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The article presents outcomes of analyses and own research on the impact of social and economic transformation on housing. The transformation affected vulnerable groups for which access to housing has been restricted and differentiated housing situation and conditions in Polish society. Such a situation manifests itself in overcrowded flats (mainly small ones) and low housing quality. It could be described by criteria and features of housing poverty that by law should be counteracted by local government (gmina). However, problems of housing needs of the poor remain unsolved.