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Help and compensation after a natural disaster in Greece
The benefits that may apply to you in this situation. Each page explains amounts, eligibility and how to apply, with a link to the official source.
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Suspension of Tax and Social Security Debt Payments for People Hit by a Natural Disaster
After a natural disaster, people certified as having damage to their home get a six-month suspension of tax debt payments, an arrangement and suspension of social security contributions, and a twelve-month suspension of forced enforcement.
Body: Υπ. Κλιματικής Κρίσης και Πολιτικής Προστασίας — Μέτρα στήριξης πληγέντων (11/8/2026)
ENFIA Property Tax Exemption for Properties Hit by a Natural Disaster
Full exemption from the ENFIA property tax for buildings and farmland destroyed or declared dangerous or unfit after an earthquake, fire or flood, for the year of the disaster and the next two years.
Body: ΑΑΔΕ — Δελτίο Τύπου 8/4/2024 για την απαλλαγή ΕΝΦΙΑ πληγέντων
Flood Disaster Relief
One-off financial relief for people affected by floods, storms or landslides.
Body: Πολιτική Προστασία
Fire Disaster Relief
State aid only for properties and activities in areas officially designated as affected by a specific wildfire.
Body: Κρατική Αρωγή — επίσημη πύλη
Earthquake Disaster Relief
One-off financial relief for people affected by earthquakes.
Body: Κρατική Αρωγή — Σεισμοί Ιωαννίνων, Θεσπρωτίας, Καρδίτσας, Αχαΐας, Ευβοίας 2026
Supernumerary University Admission 2026-2027 for Candidates from Areas Hit by Natural Disasters
For the 2026-2027 academic year only, final-year pupils and graduates of general and vocational upper-secondary schools (ΓΕΛ/ΕΠΑΛ) in areas hit by natural disasters, who sat the June 2026 national exams, are admitted to universities above the number of places, within a 2% quota in each category.
Body: Υπουργείο Παιδείας, Θρησκευμάτων και Αθλητισμού
Basic-Needs and Household-Goods Aid for Natural Disaster Victims (applied for at the Municipality)
If your home was hit by a natural disaster (wildfire, flood, earthquake, severe weather etc.), the municipality where it is located pays, with state funding, a one-off €600 for first needs and up to €6,000 for simple repairs or replacing household goods. You apply to the municipality within 45 days of the disaster.
Body: Υπουργείο Κλιματικής Κρίσης και Πολιτικής Προστασίας, ΓΓ Αποκατάστασης Φυσικών Καταστροφών και Κρατικής Αρωγής (Διαύγεια)
Rent or Co-habitation Subsidy for People Hit by a Natural Disaster
A monthly subsidy of €300-500 towards rent (or half of that for co-habitation) when your main home was rated «yellow» or «red» after a natural disaster, for up to two years.
Body: ΓΔΑΕΦΚ — Προσωρινή στέγαση πληγέντων από φυσική καταστροφή
ELGA State Financial Aid (KOE) for Natural-Disaster Damage to Farm Production and Fixed Capital
State aid through ELGA for farmers and livestock breeders whose losses from natural disasters or adverse weather are not covered by ELGA insurance, such as plant capital, greenhouses, livestock buildings, storage and equipment. It is activated per event by a joint ministerial decision and needs an application and damage above 30%.
Body: ΕΛΓΑ (Οργανισμός Ελληνικών Γεωργικών Ασφαλίσεων)
State Aid for Losses from the March–April 2025 Frosts (cherries, sour cherries, apples, quinces, figs)
A state-aid programme of up to EUR 50 million, run by ELGA, for growers of cherries, sour cherries, apples, quinces and fresh figs in specific regional units who lost more than 30% of their 2025 production to the March–April 2025 frosts, at a stage ELGA insurance does not cover. It concerns those who filed a final application with ELGA during 2025.
Body: ΥΠΑΑΤ, ΥΠΕΘΟΟ και ΑΑΔΕ (ΚΥΑ 252456/02-10-2026)· υλοποίηση ΕΛΓΑ
Under review(4)
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Income-Loss Compensation for Livestock Farmers Hit by Sheep Pox, PPR and Foot-and-Mouth Disease (2026)
Livestock farmers who, under the health measures against sheep and goat pox, foot-and-mouth disease or peste des petits ruminants, had animals culled and were left for a time with fewer animals, receive compensation for the lost income. EUR 16,843,162.50 was paid for the first half of 2026; a payment for the second half will follow.
Body: Υπουργείο Αγροτικής Ανάπτυξης και Τροφίμων — Δελτίο Τύπου 27/8/2026Under review
ELGA Compensation for Crop and Livestock Damage
Holders of farm holdings (owners, usufructuaries or operators), compulsorily insured with ELGA, with an annual crop/livestock declaration and a paid-up insurance contribution
Body: ΕΛΓΑUnder review
Insurance Coverage & Service Recognition for Civil Protection Volunteers
Registered civil protection volunteers (e.g. volunteer forest firefighters, rescue volunteers)
Body: Πολιτική ΠροστασίαUnder review
State Aid Housing Reconstruction/Repair Grant for Disaster-Affected Households
Owners of a main residence damaged by a natural disaster, in designated areas
Body: Πολιτική ΠροστασίαUnder review
Ended(3)
Rounds that have closed. Kept for reference; they no longer accept applications.
DYPA special employment programme for 10 unemployed residents of fire-hit Megara
DYPA placed 10 registered unemployed people who were permanent residents of the Municipality of Megara on 19.8.2024 in 12-month full-time jobs paying €1,200 gross a month. Applications were made online from 5 to 26 March 2026.
Body: ΔΥΠΑEnded
De Minimis State Aid to Farmers for Extreme Weather / Adverse Production Conditions
Producers in specific categories set by each Joint Ministerial Decision (JMD) (e.g. 2026 round: rice producers, those affected by the 2021 frost, producers in the Regional Unit of Ioannina affected by the 2025 water shortage)
Body: ΑΑΔΕEnded
Natural Disaster Recovery Microloans Fund (TEPIX III)
Microloans for businesses with a seat or branch in the Region of Thessaly; applications have closed because the budget ran out.
Body: Ελληνική Αναπτυξιακή Τράπεζα (ΕΑΤ)Ended