A record showed the interest in this year’s Social Tourism Program of the Public Employment Service (DBA), as 567,462 applications were submitted for 1,015,077 checks, as announced by DBA.

Immediately begins the process of checking and scoring applications prior to the announcement of the temporary results.

It is recalled that the program will start for the first time on June 1, 2025 – earlier than ever – and concerns 300,000 vouchers, with a budget of € 50 million.

Beneficiaries can carry out up to 6 overnights in accommodation choosing from the “DBA Providers Register”, after their consultation with the provider, with little private participation.

Especially in Leros, Lesvos, Chios, Kos, Samos & Rhodes can take up to 10 nights free (zero private participation), while in the municipalities of North Evia and Evros, as well as in Thessaly (except Sporades), up to 12 nights can take place.

In addition to staying in tourist accommodation, ferry tickets are subsidized. Participation is 25%, while tickets are free for people with disabilities. It is noted that the program provides for special scoring for single parent and for people with disabilities and increased scoring for lower income beneficiaries.

Also, people with disabilities provide for participation each year, the entitled of escort and zero private participation in the ferry tickets, and they are not imposed if they do not use their checks.

All information on the program is posted on the DBA email address.