Significant changes in the context of benefits to asylum beneficiaries are proceeded by the Ministry of Immigration and Asylum, under Thanos Plevris, with the aim of transparency, rationalizing spending and shifting policy from benefits to labor integration.
Specifically, Mr. Plevris and the Deputy Chief Executive Officer, Panagiotis Stamboulides, signed an agreement on the competitions related to feeding, function and Management of hospitality structuressuch as cleanliness, guarding and technical support.
30% Reduction of Expenditure to Feed and Operation
This agreement enters a New transparency and control frame in the management of public resources, with the aim of Cost Reduction by 30%. Total commitments are reduced by 400 million euros in 288 millionwhile further savings are provided through new bidding processes.
The reduction will be reached through reform of benefits and rationalization of operating expenseswithout affecting the observance of the European obligations of the country.
Changes in housing programs and Helios
As part of the overall restructuring of the benefit system, the Helios programsso the amounts to date were directed to rent allowances to be carried entirely in work and Greek learning programs.
Apartments leased in downtown Athens and subsidized through Helios in favor of asylum beneficiaries will return to free market for housingmaking them re -available for their permanent residents of the city.
For those who choose to stay in Greece, it will now be given Ability to work and social integration, instead. At the same time, the Transfer of autonomous hospitality structures outside the center of the capital.
50% cut in financial assistance to beneficiaries of international protection
The financial support provided to beneficiaries of international protection will be limited up to 50%to cover only the absolutely necessaryas provided by the European framework.
The new system places emphasis on viability and at active participation of refugees in society while reducing at the same time subsidy dependence.
Plevris: “We had a serious reduction in migratory flows”
The Minister of Immigration and Asylum, Thanos Plevris, said that Greece succeeded, “with measures and diplomacy”, Significant decrease in migratory flows In recent years.
He also stressed that, according to the new bill on legal immigration, “Anyone who gets asylum and wants to stay in the country will be able to work where there are staff shortages And he will not live with benefits. “