‘Surprise’ announcement by the prime minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis -For the news measure Citizens’ relief- brought the EUR 11.4 billion surplus presented by the budget in 2024, according to ELSTAT and Eurostat data.
The new measures announced today (22.4.2025) by Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and specialized shortly afterwards the financial staff at a press conference, move on three axes and will be immediately implemented in 2025, but also permanently, with the aim of further enhancing growth.
Mr Mitsotakis announced the three main interventions totaling € 1 billion (with the primary surplus being € 5.4 billion higher than the rapporteur envisioned while the General Government Balance is € 4.9 billion higher), which will be permanent and will be valid this year.
The emphasis is given, As explained by Finance Minister Kyriakos PierrakakisOnce again, in support of the middle class and in vulnerable, while the goal of accelerating investment and thus of growth is not forgotten. Overall, 2.7 million citizens with low and medium income, such as families living in rent, retirees, uninsured elders and people with disabilities will see benefits. There is also a significant impetus to the Public Investment Program.
The first axis of new measures It is about tackling the housing crisis, with the prime minister announcing the return of a rent of each November, with respective income criteria with those of my home program 2.
The second axis It concerns the support of retired and vulnerable social groups with a permanent provision of 250 euros in low -income, uninsured elders, and people with disabilities.
The third axis It concerns the increase of 500 million per year of the Public Investment Program for Public Works and Social Actions.
Return Return to 8 in 10 tenants – detailed examples
The return of the rent specialized by the Minister of Finance, Kyriakos Pierrakakis, will concern the main or student home and the income criteria that will apply will be the same as those of my home 2 and will be based on the tax returns submitted by taxpayers. Return will see 8 out of 10 tenants, or 948,000 households in their bank account in November in November, according to financial staff estimates.
In detail, the maximum refund amount for the main house is 800 euros, with an additional 50 euros per dependent child.
For student residence the maximum amount is 800 euros.
In terms of income criteria:
- For the unmarried, the limit per year is 20,000 euros.
- For Married, 28,000 euros without children.
- For married children, the threshold is EUR 28,000 and is increased by 4,000 euros for each dependent child.
- For single parent families, the annual income threshold is EUR 31,000, increased by 5,000 euros for each child
Property in property of the beneficiaries may not exceed EUR 120,000 for one -person households, increased by 20,000 euros for each dependent member.
For the return of a student residence rental, no income and property criteria are respected. However, there is a “cutter” as the rent refund for the main with a student house cannot exceed 1,700 euros, while the amount of refund for two student residences may not exceed 1,600 euros.
Detailed examples:
Although a family can receive a refund for both main and student home, the maximum amount has a “ceiling” of 1,700 euros.
- A family without dependent children has a maximum refund of € 800 in the event of a rent payment only, in the event of a rent payment of a principal and student residence of EUR 1,650.
- A family with a dependent child has a maximum refund of EUR 850 in the event of a rent payment only, in the event of a rent and a student residence for a rent and a student residence of EUR 1,650.
- A family with two dependent children has a maximum refund of € 900 in the event of a rent payment only, in the event of a rent payment of a principal and a student residence of EUR 1,700, and in the case of payment of two student residences of 1,600 euros.
- A family with three dependent children has a maximum refund of EUR 950 in the event of a rent payment only, in the event of a rent payment of a principal and a student residence of EUR 1,750, and in the case of a payment of two student residences € 1,600.
- A family with four dependent children has a maximum refund of EUR 1,000 in the event of a rent payment only, in the event of a rent and a student residence payment of € 1,800, and in the event of a payment of two student residences € 1,600.
- A family of five dependent children has a maximum refund of EUR 1,050 in the event of a rent payment only, in the event of a rent payment of a principal and student residence of EUR 1,850, and in the event of a payment of two student residences € 1,600.
According to the Estimates of the Ministry of Finance, 80% of households will be eligible with the total cost of € 230 million a year.
In terms of income criteria, except for the unmarried and married without children whose limits are stable at 20,000 euros and 28,000 euros, the existence of protected children changes the limits for the other categories.
More specifically,
- If a married man has a child, then the limit of 28,000 euros is 32,000 euros.
- If a married man has two children the limit is 36,000 euros.
- If a married man has three children the limit is set at 40,000 euros, coke
Even greater is the adjustments of income criteria for single parent families.
- Mother or father with a child, treats a limit of 31,000 euros
- Mother or father with two children faces a limit of 36,000 euros
- Mother or father with three children faces a limit of 41,000 euros, coke
Strengthening the third age and vulnerable
The second category of beneficiaries of the new measures is retirees and people with disabilities as a permanent allowance of 250 euros will be paid to low -income pensioners, people with disabilities and uninsured elderly with criteria.
Among the list of beneficiaries will be:
- Pensioners over 65 years with an annual income of up to 14,000 euros for unmarried and fortune up to 200,000 euros.
- Pensioners with an annual family income of up to € 26,000 for married or those who have a cohabitation agreement and property up to 300,000 euros.
- Uninsured elderly (income is already provided for in income and property criteria).
- Beneficiaries of disability benefits paid by OPECA and E-EFKA (without income, assets)
For this intervention, the cost is € 360 million while the total number of beneficiaries reaches 1,440,734 people.
To PDI record in 2026
The largest in size of the 3 announced by the prime minister concerns the strengthening of the RIP, with an additional EUR 500 million, which requires the filing of a complementary budget.
The initial budget provided for a € 2.75 billion boost this year, while with the addition of a supplementary budget of EUR 500 million, the increase will amount to € 3.25 billion, which will be used in infrastructure projects, rehabilitation of natural disasters and states and states.
With the above increase in public investment resources, the 2025 RIP will be the highest of 15 years, to € 14.6 billion, with the national side being € 3.25 billion, € 6.45 billion in the co -financed part, and the recovery fund at € 4.9 billion.
Overall, the increase in public investment resources reached 9.6% compared to 2024, while in 2026 we go to a giant RIP with an additional 16% increase from this year. It is noted that from 2020 onwards the increase in the RIP is 5-7% of GDP per year.