Supreme Court allows widow's housing right but dismisses monetary repair equivalent claim against firefighter.
Legislator summary
AI generatedThe Supreme Court of Poland partially allowed Waleria P.'s extraordinary review, overturning a lower court decision that denied her a monetary equivalent for apartment repairs. The court held that while widows entitled to family pensions retain a specific right to a ministerial housing unit, this does not extend the financial repair privilege reserved for active firefighters. Consequently, the case was remanded to the Administrative Court to reconsider the denial of the monetary compensation based on this distinction.
Legislator headnote
AI generatedArt. 77 ust. 1 ustawy o Państwowej Straży Pożarnej; § 1 rozporządzenia Ministra Spraw Wewnętrznych i Administracji z dnia 10 stycznia 1998 r.: The monetary equivalent for apartment repairs is a privilege strictly for serving firefighters and does not extend to widows of deceased officers, who only retain the specific right to ministerial housing.