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"Monografia zawiera rozważania poświęcone podstawowym pojęciom polityki rodzinnej państwa oraz samym rodzinom (gospodarstwom domowym określonego typu), a także omówienie wyników badań ich dotyczących. Cele i zadania tej polityki potraktowano jak decyzje państwa zmierzające do poprawy jakości funkcjonowania rodzin, uwarunkowane ograniczonymi zasobami finansowymi oraz czynnikami demograficznymi, społecznymi i politycznymi. Jednocześnie uwzględniono zachowania rodzin decydujących o tym, czy i w jakim zakresie wykorzystać świadczenia lub usługi oferowane w ramach polityki rodzinnej, biorąc pod uwagę nie tylko własne potrzeby i możliwości, ale i ograniczenia w dostępie do nich. Analizy tych zagadnień dokonano m.in. przez badanie kierunków rozwoju polityki rodzinnej oraz ich implikacji, wysokości i tendencji w wydatkach państwa na określone cele, efektywności i skuteczności omawianej polityki oraz jej wpływu na jakość życia rodzin."--

The article aims to portray a reconstruction as well as conduct an analysis of the changes in public support policy for the people who provide long-term care to their heavily disabled relatives. The first part presents the characteristic traits of the carer allowance recipients as well as their experiences and distinctiveness in the broader context of the situation of the disabled and their families. The second part provides a chronology of the changes in financial support policy toward carers since 2003 when the Act of Family Benefits took effect. Under the Act carers are entitled to allowances up to the present time. The process shows not only the lack of any stable trend as far as the direction of the policy in that field is concerned, but also a big role of external factors as well as social and public actors in that matter. The actors of public policy in this area as well as their impact on the construct of the legal changes in place constitute the subject of the third part of the article. Apart from the Council of Ministers, the author regards the Constitutional Tribunal and its rulings, the Ombudsman and also public support recipients along with their representative parties as the actors of public support policy.

The ageing of Polish population poses a challenge to the society resulting in the necessity to meet the needs of the increasing number of the elderly. Despite the progress of civilization (i.a. in medical technology), not every elderly person will be in good health and maintain their ability to care for themselves until their last days. In the event of some kinds of risks, i.a. social or health, some seniors will be able to count on their families' support, whereas the number of seniors who are dependable on social welfare institutions will continue to increase, according to the latest demographic and economic forecasts. The aim of this article is to present the challenges the social welfare system has to face as a result of the ageing population. In particular, the coverage, forms and kinds of benefits the elderly receive from the social welfare, and what main limits and barriers they have to overcome to receive them. The presented data suggests that the government will experience difficulties with meeting the demands for care services, especially long-term ones, due to the lack of resources, including human and financial ones. In addition, the policy agenda does not show any form of pressure on this area of public policy.