“The program “My house” it does not continue with new applications”, explained the Minister of Social Cohesion and Family, Sofia Zaharakis, on Friday morning on SKAI and the show “MATTERS”. “The approved applications are at 9,800 and they have covered their total of one billion,” he added

“Already 4,200 applications have been contracted, so we will reach the final goal of 9,800 couples which means that 19,000 of our fellow citizens will have found their home, we have no news about extending the program,” he said

“The next step is Renovate – Rent which will be released at the end of February and then the Social Compensation program”, he emphasized

About the allowances said: “There is currently no plan to increase the allowance, but there is a working group to allowance restructuring. With 50% of the allowance which will be given to a debit card. This will happen from September onwards, however it will not concern all benefits – the Disability and Housing benefits will be left out as it is not easy technically to enter the debit.

“Where there is room for the fight against tax evasion the Prime Minister has pledged to return to social policy,” said the Minister of Social Cohesion and Family

“It is recalled that now 2,400 is given for the first child, 2,700 for the second, 3,000 for the third and 3,500 for four children or more. It is important because it is also retroactive”, he underlined

About school meals: “Approximately 217,000 students eat hot food. Tens of thousands of portions are being added to the new program.”

Regarding the bill for the marriage of same-sex couples, she said: “I have not found any problem within New Democracy regarding the bill, it does not constitute a problem.”