CARE BENEFIT AND SUPPORT BENEFIT –
ASSESSMENT OF INTERTEMPORAL LAW
CARE BENEFIT AND SUPPORT BENEFIT –
ASSESSMENT OF INTERTEMPORAL LAW
Author(s): Katarzyna Małysa-Sulińska, Przemysław KledzikSubject(s): Public Law, Welfare systems
Published by: Oficyna Wydawnicza Uczelni Łazarskiego
Keywords: care benefit; support benefit; confluence of rights to care-related allowances;
Summary/Abstract: On 1 January 2024, a new support scheme for persons with disabilities and their carers enteredinto force. New solutions in this regard were included in the Act of 7 July 2023 on the SupportBenefit, which introduced a new benefit directly for persons with disabilities and significantlymodified the catalogue of benefits available to their carers. The provisions of this Act alsoaltered the nature of the care benefit, which, until that time, had provided compensation tocarers of persons with disabilities for not being able to undertake gainful activity. At the sametime the legislator, subject to certain conditions, allowed for the possibility of establishing theright to the care benefit under the terms in force until 31 December 2023. This study analysesthe normative regulations applicable to acquiring the right to the care benefit after 1 January2024, based on the regulations in force until 31 December 2023.
Journal: Ius Novum
- Issue Year: 18/2024
- Issue No: 4 ENG
- Page Range: 64-76
- Page Count: 13
- Language: English