Care allowance is a benefit granted to persons at the right age or in a special health situation. In this case, the largest group of beneficiaries are seniors after 75. After exceeding this age They receive the benefit ex officio.
Care supplement with ZUS
ZUS pays care people with inability or limited ability to exist independently. This is enough to get money regardless of age.
To get support, you must submit an application for payment of the allowance. Everyone should do it Apart from people who have over 75 years of age.
The Act of December 17, 1998 on the care allowance indicates the conditions for granting the benefit, which You don’t have to meet at the same time. ZUS care supplement will send when:
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The age of 75 was over (the money is paid “from the machine”),
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You have the status of a person incapable of work and independent existence.
People qualifying for a care allowance based on the second condition They must submit an application together with the OL-9 certificate on health. This is a necessary document to confirm the inability to work and independent existence.
To get a care allowance, you also need the right to retirement and disability benefits. Thus, the person applying for a benefit should receive a pension or pension.
Care supplement 2025. How much does ZUS send?
Care Grown He always pays pensions or pensions along with the transfer. From March 1, 2025 It is paid in the amount of PLN 348.22.
Every year, this benefit is subject to March indexation with pensions. The current amount of the benefit applies until February 28, 2026.
However, it may happen that The Social Insurance Institution will not pay the benefitalthough the Applicant meets all conditions. This happens when a person who has the right to benefit stays in a care and treatment plant or care and career more than 2 weeks per month.
If it comes to light that the care allowance is taken simultaneously with 2-week care in such a plant, ZUS may request a refund of unduly paid benefits. When this information is disclosed during the application, ZUS will reject the application.
