SATISFYING THE HOUSING NEEDS OF CITIZENS BY PUBLIC AUTHORITIES WITHIN THE MEANING OF ARTICLE 75 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF THE REPUBLIC OF POLAND WITH PARTICULAR REFERENCE TO SOCIAL HOUSING INITIATIVES

Abstract

The authors dealt with the subject of the article due to the introduction in 2021 of a new instrument of public authorities to ensure increased availability of low-rent housing for citizens. It should be emphasized that due to respect for human dignity, having an apartment is an extremely important social issue at the moment. The purpose of this paper was to review and discuss the issue of public authorities’ implementation of the programmatic norm set forth in Article 75 of the Constitution of the Republic of Poland with particular emphasis on the introduction of a new instrument by public authorities in the form of social housing initiatives. The authors of the paper focused in the first part on the characteristics of the programmatic norm in the scope of satisfying the housing needs of the citizens by the public authorities, taking into account the statements of the doctrine and judicature. In the next part, the authors focus on the implementation of the programmatic norm contained in article 75 of the Constitution of the Republic of Poland, including the establishment of social housing initiatives. The authors concluded that the curriculum standard is implemented by public authorities, but not in a sufficient way.