising children. However, the proposed solutions may be severely constrained results and defined objectives may be difficult to achieve, the more so that their assessment requires the passage of a long time “- says in the introduction opinion. Despite the positive opinion idea of the project, the “S” indicates a malfunction in its view solutions which make is that draft.
This is not the provision of universal
According to the “Solidarity” , providing 500 plus it can not be considered as universal, because the project appeared income criterion for entitlement to benefit for the first child.
Recall that according to the draft, 500 zł for the first child will receive only those families whose income per family member does not exceed 800 zł zł or 1200, when a child with a disability. “Only 31 per cent. Of all families receive the benefit for the first child” – indicates the “Solidarity”.
“Such a restriction is of concern due to the fact that fixed amount is lower than the subsistence minimum calculated by the Institute of Labour and Social Affairs for families with one child, which is approx. 880 zł or 935 zł (depending the child’s age), which means exclusion from support for families with one child with incomes below the poverty line, that is, living on the poverty line. In the same situation will be lone parents whose income exceeds slightly the value of the minimum wage. Excludes the same family most vulnerable economically “- says in the explanatory memorandum.
Not for the richest
” Solidarity “stood also of the opinion that the reduction in support for the first child is unfair terms of lack upper limit income entitlement to the benefit.
“Reducing support for first child families the least wealthy, while supporting children in families richest, is a social injustice which” Solidarity “can not accept” – says.
” At the same time, the “Solidarity” proposes to establish an upper limit of income entitlement to support in the form of the provision of childcare so as to restrict access to services to families with high incomes, which not only will not feel this help, but above all it does not need “- added the” S “.
500 zł even after eighteen?
” Given the purpose of the draft law, which is to support the family in which are brought up children, doubts are raised to limit the scope of assistance the child reaches the age of 18 “- reads the opinion.
According to the “Solidarity” spending on children grow up along with their age, which is largely associated with undertaken by education. “In today’s educational system, most graduates comes of age during their studies in secondary school, remaining at that time dependent on their parents. It is reasonable, therefore, the payment of the benefit of education at least until the child reaches legal age secondary school” – justifies the ‘S’.
Further observations of “Solidarity”
“The phrase” wasting or spending of allocated funds contrary to the purpose “needs to be clarified. The more that in families whose income situation is stabilized hard determine which revenue has been spent on a specific purpose of the bill. Moreover, it does not specify who in the case of the above situation will be responsible for providing benefits in kind “- notes the” Solidarity “, commenting on one of the articles of the government project.
According to the “Solidarity” verification of the amounts for the provision of child care for the first child should be done annually. “More frequent verification ensure the maintenance of family income at a stable level, corresponding to the needs of the current year,” – says.
In addition, the “S” indicates that the determination that the provision of education, where childcare by two guardians shall be paid to the first who submits the application is unfortunate and could cause unnecessary tensions between parents / guardians.
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