The bill of the act law on supporting parents in labour activity and child rearing, "Active Parent," adopted by the Council of Ministers on 9 April 2024, aims to support parents of children of nursery age by allowing them to take advantage of one of three new benefits: 
 

1. "active parents at work" (the so-called granny allowance)
   
   The benefit will be PLN 1,500 per month (PLN 1,900 per month for children with disabilities). Parents of children 12 months and older who are professionally active and entrust the care of the child to a nanny or grandmother, among others, will be eligible to receive this benefit for up to 24 months. 
   
    
2. "actively in the nursery"
   
   This benefit will be directed to parents of children who attend a nursery, children’s club or day care provider. The benefit will be up to PLN 1,500 per month (up to PLN 1,900 per month for children with disabilities). However, the benefit will not be allowed to exceed the amount the parents pay for their child's stay in a child care facility. 
   
   This benefit will be available until the end of the school year in which the child turns 3.
   
    
3. "actively at home" 
   
   The last benefit will be for parents who have decided to stay at home to care for a child between the age of 12 and 35 months and are not professionally active.
   
   The "actively at home" benefit will amount to PLN 500 per month and will be payable on analogous terms to the current family care capital. The only key difference will be the possibility to receive the benefit for each child, including the first and only one.
   
   It will be possible to change (even repeatedly) a given benefit for another depending on the individual situation of the family. However, only one benefit will be allowed for the same child, for the month.
   
   According to the bill, parents will be able to take advantage of the new solutions as of 1 October 2024.

Find more in the PRO HR April 2024.