On August 1, 2024, the social tourism program for pensioners of e-EFKA (formerly OAEE) and will last until July 31, 2025, because from July 15 at 08:00 to July 20, 2024 at 23:59 the deadline for the electronic submission of beneficiary and provider applications .
As the Deputy Director of the Public Employment Service (PYPA), Gianna Hormova, pointed out in her remarks to APE-MPE, “this is a PYPA program that gives pensioners the opportunity to enjoy holidays in selected accommodations- an throughout Greece, at a reduced cost , improving their social welfare and quality of life.
The objective of the program is to provide an opportunity to rest and have fun for a large group of beneficiaries, which will amount to 25,000. This number includes applicant pensioners, as well as their direct and indirect beneficiary members, such as spouses, children and partners of PWD.
Applications of interested parties shall be submitted only through the Single Digital Portal of the Hellenic State gov.gr”.
The only beneficiaries of the program are e-EFKA (formerly OAEE) pensioners.
Beneficiaries
The beneficiaries of the program are:
– the children of the beneficiaries, aged between 5 and 18 years,
– the children of the beneficiaries, aged over 18, provided they are not directly insured or directly insured, due to disability, with a percentage of 67% or more,
– the spouses of the beneficiaries, if they are not directly insured members and
– the partners of beneficiaries or beneficiaries with disabilities with a disability of 67% or more, with a certificate from a competent public body.
The purpose of the program is the fulfillment of pensioners’ vacations in the accommodations of the register of the providers of the program.
Length of stay
The length of stay is from one to six nights in all regions of Greece.
In particular, for certain destinations, such as Leros, Lesbos, Chios, Kos and Samos, the stay can reach up to 10 nights, while for North Evia, Evros and Thessaly, outside the Sporades, 12 nights are free. .
The assessment of social tourism also covers the crossing and return of the ferry, with the beneficiaries participating in the cost of 25%, while, for the disabled, the ferry tickets are free, making holidays cheap and easy for all beneficiaries.
The subsidy prices paid by DYPA to accommodation providers have been increased by 20% for the month of August, the period of Christmas (15/12/2024-14/01/2025) and Easter (11 /04/2025-27/04/2025). ).
In places with the possibility of 10 days and 12 days of stay, the accommodation is completely free for the beneficiaries, while in other places the private participation is from 1 to 12 euros per person per day, depending on the category of accommodation. and the provision of breakfast, making the program economically affordable for all.
In discussing the social tourism program of DYPA for the period 2024-2025, Ms. Hormova says that it is developing successfully. 300,000 social tourism vouchers have been issued, while since July 1, 2024, when the program began, more than 8,500 vouchers have been activated.
According to Mrs. Hormova, the budget increase of 43% is characteristic of the support of the DYPA program. “Due to the mutual cooperation relationship of DYPA with the providers of tourist accommodation (hotels and rentals), this year more providers joined our registry, thus expanding the choices of beneficiaries” said Mrs. Hormova.