Marlena Maląg made the statement in an interview with Polish state news agency PAP.
The family and policy minister said: “Family has always been and will always be the foundation of a strong state and we, as the government, are consistently strengthening this foundation.”
Family Rights Day
Maląg added: “The Family Rights Day is a special and important day that commemorates the Charter of the Rights of the Family, which was announced by the Vatican in 1983, to celebrate the fifth anniversary of the start of the papacy of John Paul II.”
She stressed that the Vatican's Charter “has become an inspiration for many programmes and policies to protect the rights of the family and strengthen the institution of the family.”
Maląg stated: “The Polish government appreciates and cultivates the strength of Polish families, both during the better times and in the more difficult moments.”
State support per child in Poland rose by 188 percent between 2014 and 2022: family minister
She outlined a range of family-friendly policies introduced by the Poland’s conservative government since 2015, including the flagship “500-plus” child benefit programme, the Family Care Capital, the creation of new childcare centres, help with the costs of nursery care, as well as help with heating costs and cap on electricity prices, designed to offset inflation fueled by the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
The family and social minister said that thanks to these measures “the average annual state support per child in a family” has increased from PLN 4,300 (EUR 900) in 2014 to PLN 12,500 (EUR 2,614) in 2022, or by 188 percent.
As she extended her best wishes to Polish parents, children and seniors, Maląg stated: "Polish families have a right to a decent life. They deserve support and respect. We’ll defend these values,” the PAP news agency reported.
Saturday is day 241 of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
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Source: IAR, PAP, polskieradio24.pl, vatican.va