Local governments will receive funding for respite care. Applications are now open.

• The "Respite Care" program for local government units has been launched - 2026 edition.
• The main aim of the program is to support family members or caregivers who provide direct care to people with disabilities.
• The Ministry of Family, Labour and Social Policy allocated PLN 205,166,000 for the implementation of the program.

The call for applications has begun under the Ministry of Family, Labour and Social Policy's programme called "Respite Care" for local government units - 2026 edition.

The main aim of the program is to support family members or caregivers who provide direct care to:

Support will be provided by enabling the provision of ad hoc, temporary assistance in the form of respite care services, i.e. relieving the person from the daily duties associated with caring for a person with a disability by providing temporary replacement in this regard.

Thanks to this support, people involved in the daily care of a person with a disability will have time that they can spend on rest and regeneration, as well as on taking care of essential life matters

- explains the Ministry of Family, Labour and Social Policy.

Respite care services can also be used to temporarily meet the needs of a person with a disability when family members or caregivers are unable to perform their duties for various reasons.

The Ministry of Family, Labour and Social Policy allocated PLN 205,166,000 for the implementation of the program.

A commune or poviat may submit an application (Annex 1 to the program) to the relevant voivode via the Solidarity Fund Generator available on the website bfs.mrips.gov.pl, by 3 November 2025.

After verification, the voivode will prepare a list of recommended applications for financing and submit it to the minister by November 26, and the minister will have 30 days to approve the list of recommended applications.