State Aid: € 4.9 million was credited to 518 beneficiaries

The Ministry of Finance, with the constant aim of compensating and supporting our compatriots affected by the recent fires, as well as those affected by the earthquake of September 27, 2021 in the Region of Crete, proceeds today, November 18, to a new payment of compensation to State A beneficiaries.

In particular, for the support of households and businesses in the fire-affected areas, the following are credited to the bank accounts:
– 79 beneficiaries, amount of 493,960.51 euros as an advance payment for housing assistance.
– 66 beneficiaries, amount of 174,400 euros as compensation for household goods.
– 16 beneficiaries, amount of 94,000 euros against a grant to companies.

Thus, the total amount paid today amounts to 762,360.51 euros and concerns 96 unit TIN.

To date, a total of 41,400,301.97 euros have been allocated for the compensation and support of the victims in the fire-affected areas to 8,872 citizens (unit TIN) who have submitted their applications.

At the same time, for the support of the earthquake-stricken areas of Crete, the following are credited to the bank accounts:
– 395 beneficiaries, amount of 3,183,732 euros as an advance payment for housing assistance.
– 275 beneficiaries, amount of 984,322.27 euros as compensation for household goods.

Thus, the total amount that is paid today amounts to 4,168,054.27 euros and concerns 422 unit TIN.

To compensate and support the victims in the earthquake-stricken areas of Crete, a total of 31,257,412.65 euros have been allocated to 3,384 citizens (unit TIN), who have submitted their applications.

All the aforementioned beneficiaries will see the credit in the accounts they have declared in myAADE (myaade.gov.gr) until the evening, depending on the credit flows of each bank.

Prospectively, with the completion of the processing of the applications and the submitted data, new payments will follow in the next period.

Regarding the support of the earthquake-stricken areas of Crete, it is pointed out that the emergency one-time first aid of JMD GDOU979 is granted in exchange for housing assistance to the owners, in full or in part, of commercial buildings, residential and other non-occupational buildings. the earthquake of September 27, 2021.

The owner must then submit an application to the competent department of the Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport, accompanied by the required relevant file, for the restoration of the building, in order to be considered a beneficiary of housing assistance (free state aid and interest-free loan) for its repair or reconstruction affected building (depending on the characterization of the building as repairable or dangerously dilapidated, due to the damage it has suffered), with the issuance of the required administrative acts, in accordance with the joint decisions of the Ministers of Finance, Development and Investment and Infrastructure Transportation, demarcation of the affected areas and granting of housing assistance.

Respectively, the one-off emergency first aid of JMD GDOU 978 is granted against the grant for compensation of losses to companies and non-profit organizations, which have their headquarters or branch and operate legally in areas that have been affected and which have suffered material damage. from the earthquake of 27 September 2021 in assets.

Then all the necessary information must be submitted to the state aid committees of the Region, in order to carry out an assessment and recording of the losses and to send the relevant statements to the Ministry of Finance, according to the procedures of law 4797/2021.

It is emphasized that the amount of first aid against housing assistance is offset by the final amount of housing assistance to be determined by the Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport, while the amount of first aid against compensation for business losses is offset by the amount of grant as determined the Ministry of Finance after the recording of losses by the state aid committees.

Both for the first aid against housing assistance, and for the first aid against subsidy, but also for the first aid for compensation of household goods (JMD GDOU980) it is emphasized that, in case the recipient of the aid is not finally considered a beneficiary or the amount he is entitled to is smaller, the return of the total amount or the excess amount to the Greek State is foreseen. Respectively, in case of a false declaration, the amount of the aid is returned to the Greek State and the procedures provided for such cases are initiated.