The district offices of the Department for Town Planning and Housing will close on June 14 and will no longer accept applications from the public. The closure is in preparation for the transition to a new system of local government starting on July 1, with five district-level organizations taking over the department’s role.
The Ministry of Labour and Social Insurance has launched a “Holiday Subsidy Scheme for Low-Income Pensioners in mountain region resorts and Pyrgos Tyllirias.” The plan offers fully subsidized accommodation with full board for low-income pensioners at selected resorts during specific dates. Eligible beneficiaries include recipients of the Low-Income Pensioners Support Scheme, Minimum Guaranteed Income recipients, and pensioners with specific income thresholds. Applications can be submitted starting June 3, 2024, until funds are exhausted.
The fact described in the text is that the interior minister is expected to issue decrees mandating that the final say on permits will rest with the technocrats in the district-level organizations, not the elected officials.
The majority of the public who use the island’s citizens service centres (KEP) have reported being served within ten minutes, with more than 94% saying they were satisfied with the speed of service. Since the first KEP centre opened almost 19 years ago, they have executed 13.4 million individual actions in person and 5.5 million over the phone.