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New 500 plus for seniors. Known rules. How to apply for and receive this benefit every month [14.06.2022]

500 plus for seniors is the conventional name of a supplementary benefit, which – like the old-age pension – is paid to the person entitled to it every month. Importantly, not only people entitled to a retirement pension, but also those who do not receive it, can count on additional money. After the change in the regulations in 2022, the group of entitled persons has clearly increased.

500 plus for seniors, i.e. a supplementary benefit for people incapable of independent existence, is a new support. The rules for granting it changed in 2022.

Every month, every adult person can receive such money – you do not even need to be a senior now – who is incapable of independent existence, which is confirmed by the judgment

  • about total incapacity for work,
  • about the inability to live independently or
  • a decision on total incapacity for work and inability to live independently (including work on a farm and incapacity for service).

You need to live in Poland. In addition, have Polish citizenship or have the right of residence or the right of permanent residence in Poland, if you are a citizen of one of the Member States of the European Union or the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) – a party to the agreement on the European Economic Area or the Swiss Confederation, or
have a legalized stay in Poland (if you are a citizen of a non-EU or EFTA country).

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Moreover, such a person is not entitled to an old-age or disability pension and is not entitled to any other right to benefits from public funds: permanent or periodic allowance – except for one-time assistance. Persons who receive retirement benefits from the equivalent of ZUS in another country are also excluded from the group of those entitled to 500 plus for seniors.

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