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The online application platform for rent allowance has opened.
Applications will have to be submitted in March and April and beneficiaries will receive the amounts attributable to them retroactively from 1st January, 2019. It will range from €70 to €210 a month, depending on the composition of the household: for a single-person household, the rent allowance is expected to be 70 euros per month. For each additional member of the household there is an increase of 1/2, i.e. €35 per month.
It is reminded that the Housing Allowance is a rent subsidy welfare programme for households that rent their main residence.
Applications are only submitted electronically via www.epidomastegasis.gr, using the TAXISnet codes, while the electronic lease, in force, is required.
“The platform is continuously running, to accommodate applications at any time”, said a related announcement.
The platform will be based on the Social Dividend and Social Income Solidarity Model (CIS) model. Through the platform, cross-checks will be carried out for leases using TAXISnet data.
The allowance is granted, on request, and may last twelve months. Specifically, with a lapse of six months from the issue of the act of approval, and since the terms and conditions are met, the grant of the allowance is automatically renewed for another six months.
During the sixth month following the date of issue of the approval act, in case of change in the composition of the household or the terms of the lease, the beneficiary may update the details of his application and the amount of the allowance to be adjusted accordingly for the second half of the grant.
After twelve months, from the issue of the approval, the beneficiary may re-submit his application to join the programme.
Households are included in the programme, if they reside in a rented dwelling or are burdened with the cost of a mortgage loan for a first residence, they do not fall under the exemptions under Article 11 hereof and meet cumulatively the following income, property and residence criteria.
THE CRITERIA
Income criteria
– The total household income can not exceed €7.000 for a single-person household, increased by €3.500 for each household member.
– The total income may not exceed €21.000 per year, regardless of the household composition:
– Single person household: €7.000,
– Household consisting of two adult members: €10.500,
– Household consisting of three members or one-parent family with a minor member: € 14.000,
– Household made up of four or single parent families with two minor members: €17.500,
– Household consisting of 5 members and more or a single parent family with three minor members and more: €21.000.
– The total taxable value of the household property
Property criteria
The total taxable value of the household property in Greece or abroad as determined for the calculation of the supplementary EN.F.I.A. with the provisions of Law 4223/2013 (Α ‘287) and is the result of the last tax assessment issued, may not exceed the total of €120.000 for the single-person household, increased by €15.000 for each additional member and up to €180.000.
A pre-requisite for granting the allowance will be to have an electronic lease in force.
Mobile criteria / chattel
The total amount of household deposits and / or the current value of shares, bonds, etc., as derived from the latest income tax statement, may not exceed the limits listed below for each household type up to the amount of €21.000:
- single-person household, not to exceed €7.000,
- two-member household, not to exceed €10.500,
- 3-member household, not to exceed €14.000,
- 4-member household, not to exceed €17.500,
- 5-member, or more, household, not to exceed €21.000.
Residence criteria
The recipient of the allowance must be legally and permanently resident in Greece for the last five (5) years, as evidenced by the submission of income tax returns for those years or any other appropriate supporting document and provided that the Income Tax Statements for past years have not been submitted after the acquisition of the VAT number.
The rest of the household must also be legally and permanently resident in the Greek territory.
Property presumption / ‘Perousiako tekmirio’
The total amount of interest on deposits of household members in all credit institutions in the country or abroad as declared in the latest income tax return (E1) must not exceed annually the amount resulting from the following mathematical formula:
Annual interest = deposit limit for each household type * Average annual deposit rate / 10
Applications will not be accepted from households whose members, on the basis of the latest income tax statement:
– fall within the provisions of luxury living tax,
– declare expenses for yacht crew wages,
– declare expenditure exceeding one thousand five hundred (1,500) euros for tuition fees at private schools,
– declared costs for domestic workers, car drivers, teachers and other staff, as identified in their respective codes of form E1.
STEPS
– Enter the platform with the TAXISnet key number.
– Certification of the AMKA number of the insured applicant.
– There will appear pre-filled out, all the necessary information (personal, communication, income, assets, household composition etc.)
– The beneficiary should complete the number of the lease contract.
– If consent from other members of the household is required, it should be ensured before the application is submitted.
Pre-requisites and required supporting documents
1. For the granting of the Housing Allowance the foreseen, by the relevant provisions of the law, declaration and acceptance of an electronic lease contract is required. The lease should be valid on the date of filing the application and for the entire duration of the allowance.
2. The electricity supply contract for the rented accommodation should be in the name of the applicant or member of the household. The condition of the preceding paragraph applies from 1/1/2020. Until 31/12/2019 the electricity supply contract for the rented housing should be transferred to the name of the applicant or member of the household.
3. The supporting documents submitted to the Municipalities or Community Centres, as appropriate, in accordance with the provisions of Article 5 hereof are: i. If the composition of the household is different from that shown by the results of the electronic cross-checks, it is necessary to produce any supporting documentation substantiating the change (eg birth certificate, copy of the death certificate, etc.), ii. If the applicant or adult member of the household is a foreigner, a residence permit in force or a certificate of filing a request for renewal is required.
Exclusions of eligibility in the programme:
From joining the programme are excluded households that:
a) are included in any other grant or rent coverage scheme.
b) rent non-electrified homes,
c) rent part of the home, d) rent a house, property of first degree relatives by blood or marriage, spouse or ex-spouse, and the other party of a civil partnership.
The exception to this case are not covered, so they can join the programme, households where lease agreements have a date starting until 31/1/2019 and have been submitted within the time-limit. e) They rent a house which they had granted in previous tax years.
For leases where the amount of rent is less than the higher limit, the amount of the allowance amounts to the corresponding amount.
The allowance is tax-free, not subject to any deduction, not confiscated, nor offset against already proven debts to the State, individuals or credit institutions and is not counted towards the determination of income support or income limits for the payment of Social Income Solidarity and Child Benefit.
Sources: http://zantepress24.gr/index.php/greece/21136-epidoma-enoikiou-ta-posa-kai-ta-kritiria. https://zantenewstime.gr/greece/ελλάδα-επίδομα-ενοικίου-2019-άνοιξε-η-πλα/
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