Supreme Court allows non-contributory periods for care of husband's sisters if they form a single household.

The Supreme Court quashed the lower court's dismissal of Danuta T.'s appeal regarding her right to early retirement. The applicant sought to count 28 years of care for her husband's three disabled sisters as non-contributory insurance periods, arguing they formed a single household. The court ruled that such periods are eligible only if the care recipients constitute a single domestic and family unit with the applicant, requiring specific factual findings on their living arrangements and dependency status.