The draft now goes to parliament for debate.
The heating voucher targets homes connected to district heating networks in the second half of 2025 and throughout 2026.
Eligibility is based on income and the tariff charged by the local heat supplier. Single-person households qualify at monthly income of PLN 3,272.69 or less, while multi-person households qualify at PLN 2,454.52 per person or less.
In addition, the heat price must exceed PLN 170 per gigajoule.
A “one-for-one” taper would apply when income slightly exceeds the threshold, reducing the voucher by the exact amount of the excess; payments below PLN 20 would not be made.
The voucher would be paid once for each period.
For July–December 2025, households would receive PLN 500 if their heat price is above 170 and up to 200 per gigajoule, PLN 1,000 if above 200 and up to 230, and PLN 1,750 if above 230.
For January–December 2026, the amounts rise to PLN 1,000, 2,000, and 3,500 respectively at the same price bands. Applications would be filed with the local authority appropriate to the applicant’s place of residence.
The government estimates the heating-voucher program will cost PLN 889.4 million through the end of 2026.
The draft also formalizes the extension of the household electricity price freeze at PLN PLN (about EUR 120, USD 140) per megawatt-hour through the last quarter of 2025, aligning with the government’s previously announced plan.
The price-freeze extension had earlier appeared in a separate “distance law” bill dealing with wind-turbine siting rules.
President Karol Nawrocki vetoed that bill and submitted his own proposal to parliament to continue the electricity freeze, using the same wording on prices.
The government’s new draft, approved earlier this week, includes that continuation alongside the heating voucher, Polish state news agency PAP reported.
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Source: IAR, PAP