{"id":43189,"date":"2026-04-16T11:58:59","date_gmt":"2026-04-16T09:58:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/us.edu.pl\/pracownik\/?p=43189"},"modified":"2026-04-24T09:25:48","modified_gmt":"2026-04-24T07:25:48","slug":"message-applications-for-co-financing-from-the-university-social-benefits-fund-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/us.edu.pl\/pracownik\/2026\/04\/16\/message-applications-for-co-financing-from-the-university-social-benefits-fund-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Message | Applications for co-financing from the University Social Benefits Fund | 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;]\r\n                <div class=\"text-modules \">\r\n                    <div class=\"container\">\r\n                         <h3 class=\"subtitle text-modules__subtitle\">INFOMATION<\/h3>\r\n                        <div class=\"row m-0\">\r\n                            <div class=\"text-modules__content\">\r\n                                from the\u00a0<strong>15<\/strong><strong>th<\/strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><strong>of April<\/strong><strong> 2026 <\/strong><strong>till the<\/strong><strong> 15<\/strong><strong>th<\/strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><strong>October<\/strong><strong> 2026 <\/strong>the applications for social benefits from the University Social Benefits Fund will be collected. The social benefits applications concern the following kinds of co-financing granted to the entitled employees (and former employees) and their children:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>co-financing of holiday and summer camps (holiday subsidy),<\/li>\n<li>social welfare benefit for the winter expenses (the so-called Christmas allowance).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"mt-3\"><\/div>\r\n                            <\/div>\r\n                            \r\n                            \r\n                        <\/div>\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n                <\/div>[\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;]\r\n                <div class=\"text-modules \">\r\n                    <div class=\"container\">\r\n                         <h3 class=\"subtitle text-modules__subtitle\">contact<\/h3>\r\n                        <div class=\"row m-0\">\r\n                            <div class=\"text-modules__content\">\r\n                                Employee\u00a0Affairs Centre<br \/>\n<strong>Social Affairs Office<\/strong><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong>Bankowa 14, Katowice,<br \/>\nroom 422 (segment D)<br \/>\ntel.: 32\/359 1515<br \/>\ne-mail: <a href=\"https:\/\/us.edu.pl\/pracownik\/2026\/04\/03\/komunikat-wnioski-o-dofinansowanie-swiadczenia-z-zfss-grusza-karp-2026-r\/bss@us.du.pl\"><u>bss@us.du.pl<\/u><\/a> \r\n                                <div class=\"mt-3\"><\/div>\r\n                            <\/div>\r\n                            \r\n                            \r\n                        <\/div>\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n                <\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;]<div class=\"container\"><div class=\"separator\" style=\"background-color: #002E5A\"><\/div><\/div>[\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;]<div class=\"container\"><div class=\"separator\" style=\"background-color: #002E5A\"><\/div><\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;]\r\n                <div class=\"text-modules \">\r\n                    <div class=\"container\">\r\n                         <h3 class=\"subtitle text-modules__subtitle\">submitting applications<\/h3>\r\n                        <div class=\"row m-0\">\r\n                            <div class=\"text-modules__content\">\r\n                                <strong>This year there will be one application form used for applying for both of the abovementioned benefits.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Information needed for the proper submission of the applications are available:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>in the e-application system<\/strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\u2013 after clicking the\u00a0\u00a0icon<\/li>\n<li><strong>in the paper form<\/strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\u2013 information included in the content of the application<\/li>\n<li>in the Regulations of the University Social Benefits Fund<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The information concern, among others, supplying the following documents for review by the University Social Benefits Fund employee:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>the ID,<\/li>\n<li>the original invoice (in the case of camps for the employees\u2019 children),<\/li>\n<li>certificate of disability.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"mt-3\"><a href=\"https:\/\/us.edu.pl\/pracownik\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/druki-wnioskow-sprawy-socjale\/ENG-2026-wniosek-Pracownik-Grusza_karp.pdf\" class=\"mtli_attachment mtli_pdf\" data-mtli=\"mtli_filesize318,68kB\" class=\"link-button mr-3 \">EMPLOYEE | application for social benefits<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/us.edu.pl\/pracownik\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/druki-wnioskow-sprawy-socjale\/ENG-2026-wniosek-Pracownik-Grusza_karp.docx\" class=\"mtli_attachment mtli_docx\" data-mtli=\"mtli_filesize59,81kB\" class=\"link-button mr-3 \">EMPLOYEE | application for social benefits<\/a><\/div>\r\n                            <\/div>\r\n                            \r\n                            \r\n                        <\/div>\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n                <\/div>[\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;]\r\n                <div class=\"text-modules \">\r\n                    <div class=\"container\">\r\n                         <h3 class=\"subtitle text-modules__subtitle\">e-applications system<\/h3>\r\n                        <div class=\"row m-0\">\r\n                            <div class=\"text-modules__content\">\r\n                                Activation of the e-applications system simplifies the procedure of submitting applications at the University Social Benefits Fund. The system is activated for the first time. In the case of comments please contact us at\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:bss@us.edu.pl\"><u>bss@us.edu.pl<\/u><\/a>. \r\n                                <div class=\"mt-3\"><a href=\"https:\/\/edoc.us.edu.pl\/\" class=\"link-button mr-3 \">EMPLOYEE | e-Doc system | e-application<\/a><\/div>\r\n                            <\/div>\r\n                            \r\n                            \r\n                        <\/div>\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n                <\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;]<div class=\"container\"><div class=\"separator\" style=\"background-color: #002E5A\"><\/div><\/div>[\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;]<div class=\"container\"><div class=\"separator\" style=\"background-color: #002E5A\"><\/div><\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;]\r\n                <div class=\"text-modules \">\r\n                    <div class=\"container\">\r\n                         <h3 class=\"subtitle text-modules__subtitle\">ESSENTIAL REQUIREMENTS<\/h3>\r\n                        <div class=\"row m-0\">\r\n                            <div class=\"text-modules__content\">\r\n                                <span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\">that must be fulfilled to get the holiday benefit<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>submitting<strong> the application<\/strong>\u00a0by the person entitled to the benefits (the e-application or the paper application)<\/li>\n<li>submitting the <strong>holiday application<\/strong> that confirms the required holiday period (holiday taken must not be shorter than 14 consecutive calendar days) to the Social Affairs Department:<\/li>\n<li><em><strong>non-academics<\/strong><\/em><em><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>submit the holiday application signed by their direct superior;<\/li>\n<li><em><strong>academics<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0define in their application what holiday period from their organizational unit holiday plan will be used.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><u>Caution<\/u><u>!\u00a0<\/u>Pensioners and disability pensioners (former University of Silesia employees) are not obliged to define their holiday time or to submit the holiday application.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>in the case of application for <strong>children\u2019s holiday<\/strong>, the entitled person should submit the following documents (if applicable):<\/li>\n<li>the school\/student\u2019s ID card (applies to the child who is above 18),<\/li>\n<li>certificate of the significant degree of disability,<\/li>\n<li>the invoices that confirm the expenses connected with their child\u2019s holiday that they bore (applies to summer\/winter camps, organized holiday) \u2013 submitted together with the application<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"mt-3\"><\/div>\r\n                            <\/div>\r\n                            \r\n                            \r\n                        <\/div>\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n                <\/div>[\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;]\r\n                <div class=\"text-modules \">\r\n                    <div class=\"container\">\r\n                         <h3 class=\"subtitle text-modules__subtitle\">RULES OF GRANTING BENEFITS<\/h3>\r\n                        <div class=\"row m-0\">\r\n                            <div class=\"text-modules__content\">\r\n                                <span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\">social welfare benefit for the increased winter expenses (the so-called Christmas allowance) <\/span><\/p>\n<p>Due to introduction of one application form for multiple social benefits (the so-called Holiday allowance and Christmas allowance), the\u00a0applications for <strong>the social <\/strong><strong>welfare<\/strong><strong> benefit for the winter expenses (the so-called Christmas allowance)<\/strong> should be submitted within the period from the 15th of April 2026 till the 15th of October 2026, that is together with the application for holiday benefit (Christmas allowance).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Pay-out of the social welfare for the increased winter expenses (the so-called Christmas allowance) depends on the financial resources of the Social Fund and may be realized in November-December 2026.<\/strong> \r\n                                <div class=\"mt-3\"><\/div>\r\n                            <\/div>\r\n                            \r\n                            \r\n                        <\/div>\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n                <\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;]<div class=\"container\"><div class=\"separator\" style=\"background-color: #002E5A\"><\/div><\/div>[\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;]<div class=\"container\"><div class=\"separator\" style=\"background-color: #002E5A\"><\/div><\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;]\r\n                <div class=\"text-modules \">\r\n                    <div class=\"container\">\r\n                         <h3 class=\"subtitle text-modules__subtitle\">INCOME THRESHOLD<\/h3>\r\n                        <div class=\"row m-0\">\r\n                            <div class=\"text-modules__content\">\r\n                                The average monthly GROSS INCOME per family member\u00a0(living together and supporting themselves jointly), achieved in the previous tax year.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Calculation of the income threshold<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The income is calculated based on the total of all incomes earned in the previous calendar year by the entitled person, and by the persons living together in the same household and supporting themselves jointly with the entitled person (that is, living together and supporting themselves jointly).<\/p>\n<p>The total of incomes of all the persons shall be divided by <strong>12 m<\/strong><strong>onths<\/strong><strong>,<\/strong>\u00a0and then divided by the number of people living in the same household (the number of people living in the same household and supporting themselves jointly at the time of submitting the application).<\/p>\n<p>The maximum amounts of benefits (co-financing) for the entitled employees (pensioner\/disability pensioner) and their children are defined in\u00a0<em><strong>Appendix no.<\/strong><\/em><em><strong> 1<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0to the Regulations of the University Social Benefits Fund.<\/p>\n<p>Table of the annual limits of co-financing (app. no 1, p. A of the Regulations of the University Social Benefits Fund\u00a0of the University of Silesia in Katowice: \r\n                                <div class=\"mt-3\"><a href=\"https:\/\/us.edu.pl\/pracownik\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/druki-wnioskow-sprawy-socjale\/Annual-revenue-thresholds-for-cofinancing.pdf\" class=\"mtli_attachment mtli_pdf\" data-mtli=\"mtli_filesize130,01kB\" class=\"link-button mr-3 \">ANNUAL REVENUE THRESHOLDS FOR CO-FINANCING LIMITS<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/us.edu.pl\/pracownik\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/druki-wnioskow-sprawy-socjale\/App.-1-to-the-Regulations-of-the-Social-Benefits-Fund-1.pdf\" class=\"mtli_attachment mtli_pdf\" data-mtli=\"mtli_filesize181,63kB\" class=\"link-button mr-3 \">APPENDIX NO. 1 TO THE REGULATIONS OF THE SOCIAL BENEFITS FUND OF THE UNIVERSITY OF SILESIA IN KATOWICE <\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/aktyprawne.us.edu.pl\/d\/9091\/5\/\" class=\"link-button mr-3 \">(in Polish) REGULATIONS OF THE SOCIAL BENEFITS FUND OF THE UNIVERSITY OF SILESIA IN KATOWICE <\/a><\/div>\r\n                            <\/div>\r\n                            \r\n                            \r\n                        <\/div>\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n                <\/div>[\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;]\r\n                <div class=\"text-modules \">\r\n                    <div class=\"container\">\r\n                         <h3 class=\"subtitle text-modules__subtitle\">PERSONS ENTITLED TO SOCIAL BENEFITS<\/h3>\r\n                        <div class=\"row m-0\">\r\n                            <div class=\"text-modules__content\">\r\n                                <span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\">(in accordance with the Regulations of the University Social Benefits Fund)<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>employees<\/strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong>of the University of Silesia in Katowice (employed on the basis of employment contract, regardless of the worktime, including the employees on the maternity leave, paternal leave, childcare leave, unpaid leave, health leave, and convalescent leave)<\/li>\n<li><strong>former employees<\/strong>\u00a0of the University of Silesia in Katowice, who retired or receive disability pension (hereinafter referred to as \u201cpensioners\/disability pensioners \u2013 former employees\u201d);<\/li>\n<li><strong>children \u2013 <\/strong>employees\u2019 biological children, adopted children, foster children, the children supported by the employee or the former employee of the University of Silesia in Katowice (pensioner\/disability pensioner)<\/li>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"mt-3\"><\/div>\r\n                            <\/div>\r\n                            \r\n                            \r\n                        <\/div>\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n                <\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;]<div class=\"container\"><div class=\"separator\" style=\"background-color: 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