Municipality of Thessaloniki: benefits, support and services

Tuition Discounts and Waivers at the Municipal Conservatories of Thessaloniki (2026-2027)

For 2026-2027 the Municipal Conservatories of Thessaloniki give 10% to 50% discounts and free tuition in some categories: single-parent, three-child and large families, students with disabilities, university students, unemployed people, children of unemployed parents and others, with income limits per category.

OASTH free door-to-door transport for people with disabilities in adapted vehicles (Thessaloniki)

OASTH carries people with disabilities free of charge in adapted vehicles with an attendant, booked by phone the day before (2310-933930, 2310-952638). Wheelchair users and people with severe mobility problems have priority.

Also in Ampelokipoi-Menemeni, Kalamaria, Kordelio-Evosmos, Neapoli-Sykies, Pavlos Melas and Pylaia-Chortiatis

Body: ΟΑΣΘ Α.Ε. (Οργανισμός Αστικών Συγκοινωνιών Θεσσαλονίκης)

Free and Reduced Public Transport Fares: OASA (Athens) and OSETH (Thessaloniki)

Free or reduced fares on Athens buses, trolleys, metro, electric railway and tram (OASA) and on OASTH buses and the Thessaloniki Metro (OSETH) for the unemployed, people with a disability of 67% or more, conscripts and uniformed staff, children and young people up to 18, people over 65, students of public institutions and large families, with a personalised card.

Applies in 72 municipalities

Body: ΟΑΣΑ Α.Ε. (ΟΣΥ Α.Ε., ΣΤΑΣΥ Α.Ε.) · ΟΣΕΘ Α.Ε. (λεωφορεία ΟΑΣΘ και Μετρό Θεσσαλονίκης)

Social Housing for the Most Vulnerable Groups in Thessaloniki

Renovation of 40 empty public homes in Metropolitan Thessaloniki, let at reduced rent to vulnerable households. The renovation has been completed and the homes are already being allocated.

Applies in 14 municipalities

Body: Δήμος

Housing and Work for the Homeless III

Rent and basic-needs subsidy, psychosocial support, subsidised work and training for people and families living without a home, in 89 participating municipalities. You join through the municipality's social service, until December 2028.

Applies in 89 municipalities

Body: Πύλη Στεγαστικής Πολιτικής — Στέγαση και Εργασία για αστέγους ΙΙΙ

Free Urban Bus Travel for Secondary School Students (ThessCard, Thessaloniki Regional Unit)

A free ThessCard for unlimited OSETh journeys for pupils of lower-secondary schools, general and vocational upper-secondary schools (ΓΕΛ/ΕΠΑΛ), model and experimental schools in the Thessaloniki prefecture who are entitled to free transport because of the home–school distance, for the 2026-2027 school year.

Also in Ampelokipoi-Menemeni, Volvi, Delta, Thermaikos, Thermi, Kalamaria, Kordelio-Evosmos, Lagkadas, Neapoli-Sykies, Pavlos Melas, Pylaia-Chortiatis, Chalkidona and Oraiokastro