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List of institutions
They include the following:
· competent authorities – i.e. the minister, or ministers, in charge of the domestic social security system,
· liaison bodies – they communicate with each other “over the borders”, exchange documents and information in order to streamline and facilitate your managing with social security;
· competent institutions – you approach them to claim for benefits, and they grant and pay the benefits.
All these institutions shall provide you with information, e.g. on social security schemes in EU countries, shall make available to you the EU regulations with lists of involved institutions in Poland and in other EU countries.
COMPETENT AUTHORITIES:
Minister Rodziny, Pracy i Polityki Społecznej (Minister of Family, Labour and Social Policy) – in charge of coordination of social security schemes (except healthcare benefits in kind)
(correspondence address)
Nowogrodzka 1/3/5
PL 00-513 Warszawa
Departament Koordynacji Systemów Zabezpieczenia Społecznego
(Department of Coordination of Social Security Systems )
Nowogrodzka 1/3/5
PL 00-513 Warszawa
Phone: (0048 22) 529 06 89
Fax. (0048 22) 529 06 91
Minister Zdrowia (Minister of Health) –healthcare benefits in kind
Miodowa 15
PL 00-952 Warszawa
Phone (0048 22) 634 96 00 (operator)
http://www.mz.gov.pl
LIAISON BODIES:
· in matters of employment and unemployment benefits and family benefits
Ministerstwo Rodziny, Pracy i Polityki Społecznej
(Ministry of Family, Labour and Social Policy)
(correspondence address)
Nowogrodzka 1/3/5
PL 00-513 Warszawa
Departament Koordynacji Systemów Zabezpieczenia Społecznego
(Department of Coordination of Social Security Systems )
Nowogrodzka 1/3/5
PL 00-513 Warszawa
Phone: (0048 22) 529 06 89
Fax. (0048 22) 529 06 91
· in matters of sickness and maternity cash benefits
Centrala Zakładu Ubezpieczeń Społecznych
(ZUS, Social Insurance Institution – Main Headquarters)
Departament Zasiłków (Allowances Department)
ul. Szamocka 3/5
01-748 Warszawa
e-mail:
Tel: 0048 22 667 19 05
Fax: 0048 22 667 19 25
Kasa Rolniczego Ubezpieczenia Społecznego (KRUS) – Centrala
(for farmers)
(Agricultural Social Insurance Fund – KRUS – Main Headquarters)
Biuro Świadczeń (Benefits Office)
Aleje Niepodległości 190
00-608 Warszawa
www.krus.gov.pl
Tel: 0048 22 592 64 12
Fax. 0048 22 592 66 53
· in matters of old-age benefits, invalidity benefits, survivor`s benefits, benefits in respect of accidents at work and occupational diseases, death grants
Departament Rent Zagranicznych, Centrala ZUS
(Foreign Pensions Department, Social Insurance Institution)
ul. Senatorska 10
00-082 Warszawa
e-mail:
Tel: 0048 22 667 26 20, 667 26 21
Fax: 0048 22 667 26 25
Kasa Rolniczego Ubezpieczenia Społecznego (KRUS) – Centrala
(for farmers)
(Agricultural Social Insurance Fund – KRUS – Main Headquarters)
Biuro Świadczeń (Benefits Office)
Aleje Niepodległości 190
00-608 Warszawa
www.krus.gov.pl
Tel: 0048 22 592 64 12
Fax. 0048 22 592 66 53
· in matters of insurances and contributions
Departament Ubezpieczeń i Składek, Centrala ZUS
(Insurance and Contributions Department, Social Insurance Institution)
ul. Szamocka 3/5
01-748 Warszawa
e-mail:
Tel: 0048 22 667 10 77
Fax: 0048 22 667 10 88
Kasa Rolniczego Ubezpieczenia Społecznego (KRUS) – Centrala
(for farmers)
(Agricultural Social Insurance Fund – KRUS – Main Headquarters)
Biuro Ubezpieczeń(Insurance Office)
Aleje Niepodległości 190
00-608 Warszawa
www.krus.gov.pl
Tel: 0048 22 592 64 11
Fax. 0048 22 592 66 58
Zakład Emerytalno-Rentowy Ministerstwa Spraw Wewnętrznych i Administracji
(Pension Office of the Ministry of Interior and Administration) - liaison body for professional soldiers, Prison Guard officers, Police officers, State Protection Office officers, Internal Security Agency officers, Foreign Intelligence Agency officers, Border Guard officers, Government Security Bureau officers, National Fire Brigades officers, judges and prosecutors:
Ul. Pawińskiego 17/21
02-106 Warszawa
Phone: (0048 22) 602 81 36
Fax. (0048 22) 825 49 79
· in matters of healthcare benefits in kind
Narodowy Fundusz Zdrowia
(National Health Fund)
Grójecka 186
PL 02-390 Warszawa
Phone (0048 22) 572 60 00
Fax. (0048 22) 572 63 33
COMPETENT INSTITUTIONS:
· in matters of employment and unemployment benefits
voivodeship (regional labour offices competent for place of residence or temporary stay, which are organisational units of the relevantvoivode ship (regional) self-government.
1. DOLNOŚLĄSKIE VOIVODESHIP
Wojewódzki Urząd Pracy
ul. Ogrodowa 5b
58-306 WAŁBRZYCH
0048 74 8866512
0048 74 8866513
fax: 0048 74 8866525
2. KUJAWSKO-POMORSKIE VOIVODESHIP
Wojewódzki Urząd Pracy
ul. Szosa Chełmińska 30/32
87-100 TORUŃ
0048 56 669 39 46
Fax: 0048 56 669 39 85
3. LUBELSKIE VOIVODESHIP
Wojewódzki Urząd Pracy
ul. Obywatelska 4
20-092 LUBLIN
0048 81 463 53 25
fax: 0048 81 463 53 05
4. LUBUSKIE VOIVODESHIP
Wojewódzki Urząd Pracy
ul.Wyspiańskiego15
65-036 ZIELONA GÓRA
0048 68 325 56 95
0048 68 456 56 22
fax: 0048 68 327 01 11
5. ŁÓDZKIE VOIVODESHIP
Wojewódzki Urząd Pracy
ul. Wólczańska 49
90-608 ŁÓDŹ
0048 42 638 91 05
0048 42 638 91 72
fax:0048 42 6389103
6. MAŁOPOLSKIE VOIVODESHIP
Wojewódzki Urząd Pracy
Plac na Stawach 1
30-107 KRAKÓW
0048 12 428 7873
0048 12 428 78 30
fax: 0048 12 422 97 85
7. MAZOWIECKIE VOIVODESHIP
Wojewódzki Urząd Pracy
ul. Młynarska 16
01-205 WARSZAWA
0048 22 532-22-25
0048 22 532-22-22
fax: 0048 22 532 22 05
8. OPOLSKIE VOIVODESHIP
Wojewódzki Urząd Pracy
ul. Głogowska 25 c
45-315 OPOLE
0048 77 441 75 06
0048 77 441 66 79
0048 77 441 67 06
fax:0048 77 441 67 02
9. PODKARPACKIE VOIVODESHIP
Wojewódzki Urząd Pracy
ul. Naruszewicza 11
35-055 RZESZÓW
0048 17 743 28 08
0048 17 743 28 12
fax: 0048 17 743 28 10
10. PODLASKIE VOIVODESHIP
Wojewódzki Urząd Pracy
ul. Pogodna 22
15-354 BIAŁYSTOK
0048 85 74 97 236
0048 85 74 97 237
fax: 0048 85 7497209
www.up.podlasie.pl
11. POMORSKIE VOIVODESHIP
Wojewódzki Urząd Pracy
ul. Podwale Przedmiejskie 30
80-824 Gdańsk
0048 58 32 64 888
0048 58 326 48 58
fax: 0048 58 32 61 816
12. ŚLĄSKIE VOIVODESHIP
Wojewódzki Urząd Pracy
ul. Kościuszki 30
40-048 KATOWICE
0048 32 757 33 32
fax: 0048 32 757 33 62
13. ŚWIĘTOKRZYSKIE VOIVODESHIP
Wojewódzki Urząd Pracy
ul. Witosa 86
25-561 KIELCE
0048 41 364 16 09
0048 41 36 41 600
fax: 0048 41 364 16 66
14. WARMIŃSKO-MAZURSKIE VOIVODESHIP
Wojewódzki Urząd Pracy
ul. Głowackiego 28
10-448 OLSZTYN
0048 89 522 79 00
fax: 0048 89 522 79 01
15. WIELKOPOLSKIE VOIVODESHIP
Wojewódzki Urząd Pracy
ul. Szyperska 14
61-754 POZNAŃ
0048 61 846 38 19
0048 61 846 38 06
fax. 0048 61 846 38 20
16. ZACHODNIOPOMORSKIE VOIVODESHIP
Wojewódzki Urząd Pracy
ul. Mickiewicza 41
71-383 SZCZECIN
0048 91 425 61 16
0048 91 425 62 25
fax 0048 91 425 62 21
· in matters of healthcare benefits in kind
Oddziały Narodowego Funduszu Zdrowia (NFZ, National Health Fund’s Branch Offices)
www.nfz.gov.pl
· in matters of sickness or maternity cash benefits
the employers responsible for payment of the sickness or maternity benefits to their employees
ZUS Branch Offices – with respect to self-employed persons and employees of so called “small” enterprises, i.e. with personnel below 20 employees
http://www.zus.pl
KRUS Regional Branches – with respect to farmers
http://www.krus.gov.pl
· in matters of family benefits
dolnośląskie voivodeship
Dolnośląski Ośrodek Polityki Społecznej
Regional Centre of Social Policy
ul. Hubska 7
PL 50-501 Wrocław
Phone (0048 71) 770 42 00
www.dops.wroc.pl
kujawsko-pomorskie voivodeship
Regionalny Ośrodek Polityki Społecznej
(Regional Centre of Social Policy)
Słowackiego 114
PL 87-100 Toruń
Phone (0048 56) 657 14 70
www.ropstorun.home.pl
lubelskie voivodeship
Regionalny Ośrodek Polityki Społecznej
(Regional Centre of Social Policy)
ul. Diamentowa 2
PL 20-447 Lublin
Phone (0048 81) 528 76 30
www.rops.lubelskie.pl
lubuskie voivodeship
Regionalny Ośrodek Polityki Społecznej
(Regional Centre of Social Policy)
Al. Niepodległości 36
65-042 Zielona Góra
Phone (0048 68) 45 65 510
łódzkie voivodeship
Regionalny Ośrodek Polityki Społecznej
(Regional Centre of Social Policy)
Snycerska 8
PL 91- 302 Łódź
Phone (0048 42) 203 48 00
www.rcps.lodz.pl
małopolskie voivodeship
Regionalny Ośrodek Polityki Społecznej
(Regional Centre of Social Policy)
ul. Lea 112
PL 33-133 Kraków
Phone (0048 12) 430 29 73
mazowieckie voivodeship
Mazowieckie Centrum Polityki Społecznej
(Mazovian Centre of Social Policy)
Nowy Zjazd 1
PL 00-301 Warszawa
Phone (0048 22) 692 75 70
opolskie voivodeship
Regionalny Ośrodek Polityki Społecznej
Referat Koordynacji Systemów Zabezpieczenia Społecznego
(Regional Centre of Social Policy)
Rejtana 5
PL 45-331 Opole
Phone (0048 77) 44 244 65/66
www.rops-opole.pl
podkarpackie voivodeship
Regionalny Ośrodek Polityki Społecznej
(Regional Centre of Social Policy)
Hetmańska 120
35-078 Rzeszów
Phone (0048 17) 747 06 00
podlaskie voivodeship
Regionalny Ośrodek Polityki Społecznej
(Regional Centre of Social Policy)
Kombatantów 7
PL 15-110 Białystok
Phone (0048 85) 744 72 72
pomorskie voivodeship
Regionalny Ośrodek Polityki Społecznej
Urzędu Marszałkowskiego Województwa Pomorskiego
(Regional Centre of Social Policy)
Okopowa 21/27
PL 80-810 Gdańsk
Phone (0048 58) 326 15 61
śląskie voivodeship
Regionalny Ośrodek Polityki Społecznej Województwa Śląskiego
(Regional Centre of Social Policy of the Śląskie Voivodeship)
Modelarska 10
PL 40-142 Katowice
Phone (0048 32) 730 68 68
www.rops-katowice.pl
świętokrzyskie voivodeship
Regionalny Ośrodek Polityki Społecznej
(Regional Centre of Social Policy)
IX Wieków Kielc 3
PL 25-516 Kielce
Phone (0048 41) 342 12 42
warmińsko-mazurskie voivodeship
Regionalny Ośrodek Polityki Społecznej
(Regional Centre of Social Policy)
Głowackiego 17
PL 10-447 Olsztyn
Phone (0048 89) 512 55 00
wielkopolskie voivodeship
Regionalny Ośrodek Polityki Społecznej
(Regional Centre of Social Policy)
Nowowiejskiego 11
61-731 Poznań
Phone (0048 61) 856 73 00
www.rops.wielkopolska.mw.gov.pl
zachodniopomorskie voivodeship
Regionalny Ośrodek Polityki Społecznej
(Regional Centre of Social Policy)
Starzyńskiego 3-4
PL 70-506 Szczecin
Phone (0048 91) 425 36 00
· in matters of old-age or pensions
All ZUS Branch Offices plus Branch Offices designated for cooperation with specified Member States:
ZUS Branch Office in Łódź – Wydział Realizacji Umów Międzynarodowych (Unit for Realising International Agreements) – for persons who have completed only Polish insurance periods, residents of Italy, Greece, Cyprus or Malta, and for persons who have completed aggregated periods of Polish and foreign insurance, including recently completed in Italy, Greece, Cyprus or Malta, irrespective of their place of residence;
ul. Zamenhofa 2
PL 90-431 Łódź
Phone (0048 22) 560 16 00
ZUS Branch Office in Nowy Sącz Wydział Realizacji Umów Międzynarodowych (Unit for Realising International Agreements)
– for persons who have completed only Polish insurance periods, residents of the Czech Republic or Slovakia or for persons who have completed aggregated periods of Polish and foreign insurance, including recently completed in the Czech Republic or Slovakia –irrespective of their place of residence,
ul. Węgierska 11
PL 33-300 Nowy Sącz
Phone (0048 22) 560 16 00
ZUS Branch Office in Tarnów (Wydział Realizacji Umów Międzynarodowych)
(Unit for Realising International Agreements)
– for persons who have completed only Polish insurance periods, residents of Austria, Liechtenstein, Slovenia, Hungary, Switzerland or for persons who have completed aggregated periods of Polish and foreign insurance, including recently completed in Austria, Liechtenstein, Slovenia, Hungary, Switzerland – irrespective of their place of residence ,
ul. Kościuszki 32
PL 33-100 Tarnów
Phone (0048 22) 560 16 00
ZUS Branch Office in Opole – Wydział Realizacji Umów Międzynarodowych (Unit for Realising International Agreements)
– for persons who have completed only Polish insurance periods, residents of Germany, or for persons having completed aggregated periods of Polish and foreign insurance, including those recently completed in Germany, irrespective of their place of residence;
ul. Wrocławska 24
PL 45-701 Opole
Phone (0048 22) 560 16 00
ZUS Branch Office in Szczecin – Wydział Realizacji Umów Międzynarodowych (Unit for Realising International Agreements)
– for persons who have completed only Polish insurance periods, residents of Denmark, Finland, Sweden, Norway, Iceland, Lithuania, Latvia or Estonia, or for persons who have completed aggregated periods of Polish and foreign insurance, including recently completed in Denmark, Finland, Sweden, Norway, Iceland, Lithuania, Latvia or Estonia, irrespective of their place of residence;
ul. Andre Citroena 2
PL 70-772 Szczecin
Phone (0048 22) 560 16 00
ZUS I Branch Office in Warsaw – Wydział Realizacji Umów Międzynarodowych (Unit for Realising International Agreements)
– for persons who have completed only Polish insurance periods, residents of Belgium, Croatia, Bulgaria, France, the Netherlands, Luxemburg, Romania, Ireland or the United Kingdom (UK only until 30.09.2015), or for persons who have completed aggregated periods of Polish and foreign insurance, including recently completed in: Belgium, Croatia, France, the Netherlands, Luxemburg, Ireland, Romania, Bulgaria or the United Kingdom (UK only until 30.09.2015), irrespective of their place of residence;
ul. Senatorska 6/8
PL 00-917 Warszawa
Phone (0048 22) 560 16 00
ZUS Branch Office in Rzeszów – Wydział Realizacji Umów Międzynarodowych (Unit for Realising International Agreements)
– for persons who have completed only Polish insurance periods, residents of Spain or Portugal, or for persons who have completed aggregated periods of Polish and foreign insurance, including recently completed in Spain or Portugal, irrespective of their place of residence;
Al. Piłsudskiego 69
PL 35-075 Rzeszów
Phone (0048 22) 560 16 00
ZUS I Branch Office in Gdansk– Wydział Realizacji Umów Międzynarodowych (Unit for Realising International Agreements)
– for persons who have completed only Polish insurance periods, residents of the United Kingdom (after 1.10.2015), or for persons who have completed aggregated periods of Polish and foreign insurance, including recently completed in the United Kingdom (after 1.10.2015), irrespective of their place of residence;
ul. Chmielna 27/33
PL 80-748 Gdańsk
Phone (0048 22) 560 16 00
For farmers:
All KRUS Regional Branches plus Regional Branches designated for cooperation with specified Member States:
KRUS Regional Branch in Kraków, Field Service in Nowy Sącz
– for persons who have completed only Polish insurance periods, residents of Austria, Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden, Spain, Italy, Portugal, France, Belgium, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Lichtenstein, Switzerland, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Latvia, Hungary, Slovenia, Slovakia, Lithuania, Romania, Bulgaria, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Greece, Malta or Cyprus or for persons who have completed aggregated periods of Polish and foreign insurance, including recently completed in Austria, Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden, Spain, Italy, Portugal, France, Belgium, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Lichtenstein, Switzerland, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Latvia, Hungary, Slovenia, Slovakia, Lithuania, Romania, Bulgaria, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Greece, Malta or Cyprus - irrespective of their place of residence;
Młyńska 8
PL 33-300 Nowy Sącz
Phone (00048 18) 440 73 03 up to 07
Fax. (0048 18) 440 72 98
e-mail:
KRUS Regional Branch in Poznań, Field Service in Ostrów Wielkopolski
– for persons who have completed only Polish insurance periods, residents of Germany, or for persons who have completed aggregated periods of Polish and foreign insurance, including recently completed in Germany, irrespective of their place of residence;
Krotoszyńska 41
PL 63-400 Ostrów Wielkopolski
Phone (0048 62) 736 70 72 up to 73, 736 70 75
Fax (062) 736 54 30
e-mail:
For special systems:
Wojskowe Biuro Emerytalne w Warszawie (Military Pension Office in Warsaw) – for professional soldiers;
ul. Złota 5
00-909 Warszawa
Phone (0048 22) 261-879-520, 261-879-216
Fax: (0048 22) 261-879-172
Zakład Emerytalno-Rentowy Ministerstwa Spraw Wewnętrznych i Administracji w Warszawie
(Pension Office of the Ministry of Interior and Administration in Warsaw) – for Police officers, State Protection Office officers, Internal Security Agency officers, Foreign Intelligence Agency officers, Border Guard officers, Government Security Bureau officers, National Fire Brigades officers,
ul. Pawińskiego 17/21
02-106 Warszawa
Phone (0048 22) 602 81 36
Fax (00 48 22) 825 49 79
Biuro Emerytalne Służby Więziennej w Warszawie (Pension Office of Prison Service in Warsaw) – for Prison Guard officers;
ul. Rakowiecka 37a
02-521 Warszawa
Phone: (048 22) 640-86-01, 640 86 02
Fax. (0048 22) 640-86-02
Ministerstwo Sprawiedliwości, Departament Sądów, Organizacji i Analiz Wymiaru Sprawiedliwości
(Ministry of Justice, The Department of Human Resources and Organization of Common and Military Courts) – for judges and prosecutors;
Al. Ujazdowskie 11
00-950 Warszawa
Phone: (0048 22) 521 25 02
Fax. (048 022) 521 25 28