800 plus for Ukrainians. This is the scale of fraud in Poland

Karol Nawrocki decided to sign the Act on helping Ukrainian citizens. The Act adopted by the parliament assumes, among others Adjustment of payments of the 800 plus benefit on the parent’s professional activity.

800 plus for Ukrainians. Nawrocki signed the act

According to the new regulations, ZUS will verify that foreigners actually work every month. If not – the payment of benefits will be suspended. It is worth emphasizing that the signed act applies not only to Ukrainians, but all citizens of other countries who have the right to download 800 plus in Poland.

The head of the Chancellery of the President emphasized that “The signature of Karol Nawrocki is a clear signal that foreigners will not be able to continue to count on preferential conditions in Poland.” At Zbigniew Bogucki, he announced that The president will not sign any other law regarding the help of Ukrainians.

– This is actually the end of tourism from Ukraine at the expense of the Polish taxpayer. Specific benefits have been listed that will not be entitled to Ukrainian citizens not working in Poland. It is about rehabilitation, drug programs, health programs, prescription and many more drugs – he calculated.

Karol Nawrocki is to submit two legislative proposals himself. One concerns the extension of the period of applying for Polish citizenship and the other changes to the Penal Code to “be able to prosecute everyone who will try to spread flags in Poland.”

800 plus for Ukrainians. This is the scale of abuse in Poland

“Gazeta Wyborcza” decided to take a closer look at 800 plus benefit for Ukrainians And check what the scale of abuse really looks like. During the June expose in the Sejm, Donald Tusk said that currently We have 52,360 proceedings for reimbursement of 800 plus benefits unduly downloaded by foreigners. The same data was provided by the deputy head of the Ministry of Interior and Administration, Maciej Duszczyk.

Meanwhile, journalists remind you that These are data from the beginning of the war in 2022 to mid -2025. 84 percent These abuses took place before January 23, 2023. ZUS information shows that after this date, the number of abuses has dropped six times. This state of affairs was influenced by the introduction of the information exchange system between the border guard and ZUS, thanks to which it was possible to verify whether a given family actually stays in Poland.

From February 28, 2022 to January 28, 2023, it was recorded 43.1 thousand Cases of download 800 plus by people who left our country. After sealing the system for the last year and a half, it has been 8.5 thousand such people.

According to ZUS data, this is what the number of abuse cases looks like in individual years:

• 2022 year – 35.9 thousand matters

• 2023- 12.5 thousand matters

• 2024 year – 3.7 thousand matters

• The first half of 2025 – 200 cases

Subsequent declines of abuse were recorded after 800 plus withdrawals were dependent on the school obligation – ZUS data speak of declines by 30 percent.