The platform for the first financial support to those affected by the wildfire in north-eastern Attica and Athens was opened today, Tuesday, August 20,2014.
In platform arogi.gov.gr citizens, farmers and business people can submit their applications to receive the financial aid.
All those seeking the financial support need to submit also the certificates issued by the government controllers who inspected the areas after the fire.
Beneficiaries are affected people located in the areas of the Municipalities of Vrilissi, Chalandrio, Penteli of the Regional Unit of the Northern Sector of Athens and the Municipalities of Marathon, Dionysos, Oropou, Rafina – Pikermio and Pallini of the Regional Unit of Eastern Attica, of the Attica Region, which were affected by the fires and have been declared a civil protection emergency.
Eligible are:
* businesses and non-profit organizations, agricultural holdings that were affected by the fires and wish to receive first aid in exchange for a grant (Official Gazette B’ 4744/19.08.2024).
* property owners who were affected by the fires and wish to receive first aid in exchange for housing assistance, following the issuance of a relevant joint decision by the ministers of Finance, Digital Governance and Climate Crisis & Civil Protection (Official Gazette B΄ 4743/19.08.2024).
1. First aid against grant to businesses and agricultural holdings
The amount of first aid aid against a grant amounts to 2,000 euros for serious material damage and 4,000 euros for very serious material damage.
2. First aid against housing assistance for houses and buildings
The amount of first aid aid against housing assistance amounts to 10,000 euros, for building facilities that have suffered severe damage that makes them dangerous for use or dangerously collapsed or completely damaged, or 5,000 euros, for building facilities that have suffered serious damage that makes them render them temporarily unfit for use. Beneficiaries are owners, by full or partial ownership, of professional building facilities, residences and other non-professional use buildings, which suffered damage from the fires, for the properties for which they are also going to submit applications for housing assistance.
For the payment of the first aid, the beneficiary submits an application through the electronic platform arogi.gov.gr which operates with the contribution of the Independent Public Revenue Authority.
The platform will remain open for submission of applications until Wednesday, September 4, 2024.
According to the Ministry of Climate Crisis and Civil Protection, aim for the first aid is for those affected who are entitled to first aid to submit an application and immediately receive the support they are entitled to as quickly as possible – after completing the necessary intersections.
