Managing and providing places in sheltered flats is an own obligatory task of the municipality and of the district. However, local governments may expect the co-financing from the state budget.

Under the For Life programme, which has been implemented since 2017, the co-financing may be up to 80% of the costs of implementing the whole project. The funds may be allocated for the reconstruction, renovation or purchase of equipment in premises which are already owned by local government units, as well as for the construction of a building or the purchase of premises.

61 new sheltered flats in 2023

In 2023, thanks to the co-financing provided by the state, 61 new sheltered flats for 153 persons with severe or moderate disabilities are to be built. 31 local government units will receive PLN 12.9 million for this purpose – says the Minister of Family and Social Policy Marlena Maląg.

As she points out, newly created sheltered flats will enable independent functioning of persons living there, according to their abilities and needs, and will contribute to improving the quality of life in their local environment.

The development of this form of services serves the process of departing from organising services provided to dependent persons in large institutions, e.g. nursing homes, in favour of intimate, family and community forms – explains Minister Maląg.

More flats for persons with disabilities

In the years 2017-2021, 189 sheltered flats were built as part of the For Life programme, with places for 657 persons with disabilities. In 2022, the funds were allocated for the creation of 48 sheltered flats with 147 places.

Today, in Poland there are 1,475 sheltered flats with places for 4.5 thousand persons. In 2017, it was 677 flats and 2,863 places, respectively.