By Vangelis Dourakis

And while 19 benefits are increasing “automatically” from April 1 due to the adjustment of the minimum earnings, the “ice” has increases in the other three basic reinforcements: A21 child allowancethe rent allowance and Minimum Guaranteed Income. The planning envisaged a “brave” increase in these subsidies, but would be accompanied by a series of “cutters” that were to “throw” thousands of beneficiaries outside the aid.

The Ministry of Labor, therefore, “weighs” the data so as not to lose the benefits of some who really need it and thus the long -awaited adjustment of the amounts granted for the allowances of children, rent and the minimum guaranteed income have entered the ice.

Which benefits are growing and where ‘cutters’

Indeed, if the increases are “unblocking” it has not yet been clear (ed: there is an estimate that this will be done by the end of the first year of this year) If they will be given retroactively from January 1, 2025 or the first month after publishing in the Government Gazette of the relevant decisions.

But as mentioned above, a total plan is made, as the resulting increases will probably be seen by fewer beneficiaries in their bank accounts.

And this is because “cutters” are adopted by tightening the aid criteria, while they are in the “beans” and the so -called “National Register of Beneficiaries of Social Benefits”.

Increases in some benefits will be important for those who are certainly not missing…

In particularto 250 euros (from 216 euros) raises the minimum guaranteed income as well as the increase for each child to 75 euros (versus 50 euros), while The income criteria for administration are increasing proportionally.

The housing allowance of 70 euros will be € 125 and 75 euros, depending on the income scale, and a mobile property criterion will apply.

Regarding the A21 children allowance, beneficiaries belonging to the 1st Scale will see to increase to EUR 75 (to EUR 150 for the third child and the following), while beneficiaries of the 3rd income scale from EUR 28 per child will receive 45 euros per child (and 90 euros for the third child).

However, in order to determine the beneficiary of each allowance, for the first time, “cutters” are introduced: As for the child allowance, it is set for a family with two children value of 220,000 euros, while for cars the limit will enter the IX of more than 1,600 cubic (perhaps larger) and more than 1,600 cubic meters.

How will the new national register work

The change of scenery for granting benefits will contribute in addition to establishing more criteria for granting the various financial aid and creation ‘National Register of Beneficiaries of Social Benefits’ in which all those who receive aid will be enrolled. This plan is in the “works” by the Ministry of National Economy and Finance.

Target is – in government – to create a Single Database in which it will seem who gets and what, so that there is a comprehensive supervision and a rationalization of benefits.

Anyone who receives from various sources of benefits that exceed a certain height (eg that of the minimum wage) will see them “clipped”.

A similar central bonus register exists in Great Britain and through it will seek a overall overall for OPECA benefits, the benefits of the Ministry of Labor and for benefits such as heating to find out who gets what and why it gets it.