They continue origins of the first cycle of first aid, following the completion of the submission of applications on January 12, 2024 and the relevant cross-checks made by the staff of the General Secretariat for Natural Disaster Recovery and State Aid of the Ministry of Climate Crisis and Civil Protection. Today, they took place new first aid payments to flood victims which occurred in early September in various areas of Thessaly, but also in Central Greece.

Specifically, on Thursday, February 15, 1,013,993 euros were credited to citizens’ bank accounts.

In particular, 323,778 euros were paid to 94 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. According to an announcement by the Ministry of Climate Crisis and Civil Protection, these are payments that resulted from the cross-checks made by the staff of the Directorate General of Natural Disasters and State Aid in the applications submitted to the first aid platform, arogi.gov.gr. At the same time, payments of 690,215 euros were made to 117 beneficiaries of first aid in exchange for housing assistance.

Cumulatively, therefore, to date, within the framework of the first cycle of first aid, 154.94 million euros have been paid to 45,292 households, businesses, agricultural holdings and livestock units that were affected by the unprecedented flood phenomenon that hit Thessaly, as well as others regions.

The cross-checking process of the applications submitted, in the context of the first cycle, on the platform of first aid, arogi.gov.gr, continues and new submissions will follow in the coming days.

It should be noted that the arogi.gov.gr platform has opened for the second cycle of first aid against subsidies to agricultural holdings and livestock units and will remain open until Monday, February 19, 2024.