Disability Benefit 2026: PLN 4,353/Month – Simplified Process

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Supportive provision [z podwyżką od 1 marca 2026 r.] for disabled people – who is entitled to it?

Supportive provision is entitled under the Act of July 7, 2023 on support benefits – people with disabilitieswhich are over 18 years of age and have a decision determining the level of support needin which the need for support was identified at a level of 70-100 points.

The purpose of the above benefit is to provide disabled people who need support with assistance to partially cover the expenses related to meeting their special life needs.

However, the legislator stipulated certain provisions regarding the above principles exceptionsaccording to which – there is no support benefitif:

• a disabled person has been placed in a social welfare home, a family welfare home, a care and treatment facility, a nursing and care facility, a facility providing 24-hour care for disabled people, chronically ill people or elderly people, a prison, a correctional facility, a remand center or a shelter for minors, as well as if
• a disabled person is entitled to a benefit abroad of a similar nature to a support benefit or his or her guardian is entitled to a benefit abroad in connection with providing care, unless bilateral social security agreements provide otherwise.

Supportive provision [z podwyżką od 1 marca 2026 r.] for disabled people – how much is the amount due?

Supportive benefits are available every month – depending on the determined level of support need – in the amount from 40% to a maximum of 220% of the social pension amount. From March 1, 2026 – social pension is the amount PLN 1,978.49, support benefit is therefore entitled to:

• in the case of the level of support need established at the level 95-100 points – 220% of the social pensionand therefore – PLN 4,353,
• 90-94 points – 180% of the social pensionand therefore – PLN 3,561,
• 85-89 points – 120% of the social pensionand therefore – PLN 2,374,
• 80-84 points – 80% of the social pensionand therefore – PLN 1,583,
• 75-79 points – 60% of the social pensionand therefore – PLN 1,187 and accordingly
• 70-74 points – 40% of the social pensionand therefore – PLN 791.

Until February 28, 2026the social pension amounted to the amount of PLN 1,878.91, and thus the support benefit was due in the amount of:

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• in the case of the level of support need set at 95-100 points – 220% of the social pension, and therefore – PLN 4,134,
• 90-94 points – 180% of the social pension, therefore – PLN 3,382,
• 85-89 points – 120% of the social pension, therefore – PLN 2,255,
• 80-84 points – 80% of the social pension, therefore – PLN 1,503,
• 75-79 points – 60% of the social pension, and therefore – PLN 1,127 and, respectively,
• 70-74 points – 40% of the social pension, therefore – PLN 752.

The amount of the support benefit determined in the above manner, rounded Is up to full zlotys. In connection with the annual indexation of pension and disability benefits (by the pension indexation index) – next raise support services should be expected 1 mark 2027 r.

Supportive provision [z podwyżką od 1 marca 2026 r.] for disabled people – what is the procedure for granting it?

A decision determining the level of support needthe possession of which (and provided that the level of need for support established therein at the required level) determines the right to apply for a support benefit – issued by the provincial team for assessing disability (voivode) at the request of a disabled person, his/her legal representative (e.g. legal guardian) or with their consent – at the request of a social welfare center or social services center.

For the release of the above-mentioned decision – from the date of receipt of the application for its issuance – in accordance with Art. 6b4 section 5 of the Act of August 27, 1997 on vocational and social rehabilitation and employment of disabled persons – the provincial team for adjudicating on disability has 3 months. As follows from the intervention of the Ombudsman to the Ministry of Family, Labor and Social Policy of February 3, 2025 (reference number III.7064.478.2024.JA) – However, this deadline is often drastically exceeded by judicial authorities throughout the country, even by several months..

After obtaining a decision determining the level of need for support – in order to determine the right to a support benefit – an appropriate application must be submitted application to ZUSwhich deals with the granting and payment of this benefit.

The proceedings regarding the support benefit are conducted by ZUS in electronic form, and the granting of a support benefit does not require an administrative decision. Benefit claimants receive information about its granting via PUE ZUS. Administrative decisions are issued by ZUS only in the event of a refusal to grant a benefit and the annulment or change of the right to a benefit, as well as in cases of unduly collected benefits.

Support benefit in the full amount without the need to participate in the procedure for determining the level of support need, i.e. no more having to prove your disability multiple times – an important demand has reached the President’s desk

On the day August 27, 2025on the desk President Karol Nawrocki, a citizens’ petition was receivedin which its author demanded that the President take a legislative initiative aimed at amending the Act of July 7, 2023 on support benefits in order to support benefit was entitled in full height (i.e. as of the date of submission of the petition – in the amount of PLN 4,134 per month), without having to participate in the procedure for determining the level of support need – people with a certificate of severe disability who are unable to live independently.

– “There has been a lot of talk in the public space lately about state aid in the context of granting support benefits to disabled people. It is certainly a good program, but it does not function as planned and introduces great chaos and great injustice in granting this aid to people who actually need it.

The sick were deprived of care benefits for their caregivers, and instead they were promised a miraculous solution in the form of a support service that was supposed to solve most of the problems and needs of people with disabilities. Today we have a picture of patients without care and without benefits from the state, while those most in need wait several or even a dozen or so months. Among the sick there is a great fear of an uncertain existence and injustice when awarding points by the Provincial Disability Assessment Teams. (…) WZON members most often include social workers, a teacher, a psychologist, a nurse or a physiotherapist, but not a doctor. Previously, the Medical Board, after examining the patient and verifying the medical documentation, ruled on the disability and needs of a given patient. – the author of the petition pointed out and turned to the President with a request “As a nation, we will look after seniors and ensure that… a person with a certificate of significant disability and inability to live independentlywas treated in a special way and was not exposed to unnecessary stress related to additional medical boards, where he has to prove his disability once again.” “These people deserve 100% support from the state without pointing out or questioning their disabilities.” – concluded the petitioner.

Z full content the petition can be found below:

The President’s adoption of a legislative initiative aimed at amending the Act of July 7, 2023 on support benefits, in accordance with the request contained in the above petition, would mean that the support benefit would be available to people who have a significant degree of disability, because having a certificate confirming a significant degree of disability – in accordance with art. 4 section 1 of the Act of August 27, 1997 on vocational and social rehabilitation and employment of disabled persons – is tantamount to the inability of a given person to exist independentlywhich is understood as impairment of the body’s efficiency to the extent that it makes it impossible to meet basic life needs without the help of other people (primarily self-service, movement and communication).

Support benefit in the full amount without the need to participate in the procedure for determining the level of support need – the President applies to the Ministry of Family, Labor and Social Policy

According to the information posted on the President’s website – after the legal unit of the Chancellery of the President has reviewed the petition to amend the Act of July 7, 2023 on support benefits in such a way that the support benefit is due in full amount (i.e. as of the date of submitting the petition – in the amount of PLN 4,134 per month, and from March 1, 2026 – in the amount of PLN 4,353 PLN) to persons with a certificate of significant disability who are unable to live independently, without the need to participate in the procedure for determining the level of support need – the Intervention Legal Aid and Letters Office informed the applicant that it had taken note of the submitted comments and proposals. At the same time, it notified the petitioner the Chancellery of the President sent a request to the Ministry of Family, Labor and Social Policy to analyze the issues raised, to inform the President of the Republic of Poland about the position taken and about possible actions taken in this case.

As of today, the Chancellery of the President has not yet provided the response of the Ministry of Family, Labor and Social Policy to the above statement.

The Commissioner for Human Rights intervenes in the case of WZON’s drastic exceeding of the 3-month deadline for issuing a decision determining the level of support need, and the Ministry of Labor and Social Policy undertakes work on the revision of the support benefit

There is one more argument in favor of exempting persons with a certificate of severe disability from the need to obtain a decision establishing the level of support need in order to apply for a support benefit, which was not directly included in the above petition, but which was drawn attention to Ombudsman (RPO), in his intervention to the Ministry of Labor and Social Policy of February 3, 2025 (letter sign III.7064.478.2024.JA). It’s about the problem of drastic exceeding of the 3-month deadline for issuing a decision by provincial teams for assessing disability determining the level of support need for disabled people applying for support serious consequences. As reported by the Commissioner for Human Rights – This results in people with disabilities being deprived of the opportunity to obtain the necessary support not only within a reasonable time, but at allBecause – „there is a large group of people who submitted applications to determine the level of support need and died before the decision was issued by the provincial team for assessing disability due to the lengthy processing of the application (over 3 months), or they obtained a decision, but died during the proceedings for determining the support benefit by ZUS. Due to the significant “prolongation” of proceedings for issuing a decision determining the level of support need (which was also pointed out by the petitioner) – it is not uncommon for disabled people (especially those who are already of senior age) to die before they obtain the above-mentioned support. a decision that allows them to apply for a support benefit from ZUS.

The Ombudsman also pointed out that the problem of prolonged judicial proceedings also affects families and loved ones who died during the proceedingsbecause they are not entitled to a death benefit.

– “Every time the death of the applicant makes it impossible to claim the benefit. Whereas guardians, loved ones, relatives – who provided support to a person with a disability during the proceedings, including financial support, expect payment of the benefit for the period from the date of submission of the application to determine the need for support until the date of the applicant’s death. This issue has no solution under applicable law.” – explained the Commissioner.

W answers to the above the Ombudsman’s speech (by letter of April 10, 2025.sign BON-IV.070.16.2025) – on behalf of the Ministry of Family, Labor and Social Policy, Government Plenipotentiary for Disabled Persons, Łukasz Krasońreported that – the legislator (in Article 69 of the Act on Supportive Benefits) provided a mechanism allowing for the assessment of the functioning of the Act and making necessary corrections. Based on it – the above-mentioned the review is prepared by the minister responsible for social security, and the problems raised by the Ombudsman are – as part of this review – analyzed. After completing the work, the review together with recommendations will be submitted to the Council of Ministers for approval.

As written MRPiPS of February 24, 2026 to RPO (mark BON-IV.070.16.2025) – On October 16, 2025, the Council of Ministers adopted a review with recommendations on the need to improve the procedures for issuing decisions on the need for support and improve their quality. Currently, the ministry is working on specific changes regarding determining the level of need for support and determining the right to support services.

If the comments submitted by the Ombudsman are taken into account in the amendment to the regulations on support benefits, which – in accordance with the above – is currently being worked on by the Ministry of Labor and Social Policy, there is a chance to tighten the regulations regarding the deadline within which provincial disability assessment teams are obliged to issue a decision determining the level of support need, on which the right of a disabled person to apply for a support benefit depends.

Legal basis:

• Act of July 7, 2023 on support benefits (Journal of Laws of 2023, item 1429, as amended)
• Act of August 27, 1997 on vocational and social rehabilitation and employment of disabled people (consolidated text: Journal of Laws of 2025, item 913, as amended)