“We have increased the subsidy to 60%, that is, we cover 60% on costs that will move up to 13,500 euros”
On February 21st, the application platform for the improved program reopen ‘Refine-Immigrant’ As announced by the Minister of Social Cohesion and Family, Sofia Zacharaki On SKAI television, while adding to “My House II”, that eligibility applications are now issued immediately.
Ms Zacharaki, referring to the program “Refurbish-I rent”, which had presented RES-EIA a week ago, stressed that “we have essentially improved” renovate-rent “as We increased the subsidy to 60%, that is, we cover 60% on costs that will move up to 13,500 euros »to add characteristics that “we are talking about functional upgrades and interventions that facilitate the long -term lease of the apartment. Long -term lease is a prerequisite for paying the second installment of the grant. “
The four improvements
It is recalled that the four improvement interventions in the “Refrigerate-Image” program to make it more attractive are:
- The amount of the expenditure and the grant rate for all owners (already integrated and integrated) increased with the amount of spending now up to € 13,500 and the rate is increased from 40% to 60% of the costs incurred, That is, it reaches 8,100 euros.
- New categories of materials and work were added to the expenditure.
- The initial forecast was abolished to exclude owners who had received an energy upgrade subsidy over the last five years
- A retrospective application of favorable arrangements for those already subject was established.
Regarding the already integrated beneficiaries in the program, it is provided that they too have the right to apply for recognition as eligible new or already incurred expenditure, which had not already been included in their original application, provided that the total amount of renovation costs do not exceed the amount of 13,500 euros.
The application is submitted to the special implementation of the program, which is accessible through Gov.gr. When entering the application and before submitting the application, the VAT is drawn up. of the person concerned as well as the number of the approval decision to be subject to the program already issued. The application is not re -controlled to fill in the eligibility criteria of the person concerned. It is only subject to checking non -exceeding the total amount of renovation costs and without prejudice to expenditure recognition.
Upon completion of the submission of the expenditure application, a payment decision is issued. In the event that a new payment decision shall be issued when submitting the application, a new amount of the subsidy corresponding to the beneficiary, deducting the amount already paid.
The program “My Home 2”
Ms. Zacharakis, speaking about the course of the program “My Home II”, said that “now yesterday anyone who applies through the implementation of gov.gr. He learns immediately if he is eligible or eligible. So far the average eligibility is about 72%. So 72% of these, who make the application, get a certificate of eligibility. “
Regarding the number of beneficiaries, the minister said that “about 50% are married and 50% unmarried, while the number of single parent families who apply because they have much higher income is beginning to increase. Of course we will see from now on what about approvals because the very important thing is in the bank, ”Sofia Zacharakis said.
In the process of finding a home, the minister noted that “with the improvements made in the program, I recall that the value of the contract amounts to 250,000 euros, offers more and more options. We have seen that more than 55,000 apartments are moving around the perimeter of the eligible apartments. We see, however, that too many stakeholders are moving in high demand areas, such as The center of Athens, where there are few apartments available. The northern suburbs also have difficulties to find apartment, “he added, adding that, as was observed in the first program, there were some slight increases in prices, but then a price normalization occurred.
For the disbursements of the “My Home I” program, Sofia Zacharakis emphasized that “disbursements are moving at 7,700. We still have room for the remaining 9,000. In “My House II” the prime minister, twice as much and we are now moving at 2 billion euros. It gives room for waiting and of course we should point out that Greece is not just Athens. It is good to say that the program is moving well in the region. At the end of “My House I” and “My House II” over 30,000 of our fellow citizens, couples will have found and have their own home and is the first major intervention in housing policy I think after years. “
Responding to the possibility that there will be “My House III”, the minister clarified that “we do not currently have the budgetary framework for a new housing program. I wish the prime minister would find the margin, because the prime minister would be positive. “
