The Clean Air Priority Programme is a comprehensive a programme aimed at reducing or avoiding dust and other emissions pollutants introduced into the atmosphere by single-family houses. Program focuses on the replacement of old solid fuel furnaces and boilers, and thermal modernization of single-family buildings to effectively manage energy. These activities will not only help protect the environment, but will also increase the home budget, thanks to financial savings.

In January, the call for applications for co-financing under the the fourth part of the "Clean Air" program with the highest co-financing up to 135 thousand PLN with a monthly income of not more than 1090 or 1526 PLN per person (applies to multi-person and single-person households, respectively), and for persons with an established right to benefits.

Another of the changes, that have been introduced are m.in.:

• making it real the amount of eligible costs in relation to the current prices materials and equipment,

•increase the intensity of co-financing,

•introduction the possibility of submitting two applications for co-financing under the programme (no applications submitted until 14.05.2020 are included),

•Disable from eligible costs of VAT,

•simplification rules for the clearance of payment applications, in order to speed up the payment of grants to Beneficiaries

•increase the maximum amount of the loan covered by the subsidy up to PLN 150,000,

•lack the need to settle the heat source in the first payment application.

In addition, among the Significant changes include:

•possibility purchase and installation of a low-emission wood biomass boiler in the building connected to the gas distribution network

•elimination co-financing of biomass boilers with emissivity higher than 20mg/m3 from 1.07.2023 r. after application of the transitional period.

Currently in "Czysta Air" has three parts of the program:

The first – i.e. the basic level of co-financing up to 66 thousand. PLN – for people with an annual income of up to PLN 135,000.

The second – increased level of co-financing to PLN 99,000 – Counting the average monthly income per person up to PLN 1,894 on the farm multi-person and up to PLN 2,651 in a single-person household.

The third – the highest co-financing up to PLN 135,000 – counting average monthly income per person up to PLN 1,090 in a multi-person household and up to PLN 1,526 in a single-person household.

Additional information about the programme and the consultation and information point created for residents: https://www.elk.pl/aktualnosci-wpis/6627/punkt-konsultacyjno-informacyjny-programu-czyste-powietrze