"Pyrotechnicians with dogs come in the morning and I've no idea what they look for or check every day," a carer of a disabled person told TVN24 on Thursday (March 9). Describing everyday life of people protesting in the Sejm, she added: "we don't have access to a shower, we clean ourselves with tissues". "I'd like each member of the ruling PiS party to tell me how to get treatment, rehabilitation, start a family, pay the rent, the bills and water for 1,200 zlotys," said another protester, Jakub Hartwich.

Civic Coalition MP Iwona Hartwich announced on Monday (March 6) that a group of disabled persons and their carers have resumed a protest in the lower house of parliament, the Sejm. She also presented a citizens' bill on the social allowance. The protesters also demanded the social allowance be increased to match the national minimum wage, which at the moment is 3,490 gross).

Everyday life of the protesters

One of the carers described the everyday life of the group protesting in the Sejm. "The nights are tough because there's noise. The guards in the Sejm are behaving very loud. It's difficult for our children as they are already enduring stress," she said.

"Pyrotechnicians with dogs come in the morning and I've no idea what they look for or check every day. A man approaches us all of a sudden and loudly announces that a search will be conducted and tells us move to another room as they will be checking," she added.

"It's hard to sleep on the floor, we don't have access to a shower, we clean ourselves with tissues, we are not offered any food, so it's tough," the woman stressed.

Hartwich: how to make a living for 1,200 zlotys

Jakub Hartwich is one of the protesters. "I'd like each member of the ruling PiS party to tell me how to get treatment, rehabilitation, start a family, pay the rent, the bills and water for 1,200 zlotys. It's impossible," he argued.

"I'm concerned what happens when my parents are gone, because I don't want end up in a DPS (a state nursing home - edit.). My biggest dream is to meet a girl, fall in love and walk through life together, but I can't do it for 1,200 zlotys because an sick, disabled person requires rehabilitation, treatment. This funding must be increased," Jakub Hartwich added.