SOCIAL ASSISTANCE. COMMENTARY TO THE ACT - MAGDALENA KASPRZAK, JOANNA NOWICKA

Discover a comprehensive analysis of social assistance regulations in Poland. This practical commentary to the Act, authored by Magdalena Kasprzak and Joanna Nowicka, is an invaluable source of knowledge for anyone professionally involved in social assistance. The publication takes into account the latest changes in regulations that came into force on January 1, 2025, including the increase in income criteria and new benefits supporting parents - "Active Parent".

• Comprehensive analysis of the provisions of the Social Assistance Act
• Consideration of the latest changes in regulations, including "Active Parent"
• Numerous references to other laws and implementing acts
• Current case law in disputed and doubtful matters
• Practical guide to the social assistance system
• Discussion of the principles of social assistance and the division of tasks
• Detailed information on the forms and procedures of assistance

This publication is a practical guide to the social assistance system, discussing the principles of social assistance, the division of tasks between public administration, the tasks of government administration, and the own tasks of the commune and district. You will also find information on social assistance institutions, forms and procedures of assistance, including the criteria for granting benefits. The commentary contains numerous references to the provisions of other laws and implementing acts, which are also discussed in it. The authors also cite current case law, indicating the applicable case law lines in disputed or doubtful matters.

Thanks to this publication, people professionally involved in social assistance, social workers, employees of public administration and organizational units of social assistance, lawyers specializing in issues of the social assistance system, and employees of the National Support Center for Agriculture will be able to easily implement in their daily work the latest regulations regarding, among others, counteracting domestic violence, crisis intervention, the register of reports on extraordinary events, neighborhood services, training and supported housing, short-term support services, running social assistance facilities, and the amount of targeted and permanent benefits. The publication will facilitate a better and faster understanding of the provisions of the Social Assistance Act and other legal acts, and above all, will improve the application of these provisions and the resolution of disputed issues.

About the authors: Magdalena Kasprzak is a doctor of law, legal advisor and specialist in labor law and the social assistance system. Joanna Nowicka is a legal advisor, specialist in financial law and public finance, as well as economic law. Both authors have extensive professional and social experience, which guarantees a high substantive level of the publication. The book has 692 pages, format 170x234 mm and was published in 2025 by Infor Publishing.