Part of the government’s anti-inflation package, the benefit is targeted at households with an average monthly income of up to PLN 1,500 (EUR 326) per person, except in the case of single-person households, where the limit is PLN 2,100 (EUR 456), the state PAP news agency reported.
In a statement, the Polish presidential office said the allowance would be paid out in two installments in 2022, with the first installment offered by March 31 and the second by December 2.
The exact size of the benefit will depend on the size of the household and range from PLN 400 (EUR 87) for a single-person household to PLN 1,150 (EUR 250) for households with six or more people.
For those living in coal-heated dwellings, the allowance will be 25 percent higher, PAP reported.
Those who exceed the income threshold will still be able to claim the benefit, according to officials.
In such cases, the allowance will be reduced by the amount by which the income threshold is exceeded, they said.
The minimum amount of the benefit is PLN 20 (EUR 4.50), the presidential office said.
(pm/gs)
Source: PAP