New first aid payments to those affected by the floods that occurred at the beginning of September in various regions of the country, especially in Thessaly, were made today, October 3.

Specifically, 2,587,339.16 euros were credited to citizens’ bank accounts.

In particular, they were paid 1,749,447 million euros to 388 natural persons to deal with basic living needs and simple repair work and/or the replacement of household goods in areas affected by the September floods. These are payments that arose, mainly, through the cross-checks made by the officers of the General Secretariat for Natural Disaster Recovery and State Aid on the applications submitted to the first aid platform, arogi.gov.gr, but also through the automated identification process by the Independently Public Revenue Authority (AADE) after the registration of the IBAN in the tax administration by the citizens. At the same time, payments of 818,000 euros were made to 252 businesses as first aid against the subsidy of businesses affected by the floods, while payments of 19,892.16 euros were also made to 3 victims as first aid against housing assistance, through the applications submitted on the platform first aid, arogi.gov.gr

Cumulatively, therefore, until today, 39.3 million euros have been paid to 7,291 natural persons, who have been affected by the unprecedented flooding phenomenon that hit Thessaly, but also areas of Central Greece. At the same time, the process of cross-checking the data submitted through the first aid platform, arogi.gov.gr, continues, as well as the automated identification process, where available data emerges. Therefore, in the following days, payments will continue as normal.

It is reminded that the flood victims in the said areas, whose details are not obtained through the automated identification process by the AADE, can submit an application at arogi.gov.gr, so that they too receive the compensation they are entitled to. Of course, the flood-affected citizens who are in the other, several, affected areas are also invited to submit an application, as has been done to a significant extent until today.

It is worth noting that beneficiaries may not have emerged from the automatic identification process of the AADE, because, among other things, they may: (a) not have or have not submitted an IBAN, (b) the address details were not clearly registered of the property, (c) the residential address in E1 did not match the residential address based on the electricity supply, and (d) the details of the electricity supply were not completed or there were issues with the relevant number.

Finally, it is pointed out that according to the payment of the aid, checks and cross-checks of data are carried out, according to the autopsies of the services of the General Directorate for Rehabilitation of the Effects of Natural Disasters. Correspondingly, for the cases where the aid payment was made automatically, autopsies and data cross-checks will be carried out. In the event that it is established that the entitled amount of the aid is less than the amount received by the beneficiary or that the recipient of the aid is not a beneficiary, then the excess amount or the total amount, respectively, is returned to the Greek State as unduly paid.

As it has been noted from the beginning and provided for in the relevant Joint Ministerial Decision, the intersections and controls also concern the villages that have joined the automatic procedure. In any case, therefore, those who are not entitled will not receive or, in the few cases that may arise, sums will be returned – after cross-checks and offsets – as unduly paid.

The deadline for submitting applications to arogi.gov.gr for the granting of aid to deal with basic living needs and simple repair work and/or the replacement of household goods for flood-affected citizens, for the granting of first aid against housing assistance from owners of affected buildings and first aid against a grant from affected businesses, expires on 9 October.