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Poland 2050 voted with PiS and Konfederacja
On Wednesday, the Sejm (the lower chamber of parliament) approved a modification to the legislation that increases the cap on government budget expenditures for social housing. Law and Justice, in collaboration with Poland 2050 and the Confederation, endorsed the changes, which faced significant backlash from the Left. Discontent arose over clauses permitting the acquisition of apartments owned by Social Housing Initiatives.
On Wednesday, the Sejm enacted an amendment to legislation that raises the ceiling on state budget expenditure for social housing. By 2030, the Subsidy Fund will have access to PLN 10 billion, which will facilitate the renovation of up to 75,000 unoccupied municipal properties, among other initiatives.
A total of 234 MPs supported the amendment, while 181 opposed it, and 23 abstained. The legislation is now set to proceed to the Senate. Prior to the final vote, the Sejm endorsed several minority proposals as well as the amendment put forward by Poland 2050-TD.
As MP Kamil Wnuk clarified, one of the proposals was intended to allow institutional ownership acquisition through SIM. Wnuk noted that this is currently unfeasible, but with this amendment, it will be possible in cities with populations under 100,000. In such cases, tenants will be able to request that SIM modify their current lease into an institutional lease with ownership acquisition.
A Unique Coalition in the Sejm
This unique coalition has stirred political debate. The changes were made possible by the combined votes of PiS, Konfederacja, and Polska 2050.
Another minority proposal stipulated that residential units cannot be divided into ownership until 15 years have elapsed from the date the building is commissioned and after the loan from BGK has been fully repaid. The amendment removed a provision from the act that aimed to abolish the national minimum parking space requirement for residential constructions, a stipulation currently governed by the special housing act. This topic dominated the discussions during the committee’s review of the bill. A minority motion identical to the amendment from Poland 2050 had previously been presented by the Law and Justice party (PiS).
Polska 2050 voted alongside PiS and Konfederacja in two rounds: 53 and 54. In the first vote, 226 MPs supported and 211 opposed it; in the second, 221 voted in favor while 215 were against. In both instances, there were no abstentions.
Vote No. 53 (July 9, 2025) sejm.gov.pl 
Vote No. 54 (July 9, 2025) sejm.gov.plAmendment to the Act on Social Forms of Housing Development
The amendment to the Act on Social Forms of Housing Development and certain other statutes involves, among other things, an increase in the maximum limits of state budget expenditures that can be allocated to the Subsidy Fund for the social and municipal housing program (BSK) and the social rental housing program (SBC). The modifications propose to extend the current SBC program by an additional year—the deadline for application submissions will shift from 2024 to 2025, while the SBC program budget is set to rise from PLN 4.5 billion to PLN 7 billion. This increase aims to meet the demand for repayable funds reported by investors under the SBC program and facilitate the balanced growth of rental housing.
Furthermore, the maximum ceiling for state budget expenditures designated for the Subsidy Fund, as outlined in the Act, is projected to reach nearly PLN 6 billion in 2026; PLN 6.86 billion in 2027; PLN 8 billion in 2028; PLN 9 billion in 2029; and PLN 10 billion in 2030.
Poland 2050 voted with PiS and Confederation sejm.gov.plA Surprising Coalition: Politicians’ Reactions
„It is shocking that Polska 2050, in conjunction with PiS and Konfederacja, supports the privatization of apartments funded by public money,” remarked Anna
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