GCSEPolishAQARevision NotesTheme 2: Local national international and global areas of interestGlobal issuesPoverty & Homelessness

Poverty & Homelessness (AQA GCSE Polish): Revision Note

Exam code: 8688

Written by: Sylwia Jurczak

Reviewed by: Bridgette Barrett

Updated on 24 September 2026

Poverty and homelessness

For the topic of "Poverty and Homelessness", you need to:

discuss poverty and homelessness, including their causes, effects and possible solutions
talk about the problems faced by people living in poverty or without a home and how they can be supported
say what individuals, communities and the government can do to reduce poverty and homelessness

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Poverty and homelessness: vocabulary

Some useful words and phrases to talk about poverty and homelessness are:

jest bieda – there is poverty
jest bezdomność – there is homelessness
nie ma wystarczająco pieniędzy – there is not enough money
potrzebować pomocy – to need help
pomagać innym – to help others

Category	Polish	Part of speech	English
General	bieda	n (f)	poverty
	bezdomność	n (f)	homelessness
	bezdomny / bezdomna	adj	homeless person
	biedny / biedna	adj	poor
	bogaty / bogata	adj	rich
	potrzebować	v	to need
	pomagać	v	to help
	pomoc	n (f)	help
	problem	n (m)	problem
	życie	n (nt)	life
	pieniądze	n pl	money
	brak pieniędzy	n phrase	lack of money
Causes of poverty	bezrobocie	n (nt)	unemployment
	bezrobotny / bezrobotna	adj / n	unemployed person
	brak pracy	n phrase	lack of work
	niska pensja	n phrase	low salary
	drogi	adj	expensive
	wysokie ceny	n phrase	high prices
	wysoki czynsz	n phrase	high rent
	stracić pracę	v phrase	to lose a job
Homelessness	dom	n (m)	home, house
	mieszkanie	n (nt)	flat, accommodation
	schronisko	n (nt)	shelter
	ulica	n (f)	street
	mieszkać na ulicy	v phrase	to live on the streets
	nie mieć domu	v phrase	to have no home
	nie mieć gdzie mieszkać	v phrase	to have nowhere to live
	nocleg	n (m)	place to stay
Problems	głód	n (m)	hunger
	głodny / głodna	adj	hungry
	zimno	n (nt)	cold
	choroba	n (f)	illness
	samotność	n (f)	loneliness
	brak bezpieczeństwa	n phrase	lack of safety
	trudne życie	n phrase	difficult life
	trudna sytuacja	n phrase	difficult situation
	brak jedzenia	n phrase	lack of food
Help and solutions	pomagać ludziom	v phrase	to help people
	dawać jedzenie	v phrase	to give food
	dawać pieniądze	v phrase	to give money
	zbierać pieniądze	v phrase	to collect money
	organizacja charytatywna	n phrase	charity
	bank żywności	n phrase	food bank
	schronisko dla bezdomnych	n phrase	homeless shelter
	darmowe jedzenie	n phrase	free food
	pomóc znaleźć pracę	v phrase	to help find a job
	pomóc znaleźć mieszkanie	v phrase	to help find accommodation
	rząd	n (m)	government
Opinions and solutions	moim zdaniem	phrase	in my opinion
	uważam, że	phrase	I think that
	trzeba pomagać	impersonal phrase	we need to help
	należy pomagać	impersonal phrase	one should help
	powinniśmy pomagać	v phrase	we should help
	można pomóc	v phrase	you can help
	to ważne	phrase	it is important
	to niesprawiedliwe	phrase	it is unfair
	mam nadzieję, że	phrase	I hope that

Higher tier

Polish	Part of speech	English	Polish sentence	English translation
ubóstwo	n (nt)	poverty	Ubóstwo jest poważnym problemem społecznym.	Poverty is a serious social problem.
nierówność społeczna	n (f) phrase	social inequality	Nierówność społeczna może prowadzić do ubóstwa.	Social inequality can lead to poverty.
wykluczenie społeczne	n (nt) phrase	social exclusion	Bezdomność może prowadzić do wykluczenia społecznego.	Homelessness can lead to social exclusion.
stracić dach nad głową	v phrase	to lose one's home	Niektórzy ludzie mogą stracić dach nad głową z powodu bezrobocia.	Some people may lose their homes because of unemployment.
zapewnić pomoc finansową	v phrase	to provide financial assistance	Rząd powinien zapewnić pomoc finansową osobom w trudnej sytuacji.	The government should provide financial assistance to people in difficult situations.

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