Local governments spend more on municipal housing

Last year, municipalities and cities allocated PLN 7.2 billion for the maintenance and development of their housing resources, according to data collected as part of the 2019 Local Government Ranking organized by daily Rzeczpospolita. As much as 36 percent of the total amount, or PLN 2.6 billion, went to investments in new buildings or major renovations. This is the highest level of such expenses in years.

Although local governments build new buildings, their municipal resources have been shrinking. In 2018 they managed about 840,000 dwellings - 28,000 fewer flats than in 2016 and 10,000 fewer apartments than in 2009. The number of social housing is growing, but even after adding up these resources, we have seen a decrease in recent years. This is mainly due to the fact that tenants can buy communal flats on their own and they do it willingly.

(rp.pl)