Who is entitled to 1,500 and who to 2,000 euros – What to pay attention to when submitting the data
The deadline for submitting applications for the housing allowance of 1,500 and 2,000 euros for the academic year 2022-2023 expires tomorrow, Friday, October 27, from the beneficiaries who did not apply from September 27 to October 3.
It is noted that they should enter the link https://stegastiko.minedu.gov.gr using the username and password granted to them by AADE for the TAXISnet online services. An allowance of 1,500 euros is paid to the applications that are approved in terms of the data relating to the student, for whom the application for housing allowance is made and either cohabitation details have not been filled in, or the cohabitation details have not been approved by the competent Service of the Foundation. An allowance of 2,000 euros is paid in case of approval of all the details of the application by the competent Service of the Foundation, including details of cohabitation.
How to apply
The application is submitted by the beneficiary of the allowance, i.e. the person who is considered to be responsible for the student, in accordance with the provisions of article 11 of Law 4172/2013 (A’ 167). In the case of divorced or estranged spouses, the beneficiary of the allowance is the parent on whom the student is responsible and shows him as a protected member.
Exceptionally, the beneficiary will be the student himself if:
– is orphaned by both parents or
– his parents are foreign residents or
– is over 25 years old or
– is obliged to submit a tax return and is not considered a dependent member, according to article 11 of Law 4172/2013 (A’ 167)
To log in to the online application, the beneficiary (parent or student) will use the username and password granted by AADE for the TAXISnet online services. The entry of passwords constitutes a declaration of consent to the cross-referencing of its elements.
The applicant must fill in the following information in the respective fields of the application:
a) the student’s Academic ID number and AMKA,
b) the Tax Registration Number (TIN) of the self, of the other parent (in the case of divorced, deceased or unmarried parents, the corresponding field remains blank) and of the student if the beneficiary is the parent, or only the TIN of the self and the student / of his spouse in the event that the beneficiary is the student (according to article 2 of this present),
c) the number of the electronic lease contract,
d) his bank account number (IBAN), patronymic, patronymic, DOU, as well as his contact information (telephone, e-mail).
In the case of cohabitation, the following must also be completed:
e) the Academic ID number of the roommate student,
f) the Tax Registration Number (TIN) of the roommate student,
g) the person’s tax identification number, as stated in the cohabiting student’s lease
In the event that, for any reason, the student does not have a valid Academic ID, then he submits an application for granting the allowance, after previously requesting and receiving his Academic ID. If the Academic ID has been canceled due to termination of student status (completion of studies, interruption of studies, etc.) then details of the last canceled Academic ID are taken into account and the authorized employee of the Institution certifies when confirming the academic criterion that the student had student status for the academic year 2022-2023.
It is clarified that students-citizens of European Union countries who declare that their parents are foreign residents and do not have AMKA, can submit an application with the number of the European Health Insurance Card (EKAA).
In cases where the beneficiary parent who is liable for a tax return has died after the end of the tax year 2022 and his/her student/child was under him/her as a protected member, the spouse of the deceased should definitely submit his/her application on time. He then submits the application and the necessary supporting documents to the competent service of the Foundation and the Foundation, after confirming that the beneficiary belongs to this category, forwards the unique application submission number via e-mail: [email protected] to the Directorate of Organizational and Academic Development, stating the relevant reason.
What information must the beneficiary responsibly declare in the online application
a) the student does not hold another university or higher education undergraduate degree. The relevant criterion is also checked by an automatic interface with the Information System of the electronic Academic Identity acquisition service.
b) the student does not live in a student residence, nor is he provided with accommodation by his Faculty. If the student resided or resides in a student residence for a period of time, this must not exceed six months within the academic year.
c) the years for which he has received the housing allowance are less than the years of study of the student’s Department or School, according to their operating regulations (including possible time during which he received an allowance during his studies at another Department or School) .
d) according to the circular, the income and property criteria of the action are met, as well as the criteria for permanent residence in relation to the city of study.
e) the declared data subject to processing is true.
The applicant is obliged when submitting his application, and in the event that there are errors or untrue data registered in the Information System of the electronic service for obtaining Academic Identity and/or the Independent Public Revenue Authority, to take actions to correct them before processing them from said systems. The competent departments of the Institutions may request any additional supporting documents they deem necessary for the evaluation of the application.
