OR housing of Student Both teachers and the program of school meals were the work of the Minister of Education, Religions and Sports, Sofia Zacharakis with the Minister of Social Cohesion and Family, Domna Michaelidou.
The two ministers discussed extensively the lack of affordable housing that affects, in particular, students, teachers and their families and agreed that the renovation and operation of new student halls, the construction of social housing, the housing student allowance, the renovation of the rent, Significant initiatives by the Government to reflect housing pressure.
In particular, the Minister of Social Cohesion and Family, referred to the European climate fund, which secures a rental subsidy initially for public and private officials who work away from their permanent home.
Emphasis was also placed on the expansion of the school meals program aimed at covering more municipalities and students, as well as on youth support through Erasmus+programs, the Youth Card and Culture Syngradances.
In addition, the two ministers also discussed the initiative of the Ministry of National Defense to build 2,000 houses in inactive camps, 25% of which will be sold to military and 75% for social rent.
The Minister of Education, Religions and Sports, Sofia Zacharakis said: “Together with Domna Michaelidou, we discussed issues concerning thousands of students, teachers, students and their families. Housing, feeding and youth support are not just practical interventions. They are deeply social policies that respond to the social needs that we all discuss. The term of office of both of us, in the case and Yokissos, enables us to have a clear picture of the initiatives we need and already undertake in order to apply immediate and practical solutions that increase the number of student halls, social housing, the number of school meals. Our cooperation with the Ministry of Social Cohesion and Family is continuous and meaningful, because we share the same vision: to be with young people, to support the teacher and to give every child the opportunity to move forward. “
The Minister of Social Cohesion and Family, Domna Michaelidou, said: “We had a very essential meeting with the Minister of Education. With her current status and her previous term as Minister of Social Cohesion and Family, Sofia Zacharakis offers a significant dialogue on the protection of children and adolescents, the empowerment of teachers and the social dimension of school and education. We have examined, in detail, issues of joint responsibility and responsibility of our Ministries. At our meeting we specialized in common student housing policies, teachers’ housing problem, school lunches and youth. We are strengthening the close cooperation of Ykissos with the subject of the fields of education and social cohesion and renew our meetings for the best interests of children, young people, families, teachers. “