In Poland, people with disabilities can number on a number of benefits and reliefs to support them in everyday life. However, Social Insurance Institution (ZUS) has begun the verification process of persons receiving these benefits. There are increasing concerns among beneficiaries that any people may lose access to benefits they have previously received. What precisely is this verification? What should those who receive specified support know? We're checking all the details.
New verification procedure for disabled persons
As of 2025, ZUS began a detailed verification of all recipients disability benefits. These changes consequence from the fresh rules aimed at orderlying the strategy and ensuring that the aid goes to those who truly request it. ZUS employees are now carrying out thorough checks, analysing whether persons with disabilities meet the required criteria.
ZUS reminds that pensions and another forms of support, specified as welfare benefits, are intended only for persons who inactive meet certain conditions, specified as the degree of disability or inability to execute work. Verification aims to destruct fraud, but besides to improve the efficiency of the support system.
How does ZUS conduct verification?
As part of the verification, ZUS checks the medical records and another data confirming the wellness position of the applicant. Those who have received support for a long time must be ready to deliver current medical certificates and another papers to confirm their disability. Persons incapable to prove that their wellness position inactive qualifies them for benefits may be deprived of support.
Interestingly, ZUS plans to cyclic verification the wellness of people with disabilities. Regular examinations may be carried out in the future and benefits will be renewed or suspended depending on the results of these checks.
Who could lose their benefits?
The top concerns concern people who for a long time have not been verified for their wellness status. ZUS points out that a individual with disabilities who no longer meets the criteria should not proceed to receive benefits. Verification is peculiarly crucial in the case of persons who have received a pension or another benefits and their wellness may have improved.
When can ZUS receive benefits?
Benefits may be received if, during the verification of the Social Insurance Institution, the individual no longer fulfils the conditions for receiving them. This may apply to persons who:
- They have regained their ability to work – that is, the wellness has improved adequate that the individual is able to do a job.
- They will not supply the required documents – persons who do not have current medical certificates or medical records may be deprived of benefits.
- They will be considered unfit to proceed the current form of support – ZUS may change the qualification of a individual for another kind of benefit if the current form of assistance no longer applies to him.
Will verification affect everyone?
ZUS ensures that the verification process will not cover persons with a clearly defined degree of disability and request support throughout their life, specified as people with serious congenital or long-term disabilities. For these persons the benefits will not be changed and the changes only apply to those who have previously received aid on the basis of temporary decisions.
Persons receiving disability benefits should prepare for possible changes in the system. It is recommended that persons with a disability always have up-to-date medical certificates and another papers confirming their wellness status. This will avoid a situation in which the Social safety Office decides to suspend the benefit.
Alternative forms of support can be proposed for those who no longer meet the criteria, specified as social assistance or employment advice, if their wellness permits.
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