Poland: Perception of the effects of the Family 500+ program 2021

In 2021, when asked about the effects of the "Family 500 plus" program, Poles most often noted its positive impact on the budgets of households with children - the ability of families receiving the child benefit to manage their money more freely (36 percent in total) and significant improvement of the situation of children from low-income families (33 percent in total). Eighteen percent of Poles declared that they knew cases of improper money spending from the Family 500 Plus program. Overall, slightly more than one in ten respondents noted the pro-natalist effect of the program, according to which the introduction of the child benefit influenced or accelerated the decision to have a first or subsequent child.

Have you encountered the following situations regarding families receiving the "Family 500 plus" child benefit?

Characteristic	Yes, it concerns me personally and my family	Yes, I have come across such cases in families that I know personally	Yes, I have heard of such cases but I haven't encountered them	No, I haven't heard of such cases
More freedom in money management	9%	27%	35%	29%
Significant improvement in the situation of children from poor families	4%	29%	39%	27%
Negative reactions, eg., unfavorable comments of people not using the childcare benefit	3%	17%	40%	39%
Abandoning work by the mother or father	1%	15%	31%	54%
Inappropriate way of spending money from the Family 500+ program	-	18%	46%	36%
Decision or acceleration of the decision about having the first or subsequent child	1%	10%	20%	69%

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Release date

March 2021

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Region

Poland

Survey time period

February 1-11, 2021

Number of respondents

1,179 respondents

Method of interview

Computer-assisted personal interviews (CAPI)

Supplementary notes

"Family 500+" programme is a systemic support for Polish families. From 1 July 2019, all children up to the age of 18 are entitled to the benefit regardless of income received by the family:

- the programme offers support for every family, also for single-parents
- the funds are paid out regularly, every month until the child completes 18 years of age.

Three methods were used during the survey: CAPI - 44.3%, CATI - 40.1%, and CAWI - 15.6%

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The source does not provide any information regarding percentage points exceeding 100 percent.

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