Dochody socjalne ludności zamieszkałej w indywidualnych gospodarstwach rolnych

This report presents the results of the author's attempt to determine how social security payments subvene the financial standing of family farms. The analysis was based on the following years: 1994, 1995 and 1996. In the period under review, the number of paid-out retirement benefits and pensions decreased while the total sum of social security payments increased. Farmers, whose holdings were taken over by the government, received the highest pensions, while the lowest ones were obtained by those covered by a system of social insurance for farmers. Pensions accounted for only 38 per cent of family farms' total income in 1995 and for only 19.6 per cent of their disposable income. Figures show that social security benefits are of great importance in farmers' financial condition. In order to keep social security benefits for farmers at the same level, the social security system as a whole needs to be deeply reformed.