In his article, the author analyses equipment with durables of households with jobless individuals in Masovian Voivodeship in 2000 and 2006, using the free, i.e. simple nonstandardised interview. The flats and its equipment are not only an important technical aspect of functioning of every household, but also they affect fulfilment of its key needs. For this reason, the author focuses on surveying equipment of the household in question with domestic appliances, information and leisure-related devices and mobile durables, and the analysis is ended with discussion of changes in equipment with durables in the period in question.