Since 2024, legislative work has continued on a new system of social security support for professional artists. In January 2026, the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage presented in the Sejm a draft Act on the Social Security of Professional Artists. Compared to earlier concepts centred on the broad “status of the professional artist”, the new proposal focuses primarily on social and health insurance mechanisms adapted to the irregular and unstable nature of artistic work. The proposed mechanisms are intended to support artists whose income does not allow them to independently reach the minimum threshold required for full social and health insurance contributions. According to the Ministry, the system would introduce temporary co-financing of contributions for artists with low and irregular income, while maintaining the voluntary character of artistic activity and creative freedom.
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