In 2023 the PIS party has proposed increasing its flagship child subsidy programme by 60% to 800 zlotys ($193) per month per child. The programme, dubbed 500+ when it was first introduced by PiS as it was vying for power in 2015, has become a symbol for many voters of what the party says is its policy of protecting families and giving back "dignity" to the poor. Liberal opposition party Civic Platform (PO), which opposed the introduction of 500+ when it was first proposed, have called on the government to make the increase effective immediately to help families cope with the soaring cost of living.
