YPOIK: Credit of 3,960,046.85 euros to 455 beneficiaries in the earthquake-stricken areas of Crete

The Ministry of Finance, with the aim of compensating and supporting the victims of the earthquake of 27 September 2021 in the Region of Crete, proceeds today, February 2, 2022, to the eleventh payment of compensation to the beneficiaries of State Aid.

In particular, it is credited to bank accounts:

– 368 beneficiaries, amount of 2,972,477.86 euros as an advance payment for housing assistance.

– 286 beneficiaries, amount of 987,568.99 euros as compensation for household goods.

Thus, the total amount that is paid today amounts to 3,960,046.85 euros and concerns 455 unit TIN.

To compensate and support the victims in the earthquake-stricken areas of Crete, a total of 44,941,165.16 euros have been allocated to date to 4,979 citizens (unit TIN), who have submitted their applications.

The 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.

It is reminded that, as announced yesterday, the electronic platform arogi.gov.gr has been put back into operation for submitting applications for inclusion in the support measures for the earthquake in Crete or the modification of the already submitted applications, until February 14, 2022.

Application or modification (change of requested amount or revocation) of the already submitted application, on the platform arogi.gov.gr can be submitted:

(a) by undertakings for an advance against a subsidy for damage to equipment and means of production;

(b) by natural persons for compensation for household goods; and

(c) by building owners for an advance payment for housing assistance.

Therefore, they can apply:

(a) earthquake victims, who have been unable to complete their application due to procedural issues relating to changes in their property declaration due to post-earthquake inheritance arrangements;

(b) earthquake victims, who wish to update or revise (even withdraw) their application after the completion of the inspection by the competent services of the Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport, and

(c) affected by the earthquake, who failed to submit an application during the two phases of submitting applications to the platform and wish to submit, after the completion of the inspection by the competent services of the Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport.

Simultaneously with the application for housing assistance or household goods, the applicants submit the relevant vouchers / documents from the Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport. These documents should be submitted by those beneficiaries who had submitted an application without it being accompanied by the relevant documents.

For applications that have already been submitted and there are problems in the intersection of the relevant data, the applicants will be informed about a personalized message from AADE.

It is noted, once again, that the one-time first aid assistance for housing assistance is granted in return for housing assistance to the owners, in full or in part, of commercial buildings, houses and other non-professional buildings damaged by the earthquake. 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 eligible for housing assistance (free state aid and interest-free loan) for its repair or reconstruction damaged 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 Transport, for the demarcation of the affected areas and the provision of housing assistance.

Respectively, the one-off emergency first aid of JMD GDOU 978 is granted in return for the loss-making subsidy to companies and non-profit organizations, which have their registered office or branch and operate legally in areas that have been damaged and have suffered material damage. from the earthquake of September 27, 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, in accordance with 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 980) it is emphasized that, in case the recipient of the aid is not finally considered a beneficiary or the amount entitled is less, the return of the total amount or the excess amount to the Greek State is provided. 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.