Polish government to help jobless pay mortgages

Poland's government will help unemployed Poles pay their mortgages for up to a year after losing their job, head of the ruling party's parliamentary caucus, Zbigniew Chlebowski, said on Saturday. The measure, aimed at alleviating households of those hit by the spreading global financial crisis, may cost the budget about 300-400 million zlotys ($78.74 million).
Chlebowski, speaking in an interview on TVN CNBC, said the government assistance may target a few hundred thousand people. "The state, through the labour offices, will offer help for a year. How big the amount will be that decision is still to be made," Chlebowski said.