Flood victims: New first aid payments – €76m allocated to 18,229 claimants

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2023-10-24 18:56:46

New payments e.gasking for help were held today for those affected by the floods that occurred at the beginning of September in various regions of the country, especially in Thessaly.

In particular, on Tuesday, 3,319,420 euros were credited to citizens’ bank accounts.

In particular, 1,666,909 euros were paid to 481 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. These are payments that resulted from the cross-checks made by the officers of the General Secretariat for Natural Disaster Recovery and State Aid in the applications submitted to the first aid platform, arogi.gov.gr.

At the same time, payments of 328,511 euros were made to 54 beneficiaries of first aid against housing assistance and payments of 1,324,000 euros were made to 581 businesses as first aid against the grant of businesses affected by the floods, which include livestock units and agricultural holdings.

Cumulatively, as the Ministry of Climate Crisis and Civil Protection states in its announcement, to date, 76 million euros have been paid to 18,229 applicants, who have been affected by the unprecedented flood phenomenon that hit Thessaly, but also areas of Central Greece .

It is worth noting that so far, 8.5 million euros have already been paid to approximately 4,245 farmers with damages to their fixed capital and equipment.

At the same time, the process of cross-checking the data submitted through the first aid platform, arogi.gov.gr, continues, as well as the automated identification process, where available data emerges.

Therefore, in the following days, payments will continue as normal. It is reminded that the flood victims in the said areas, whose details are not obtained through the automated identification process by the AADE, can submit an application at arogi.gov.gr, so that they too receive the compensation they are entitled to. Of course, the flood-affected citizens who are in the other affected areas are also invited to submit an application, as has been done to a significant extent until today.

The deadline for submitting applications to arogi.gov.gr expires October 31st.

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