The costs associated with organizing a funeral are constantly increasing. Unlike , which has not changed since 2011. For twelve years it has been PLN 4,000, which currently does not allow many families to prepare a burial without using additional sources of income. However, changes are announced and the Parliamentary Committee on Petitions has already prepared a bill.
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The funeral grant is not enough. How does the Ministry of Family relate to this?
Since 2011, the funeral allowance has been the same amount, i.e. PLN 4,000. Despite the increase in prices, its amount has not changed, but a few months ago things started to happen in this matter. The position regarding the funeral allowance was taken by the Deputy Minister of Family. – Currently, the family and social policy department is conducting detailed analyzes regarding the possibility of changing the amount of the funeral allowance, so that its amount takes into account the costs of the funeral on the one hand, and the financial capacity of the Social Insurance Fund and the state budget on the other – said Stanisław Szweda. But that’s not all. The Parliamentary Committee on Petitions has prepared , which assumes some favorable changes.
Will there be a higher death benefit? There are preliminary calculations
The Parliamentary Committee on Petitions has prepared , which assumes changes related to the funeral allowance. In their justification, they state that “the act will have a positive impact on the household budgets of family members of the deceased, as it will allow them to avoid debt. The Act may reduce interest in short-term loans, usually at very high interest rates.” What exactly are the changes to be made?
The bill provides for an annual indexation of the funeral allowance. From year to year, it would increase by the pension indexation index, and the proposed solution would come into force as early as 2024. According to “”, taking into account the forecasts of the National Bank of Poland, then the funeral allowance would be even PLN 500 higher.
Source: Gazeta
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