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Author: Mateusz Gałęski | Publish date: 16 March 2026

Personal Assistant of a Person with a Disability - 2026 Edition

16 March 2026, Author: Mateusz Gałęski

As a result of the call for proposals under the of the ministerial programme of the Minister of Family, Labour and Social Policy "Assistant personal data of persons with disabilities" for Local Government Units - 2026 edition in the period from 04 November 2025 to 19 November 2025 to Municipal Social Welfare Center in Ełk, 204 application forms were received.

From November to December 2025 All reports were verified, of which 120 people were granted services 82 people were placed on the reserve list, during the verification, 2 people died.

Total the amount of the task implementation PLN 1,681,974.88, of which:

  • funds from the Solidarity Fund in as part of the ministerial programme of the Minister of Family, Labour and Social Policy "Personal Assistant of a Person with Disability" Programme for Units Local Government – 2026 edition in the amount of PLN 1,354,808.88.  
  • own funds for the implementation of the task in the amount of PLN 327,166.00.

Assistant services were commissioned to a non-governmental organisation on the basis of the Act of 24 April 2003 on Public Benefit Activities and on volunteering – St. Lazarus Humanitarian Aid Association based in Ełku, 19-300 Ełk, ul. Ks. Prał. Mariana Szczęsnego 1., e-mail: stowarzyszenie_lazarus.elk@wp.pl, contact phone: 512 086 732

Implementation of the "Personal Assistant to Persons Disabled" is coordinated by the Municipal Social Welfare Centre, tel. contact: (87) 732 67 18, e-mail: sekretariat@mops.elk.pl.

Detailed information is provided by Head and employees of the Care Services and Institutional Assistance Section Municipal Social Welfare Center in Ełk, 8 Piłsudskiego Street, tel. manager Section (87) 732 64 50 and employees: (87) 732 67 23, (87) 732 68 10, (87) 732 68 11,  room 2 (ground floor).