The average estimated subsidy amounts to 62% of the total cost, while 38% more homes are expected to be upgraded compared to the previous cycle of the program. Applications will be submitted electronically for a period of one month from the start date of the Program and will be simultaneous throughout the country.

For applications for individual apartments, detached houses, and apartments as part of an application for an apartment building, the maximum subsidy rate is set as follows:

Subsidy for individual apartment/detached house/apartment as part of an application for an apartment building

For apartment building applications, when all of the apartment building’s thousandths participate, an additional bonus of +10% is provided on top of the expected subsidy rate for each participating apartment.

Eligible interventions

• Replacement of window frames (frames/glass panes) and installation of shading systems.
• Installation of thermal insulation (external masonry/roof/roofing).
• Upgrade of the heating/cooling system.
• Installation of systems for the supply of hot water for domestic use.
• Replacement of air conditioning units units
• Smart Home Interventions

Criteria and Quota for Prioritization and Ranking of Applications.

When is a residence considered eligible for the program?

• It exists legally and has not been deemed demolishable.
• They are used as a primary residence. (In the case of primary use of the residence by a co-owner – owner-occupied, only the co-owner who owns the property is eligible to participate in the Program).
• It has been classified on the basis of the A’ Energy Performance Certificate (A’ EPC) in a category lower than or equal to C.
• The apartment building has a valid apartment building tax identification number.
• Please note that properties that are not used for residential purposes (e.g., a shop on the ground floor) are not eligible under any circumstances.

The documents required for enrollment in the program:

• Photocopy of the identity card of the natural person applying for inclusion in the program.
• Copy of the building permit for the building.
• Copy of the floor plan of the Building Permit.
• Copy of apartment legalization/regularization (if there are any unauthorized constructions).
• Copy of electricity bill (or other electricity provider, last 3 months).
• Copy of title deed (purchase or transfer or establishment of horizontal property or acceptance of inheritance).
• Copy of tax return (for the 2020 tax year) – form E0.
• Copy of tax return (for the 2020 tax year) – form E1.
• Copy of last year’s real estate declaration – form E9.
• Certificate of property number identification from the municipality if the correct address is not stated on the building permit form.
• Energy performance certificate If issued, the cost is equal to 75 + 2.5 euros per square meter of the house, e.g. for a house of 100 square meters, the cost is 75 + 2.5 x 100 = 325 euros.
• For houses that are rented or provided free of charge, the following are required:
  A copy of the detailed statement of property rents, a solemn declaration by the tenant under Law 1599/1986 that they use the property in question as a home or business premises.

How it differs from previous programs:

• The time-based hierarchy for submitting applications is abolished and evaluation criteria are introduced.
• A new category is being created solely for vulnerable households, with a separate budget of €100 million, strengthening initiatives to combat energy poverty.
• For the first time, social criteria are being introduced for people with disabilities, large families, and single-parent families, which account for 21% of the scoring percentage.
• For the first time, the criterion of grade points is introduced, with which the taken into account the climatic a15> conditions that prevail in each region.
• The estimated annual energy savings based on the proposed cost of interventions will be the most important criterion, accounting for 50%, followed by individual or family income, accounting for 15%.
• The annual target of the National Energy Efficiency Plan (ESEK) for energy savings from building interventions has been exceeded by 108%.
• It is estimated that 50,000 households will undergo energy upgrades, compared to around 40,000 households in previous programs.
• For more efficient absorption of funds, they will be allocated per Regional Unit (prefecture) and not per Region as was the case in the past.
• The number of applications per beneficiary is limited to one (1) application.
• Applications exclusively for interventions in common areas in apartment buildings are abolished.
• Aiming to digitize the state and reduce bureaucracy, the Electronic Building/Split Ownership Identity becomes mandatory and is subsidized under the Program.
• A list of runners-up is created to ensure the absorption of available resources and increase the number of beneficiaries.

The Technical Chamber of Greece is responsible for managing the program (platform operation, application evaluation, etc.).

Requirements for submitting applications.

Limit on applications per beneficiary:

-For applications for Individual Apartments or Detached Houses, each natural person (each applicant’s Tax Identification Number) may submit only one (1) application, in accordance with the terms of the Program.

-For apartment building applications, only one (1) application may be submitted for each apartment building management tax identification number, in accordance with the terms of the Program.

-For participating apartments as part of an apartment building application, each natural person (for each applicant’s tax identification number) may submit multiple applications for participating apartments, in accordance with the terms of the Program. However, the specified accumulation limit on the total subsidy applies.

Limit on applications per residence: Only one (1) application may be submitted for each eligible residence (single-family home, individual apartment, multi-family building, or apartment as part of a multi-family building application) under the current Program. Residences, as defined above, with an active application in one of the energy upgrade programs “Energy Saving at Home II” and “Energy Saving-Autonomy” for the 2014-2020 programming period are not eligible to apply for the current program. Exceptions are cases of individual apartments with an active application in one of the cycles of the “Energy Saving at Home II” and “I Save-I Become Independent” for the 2014-2020 programming period, which are allowed to participate as an apartment-part of an application in an apartment building, but only for common interventions.

The registration in the information system of more than one application for the same eligible residence by the same person or other co-owner will result, without further ado, in the rejection of all applications and, in the case of an application that has been included in an eligibility decision, the latter will be revoked.

Compliance with the above requirements is checked for all applications submitted to the program and is carried out by the Program Implementing Body before the relevant eligibility decision is issued.

Residence

Granting of Subsidy

Apartment building

Application