Free eligibility checker
Does your parent qualify for the bon senioralny?
Seven questions and a straight answer, with the provision that decides it. No sign-up, no personal data.
This checker follows only the text of the Act of 11 June 2026 on older persons and the coordination of long-term care (Dz.U. 2026 poz. 986), in force since 7 August 2026. That matters, because most articles online still describe an earlier draft that was abandoned.
Sytuacja seniora
Wynik przelicza się na bieżąco. Nic nie wysyłamy na serwer.
Ustawa wymaga ukończonych 65 lat. Nie ma żadnego progu 75 ani 80 lat, mimo że tak podaje wiele artykułów.
Średnia z trzech miesięcy przed złożeniem wniosku. Uwaga: ustawa liczy dochód, czyli kwotę po podatku i składkach, w praktyce to, co ZUS realnie przelewa na konto. Nie kwotę brutto. Dodatek pielęgnacyjny jest zwolniony z podatku, więc się tu nie liczy. Próg to PLN 3,410.
Chodzi o ubieranie się, posiłki, higienę, poruszanie się, kontakt z otoczeniem. Ocenia to gmina, ale bez takich potrzeb bon nie przysługuje w ogóle.
Ustawa obejmuje obywateli Polski, Unii Europejskiej, EOG i Szwajcarii, a także obywateli Wielkiej Brytanii objętych umową o wystąpieniu z UE.
Bon przysługuje tylko przy zamieszkaniu w Polsce, a wniosek rozpatruje gmina właściwa dla miejsca zamieszkania seniora.
Nie wpływa na samo prawo do bonu, ale decyduje o kolejności, w jakiej pieniądze trafiają do gmin. Jeśli nie wiesz, zapytaj w gminnym ośrodku pomocy społecznej.
Wynik
Każdy punkt z podstawą prawną, żebyś mógł to sprawdzić albo zabrać do gminy.
To zależy od decyzji, której nie da się tu przewidzieć
Warunki formalne wyglądają dobrze, ale co najmniej jedna rzecz zależy od oceny gminy albo od uznania urzędu. Poniżej dokładnie która.
Do progu PLN 3,410 zostaje jeszcze PLN 610 zapasu.
Co zależy od gminy
- Niezaspokojone potrzeby są, ale ocenia je gmina i to ona ustala zakres wsparcia (art. 26 ust. 1 pkt 1)
Co jest spełnione
- Senior ma ukończone 65 lat (art. 24 ust. 1)
- Dochód mieści się w kryterium dochodowym (art. 26 ust. 1 pkt 3)
- Obywatelstwo mieści się w katalogu z ustawy (art. 26 ust. 1 pkt 2)
- Senior mieszka w Polsce (art. 26 ust. 3)
Kiedy pieniądze dotrą do tej gminy
Ustawa dzieli gminy na trzy grupy: najpierw te bez publicznych usług opiekuńczych, potem te obsługujące najwyżej dziesięć osób, na końcu te z najszybciej rosnącą liczbą seniorów. Ośrodek pomocy społecznej w gminie powie, w której grupie jesteście.
Ile wynosi bon? Tego jeszcze nikt nie wie
W ustawie nie ma żadnej kwoty. Nie ma też liczby godzin ani skali punktowej. Wszystko to zostało przekazane do rozporządzenia Rady Ministrów, które określi Program Bonu Senioralnego, i którego w chwili pisania tej strony jeszcze nie opublikowano. Kwota 2150 zł miesięcznie, którą podaje większość artykułów, pochodzi z wcześniejszego projektu, który nie wszedł w życie. Bon nie jest zresztą wypłatą: to usługi wsparcia, a gmina płaci za nie wykonawcy, nie seniorowi.
Potrzebujesz więcej niż kilku godzin pomocy w tygodniu?
Bon senioralny jest wsparciem doraźnym w miejscu zamieszkania. Jeśli rodzic wymaga opieki przez całą dobę, powiedz nam czego szukacie, a my podeślemy placówki, które pasują do sytuacji i budżetu.
Znajdź dom opiekiWhat the Act actually says
Every condition the checker relies on, with its provision. The only source is the text promulgated in the Journal of Laws (Dz.U. 2026 poz. 986).
| Condition | Content | Legal basis |
|---|---|---|
| Age | completed 65th year | art. 24 ust. 1 - with no transitional provision raising that age |
| Income criterion | PLN 3,410 | art. 26 ust. 1 pkt 3 - average monthly income over the 3 months before applying, as defined in art. 3 pkt 1 of the Family Benefits Act, so after tax and contributions. Indexed annually and announced in Monitor Polski by the end of February (art. 26 ust. 2) |
| Unmet needs | a necessary condition | art. 26 ust. 1 pkt 1 - needs relating to basic daily activities, assessed by the gmina |
| Citizenship | Poland, EU, EEA, Switzerland, United Kingdom | art. 26 ust. 1 pkt 2 |
| Place of residence | Poland, the senior's own gmina | art. 26 ust. 3 and 4 - the condition must hold throughout the period the voucher is used |
| Exclusions | 11 situations | art. 27 ust. 1 - nursing benefit, special care allowance, carer's allowance, support benefit, specialist care services, services under government programmes, DPS, ZOL and ZPO, facilities under art. 67-69 of the Social Assistance Act, any other round-the-clock care, day care |
| Exception for short stays | up to 14 days at a time | art. 27 ust. 2 - occasional care does not rule out the voucher, but granting it is discretionary |
| Value of the voucher | not yet set | art. 29 - the Council of Ministers must define the Programme by regulation, adopted for three-year periods. No such regulation exists yet |
| Spending limit 2026-2035 | 4,698.6 million zł | art. 48 ust. 1 - within part 85 (voivodeships), which funds the grants to gminas: 100 million zł in 2026, 419.23 million in 2027, 519.71 million in 2028 |
Six things the internet gets wrong
Before the Act was passed, a separate draft bon senioralny bill from September 2025 was circulating, and many articles still describe that one. Here is the comparison with the text actually in force.
| What you read | What the Act says |
|---|---|
| Only people aged 75+ qualify, and until the end of 2028 only those aged 80+ | A completed 65th year and nothing more. The text contains no 75 threshold, no 80 threshold and no transitional provision raising the age (art. 24 ust. 1). |
| The voucher is worth 2,150 zł a month | The Act contains no amount at all. The value is to be set by a Council of Ministers regulation that has not yet been issued (art. 29). |
| The number of hours depends on a score from 11 to 60 points | There is no points scale and no hour brackets anywhere in the Act. That belonged to the abandoned draft. |
| The criterion is a gross pension of 3,410 zł including the care supplement | The PLN 3,410 threshold applies to dochód as defined in the Family Benefits Act, meaning the amount after tax and contributions. The dodatek pielęgnacyjny is tax-exempt, so it does not enter that figure (art. 26 ust. 1 pkt 3). |
| The application is filed by a working adult child who must earn between 3,500 and 6,700 zł | The Act imposes no income test and no employment requirement on the applicant. Only the senior's situation counts, and the case is handled by the gmina where they live. |
| Applications are accepted from 1 to 30 September 2026 | The Act sets no application dates. The procedure is to be defined by regulation, and the programme starts in stages, gmina by gmina. |
Frequently asked questions
- From what age is the bon senioralny available?
- From a completed 65th year of life, under art. 24 ust. 1 of the Act of 11 June 2026. The 75 threshold repeated in many articles, and the restriction to those aged 80+ in 2026-2028, come from an earlier draft that never became law.
- How is the income criterion calculated?
- You take the senior's average monthly income across the three months before the application and compare it with the PLN 3,410 threshold. The Act refers to the definition of dochód in the Family Benefits Act, so it means the amount after income tax and after social and health contributions, not the gross figure. The practical reference point is what ZUS transfers to the account. The dodatek pielęgnacyjny is tax-exempt and does not enter that figure. The threshold is indexed annually.
- How much money will the senior receive?
- That is not known yet, because the Act contains no amount and no number of hours. Art. 29 requires the Council of Ministers to define the Senior Voucher Programme by regulation, which has not yet been published. It is also worth remembering that the voucher is not a transfer to the senior: it buys support services, which the gmina pays the provider for.
- Can the voucher be combined with a care home?
- Not with a permanent stay. Art. 27 ust. 1 excludes round-the-clock care in a DPS, in a ZOL or ZPO, in facilities under art. 67-69 of the Social Assistance Act and with any other provider, as well as institutional day care. There is one exception: if the care is occasional and lasts no longer than 14 days at a time, the gmina may still grant the voucher (art. 27 ust. 2). A short respite stay can therefore coexist with the voucher; a permanent one cannot.
- Who applies, and where?
- Gminas run the programme as a task delegated from central government, and the competent one is the gmina where the senior lives, which in practice means the local social services office. The detailed application procedure will only be set by regulation. The Act does not require a working adult child to apply, and it does not examine the applicant's income.
- Does the voucher rule out the zasiłek pielęgnacyjny?
- No. Art. 27 ust. 1 pkt 1 lists świadczenie pielęgnacyjne, specjalny zasiłek opiekuńczy and zasiłek dla opiekuna, but not zasiłek pielęgnacyjny or the ZUS dodatek pielęgnacyjny. That is an important difference, because the names are deceptively similar and even the press confuses them.
- Will every gmina launch the voucher straight away?
- No. Art. 28 sets the order: first gminas with no public care services, then those serving at most ten people, and last those with the fastest growing senior population. The programme is financed by earmarked grants within the limit in art. 48, so the pace is set by the budget rather than by the number of eligible people.
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Before you treat this as an official decision
The checker reproduces the conditions in the Act, but it cannot replace the gmina's assessment. The scope of unmet needs is established by the social services office in its own procedure, the value of the support will only be set by a Council of Ministers regulation, and availability depends on when money reaches your particular gmina. Treat the result as a starting point for a conversation at the social services office, not as a resolution of the case.
Legal status: Act of 11 June 2026 on older persons and the coordination of long-term care (Dz.U. 2026 poz. 986), promulgated 23 July 2026, in force since 7 August 2026. Content checked against the Journal of Laws text on 30 July 2026.