When is the program "Mama 4 plus"? Rafalska replies

We believe that the law on the so-called Maternity pensions will come into effect on March 1, 2019 – said Tuesday Elżbieta Rafalska, head of the Ministry of Infrastructure and Labor. The "Mama 4 Plus" program is designed to help people who have raised at least four children but have not been able to earn the lowest pension.

In mid-November, the Family Minister announced that the so-called Maternity Pensions Act will not come into effect from January 2019, as previously assumed. She pointed out that the draft contained a lot of comments at the consultation stage and that it could not be achieved at all stages of the legislative process.

On Wednesday, Rafalska was asked about TVP Info about the possible date of entry into force of the program "Mama 4 plus". "I would say cautiously that the date of entry into force of the program will be March 1, 2019." – she said.

As she added, the project is awaiting the consideration of the Standing Committee of the Council of Ministers, the Council of Ministers, and then the work of Parliament. She emphasized that the project's assumptions remain unchanged.

"The right to a minimum pension will be granted to those who do not have the required 20 years of service or who have a shorter qualifying period, which results in a pension lower than the minimum pension" – explained Rafalska. She added that in certain situations, men will also be entitled to the benefit.

The bill proposes "to provide benefits to persons who have given birth or raised at least four children and who have not acquired the right to a retirement pension or whose pension paid by the child". pension institution is lower than the lowest pension ".

"We want to thank all the parents who took care of the education of several children.We support the mothers, of course, and do not forget the fathers who took care of their children alone for random reasons. Minister Rafalska has made comments in the past.

According to calculations by the Ministry of the Family, around 85,800 people could be covered by the "Mama 4 plus" program. people. The benefit will be available to mothers who have reached the retirement age of 60 and for fathers after 65 years.

The benefit will not be granted to a person deprived of parental authority or whose court has limited parental authority by placing a child in a foster home and in case of prolonged cessation of parental care. minor children, for example due to prolonged imprisonment preventing child custody.