The supporting benefit is closely related to the social pension. The amount of the benefit and the date on which it can be paid depend on the points awarded by the Provincial Disability Adjudication Team (WZON). Ranges from 40 to 220 percent. social pension, which in 2025 is PLN 1878.91 gross.
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Supporting benefit. You can get even over 4,000 zloty
Support benefits are entitled to persons over 18 who need help in everyday activities. As Dziennik.pl writes, if you receive from 95 to 100 points from WZon, the applicants will receive a benefit of PLN 4,134 gross.
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An application for payment of the benefit can be submitted independently via the ZUS website, in any facility or by the hotline. Documents can also be submitted by a proxy, it can be a family member or other close person. The proxy will also be served by officials for free.
ZUS warns. You do not have to pay offices or intermediaries
At the same time, ZUS alerts that dishonest offices and brokers demand money in exchange for help in submitting the application. In an interview with PAP, ZUS spokesperson Karol Poznański mentioned an example in which the office offered to deal with a support for 10,000. zloty.
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In other examples cited by Poznań, ZUS customers complained that they had to give the brokers six times the monthly benefit. In addition, they were requested to provide medical documentation, which is not required to apply for a support benefit.
ZUS reminds you not to sign documents for which we have doubts. Power of attorney should only be granted to relatives and trusted persons. You should also refuse people trying to extort medical records. In case of doubt, please contact ZUS.
