Housing Deprivation in Poland – A Regional Approach

Adequate housing conditions, affordable and in safe surroundings, belong to man's essential needs and basic rights. Failure to satisfy this demand, by causing poverty and social exclusion, remains an issue that Poland and many other European countries are still struggling with. Housing deprivation is a phenomenon that comprises situations where housing is unstable or insecure, as well as the ones where housing conditions are inadequate. One of the main metrics applied to determination of housing quality is the availability of sufficient room in a flat or house, referred to as the overcrowding index. To gain a clearer picture of the quality of housing conditions, other aspects are considered, like the lack of a bathroom or toilet, leaking roof, insufficient sunlight indoors. The aim of this article has been to identify the distribution of housing deprivation in regions across Poland.