Benefits and allowances in the Region of Epirus

DEYA Arta – Special social water tariff (50% off)

DEYA Arta gives 50% off water consumption from the first cubic metre to large and three-child families, people with a disability or blindness of 80% or more, kidney patients on dialysis, people who need regular transfusions, Minimum Guaranteed Income recipients and single-parent families with minor children.

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North Tzoumerka: 30% off water charges for people with a disability of 67% or more and the destitute

The Municipality of North Tzoumerka cuts 2026 water charges by 30% for people with a disability of 67% or more and for the first home of destitute people holding a destitution certificate.

Dodoni: 50% off the first water band for large and three-child families and people with a disability of 67% or more

The Municipality of Dodoni cuts by 50% the prices of the first water band per four months, for household use, for large and three-child families with at least one child under 25 and for people with a disability of 67% or more.

Zagori: 50% off the water standing charge and use for large and three-child families, disability of 67% or more and Minimum Income recipients

The Municipality of Zagori cuts by 50% the water standing charge and use of the first home for large and three-child families with a child under 25, for people with a disability of 67% or more (also when a household member) and for recipients of the social solidarity allowance.

Zagori: Christos Athanasiadis bequest scholarships of the Vrysochori community, 2024-25 and 2025-26

The Municipality of Zagori offers scholarships of EUR 14,000 per academic year (2024-25 and 2025-26), shared equally, for lower and upper secondary pupils, university students and postgraduates up to 30 who are on the municipal roll of the Vrysochori community.

Ziros: social tariffs for water, sewerage, cleaning and lighting for vulnerable groups

For the first home the Municipality of Ziros gives a standing-charge-only water bill and 45% to 55% off the sewerage charge and the cleaning and lighting fees to people with a 67% disability, large and three-child families, the destitute, single parents, couples of long-term unemployed and Minimum Income recipients, within an income limit.

Zitsa 2026 birth grant (EUR 1,000–1,500)

The Municipality of Zitsa pays a one-off EUR 1,000 for the 1st child, EUR 1,300 for the 2nd and EUR 1,500 for the 3rd and each further child born in 2026, to parents on its municipal roll who live permanently in the Ekali, Evrymenes, Zitsa or Molossoi municipal units, with income within the limits of the A21 child benefit.

Reduced monthly unlimited-ride urban bus card in Ioannina for University of Ioannina students (subsidised by the Municipality of Ioannina)

University of Ioannina students buy the monthly unlimited-ride card of the Ioannina urban bus company (Astiko KTEL) for 20 EUR instead of 35 EUR: the Municipality of Ioannina pays 10 EUR per card and the bus company gives a further 5 EUR discount. It runs from October 2026 to September 2027.

Exemption or 50% cut in the fixed water charge for vulnerable groups (Municipality of Konitsa, 2026)

The Municipality of Konitsa exempts from the fixed water charge needy people, the long-term unemployed and people with a disability above 80%, and halves it for a disability of 67%-80% and for single-parent families, with low income limits, for a main home of up to 150 m².

Metsovo: 30% off the water charge for large families with minor children, war disabled and war victims, and disability of 67% or more

The Municipality of Metsovo cuts by 30% the water charge of one household meter for large families supporting minor children, war disabled and war victims and people with a disability of 67% or more, with presumed household income up to €10,000 (no limit for total disability).

Parga: 50% off water and sewerage charges for large and three-child families, disability of 67% or more and the needy

The Municipality of Parga cuts water and sewerage charges by 50% for large families, three-child families with income under €25,000, people with a disability of 67% or more or blindness with income under €20,000 and the needy, one reduction per person.

DEYA Preveza – Social water and sewerage tariff (40%-50% off)

DEYA Preveza gives 50% off water and sewerage to large families, kidney patients and people with a disability of 67% or more, and 40% to three-child families and vulnerable debtors, in the units of Preveza, Zalongo and Louros.

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€1,000 Grant for Every Newborn Child — Municipality of Souli

The Municipality of Souli pays a one-off €1,000 for every child born from 1 January 2026 to families who are registered citizens and permanent residents of the municipality, with annual income up to €30,000.