Social security system in Poland

Last updated February 09, 2026

The social security system in Poland includes the following components:^[1]

Social insurance and welfare system
Health insurance system (see pl:Ubezpieczenie zdrowotne and Health care in Poland)
Unemployment benefits
Family benefits

The main institutions responsible for social security are:^[1]

Social Insurance Institution (Zakład Ubezpieczeń Społecznych, ZUS)
Agricultural Social Insurance Fund [ pl ] (Kasa Rolniczego Ubezpieczenia Społecznego, KRUS)
Ministry of Family, Labour and Social Policy (Ministerstwo Rodziny, Pracy i Polityki Społecznej, MRPiPS)
National Health Fund (Narodowy Fundusz Zdrowia, NFZ)
Open health funds [ pl ] (otwarte fundusze emerytalne, OFE)
Occupational pension programs [ pl ] (pracownicze programy emerytalne, PPE)

References

1 2 "Social Security in Poland", a 2016 brochure of the Social Insurance Institution

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[zus2016-1] 1 2 "Social Security in Poland", a 2016 brochure of the Social Insurance Institution

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