Kalypsi Programme
PROGRAMME OBJECTIVES
The overall objective of the Programme is to make use of private homes previously provided to applicants for international protection under the ‘ESTIA II’ programme (Joint Decision No. 13348/2.4.2020 of the Ministers of Development and Investments and Migration and Asylum, Government Gazette B’ 1199) and the ‘ESTIA 2021′ programme (Joint Decision No. 270/2.2.2021 of the same Ministers, Government Gazette B’ 451), in order to provide free, quality housing for three years to vulnerable young people aged 25 to 39 who are beneficiaries of the Minimum Guaranteed Income. The specific objectives are:
a.To provide immediate support to young people in meeting the cost of renting their primary residence.
b.To address housing insecurity among the most vulnerable people who have lost, or are at risk of losing, their home.
PROGRAMME BENEFICIARIES
Young people aged 25 to 39 who receive the Minimum Guaranteed Income. The beneficiary and all adult household members must be included in a Minimum Guaranteed Income household both in March 2023 (when the Joint Ministerial Decision was issued) and when they join the Programme. Potential beneficiaries apply to their municipality of residence within the specified deadline. Points are awarded to households in categories such as families with three or more children, people with disabilities, households served with an eviction decision or order to surrender a leased property, single-parent families, unemployed people, and people or families staying in shelters for women who have experienced violence. Approved beneficiaries receive a home rent-free for three years and coverage of moving costs, including the transport of household belongings and the transfer of utility accounts.
PROGRAMME PROPERTIES
This concerns owners of properties made available under the ‘ESTIA II’ and ‘ESTIA 2021’ programmes. Owners apply to participate within the exclusive deadline set out in a call by the Minister of Social Cohesion and Family Affairs. Apartments are included if they meet the criteria for protected apartments, except for the requirements relating to furnishings. The owners receive the same rent as under the ESTIA programme, increased by 9.6% (the average annual general Consumer Price Index published by the Hellenic Statistical Authority for 2022). The programme also covers repairs for damage identified during use and compensates owners at the end of the lease for restoring any damage to the property.
PARTNER ORGANISATIONS
To implement the Programme, the Ministry of Social Cohesion and Family Affairs enters into programme agreements with first- and second-tier local authorities and their legal entities, or directly with such legal entities. Participating municipalities and their legal entities contract with the Ministry and OPEKA. The programme agreement sets out each party’s responsibilities and obligations. The 44 municipalities participating in the KALYPSI Programme are:
Municipality of Athens; Galatsi; Agia Varvara; Agioi Anargyroi-Kamatero; Aigaleo; Ilion; Peristeri; Vyronas; Dafni-Ymittos; Zografou; Ilioupoli; Kaisariani; Agios Dimitrios; Alimos; Kallithea; Moschato-Tavros; Nea Smyrni; Palaio Faliro; Paiania; Thessaloniki; Korydallos; Nikaia-Agios Ioannis Rentis; Kalamaria; Kordelio-Evosmos; Lagkadas; Pavlos Melas; Pylaia-Chortiatis; Oreokastro; Ampelokipoi-Menemeni; Delta; Thermi; Neapoli-Sykies; Chalkida; Tripoli; Katerini; Karditsa; Larissa; Trikala; Livadeia; Kilkis; Paionia; Ioannina; Heraklion; and Malevizi.
