The rate is a net price, meaning before taxes. 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 3,272.69 PLN or less, while multi-person households qualify at 2,454.52 PLN per person or less.
In addition, the heat price must exceed 170 zlotys 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 20 zlotys would not be made.
The voucher would be paid once for each period.
For July–December 2025, households would receive 500 PLN if their heat price is above 170 and up to 200 PLN per gigajoule, 1,000 PLN if above 200 and up to 230, and 1,750 PLN if above 230.
For January–December 2026, the amounts rise to 1,000, 2,000, and 3,500 PLN respectively at the same price bands. Applications would be filed with the local authority appropriate to the applicant’s place of residence.
The Cabinet estimates the heating-voucher program will cost 889.4 million PLN through the end of 2026.
The draft also formalizes the extension of the household electricity price freeze at 500 PLN/MWh 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.
Source: IAR, PAP