The platform for submitting applications for participation will remain open “social tourism program 2024-2025” of the Public Employment Service (DYPA), regardless of the NIF of the beneficiaries, from today Monday June 10 at 12:00 a.m. until Tuesday June 11, 2024 at 10:00 a.m.
As stated in the corresponding announcement, the program will start on July 1, 2024 and concerns 300,000 checks, with a budget of 50 million eurosincreased by 43% over last year, while overall the program’s budget has quadrupled over the past five years.
The check is a unique number for each individual beneficiary and beneficiary, who can stay up to six nights in accommodation of their choice in the DYPA “Provider Register”, after agreement with the provider, for a small private contribution .
Particularly in Leros, Lesvos, Chios, Kos and Samosup to 10 nights can be spent free of charge (zero private participation), while at North Euboea and Evros Municipalities can stay for free for up to 12 nights.to which Thessaly is added this year, outside the Sporades.
Subsidized prices remain increased by 20% for the peak month of August, with a corresponding subsidy of 20% for the Christmas periods (from 15/12/2024 to 14/01/2025) and Easter (from 11/ 04/2025) until 04/27/2025).
The increased subsidy applies all year round for accommodation N. Euboea, Evros and Thessaly, except the Sporades.
In addition to accommodation in tourist accommodation, ferry tickets are also subsidized. Participation is 25%, while tickets are free for disabled people.
The program provides special scoring for single parents and people with disabilities and increased scoring for low-income beneficiaries.
In addition, for people with disabilities, the possibility of participation is provided every year, the right to support and no private participation in ferry tickets, while no penalty is imposed on them if they do not use their checks.
For parents, increased points are provided for each minor child.
This year, for the first time, those who did not receive a check in the past or who did not receive a check due to their grades in the last two programs are being graded.
The beneficiaries are:
- employees with a dependent employment relationship under private law or
- insured with e-EFKA in their professional category with contributions to the DYPA unemployment sector at any time from 01/01/2023 or
- unemployed people with a continuous period of unemployment of at least three months at the application deadline.
Family income cannot exceed 30,000 euroswhile for the long-term unemployed (12 months or more of unemployment), different income criteria apply, as described in the public invitation.
Applications are submitted, via gov.gr, to the email address:
More specifically, the route is as follows: Home – Work and Insurance – Compensation and Benefits – Social Tourism Programs (STP).
The selection of beneficiaries is based on the rating of precise criteria (disabled, single parent, number of children, income, first participation in the program), in an objective and transparent manner, through the Integrated Information System (IPS) of the DYPA. .
As indicated in the announcement, employees and unemployed people subsidized in the social tourism program of another organization for the same period and those, other than people with disabilities, who received a check under the 2023-2024 program , cannot participate in the program.
Supporting documents related to the conditions of participation or the rating of beneficiaries are automatically requested. In cases where it is not possible to search ex officio, supporting documents are attached to the applications.