Benefits and allowances in the Region of Western Greece
This page lists 16 local benefits in the Region of Western Greece.
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Across the region (3)
Paid training, work placement and certification (€5/hour) for unemployed people in Western Greece (Region of Western Greece)
Counselling, training, work placement and certification for 1,167 unemployed people in the Region of Western Greece (Achaia, Aetolia-Acarnania, Ilia), with a training allowance of €5 an hour. Not open yet: the operation starts on 1/11/2026 and the call for participants is expected.
Upcoming
ClickZois — Free 24h Telecare and Remote Monitoring for Older People and People with Disabilities (Region of Western Greece)
The Region of Western Greece provides a free device with a panic button, fall detection or location tracking, with 24-hour support from social workers and psychologists. It is for residents aged 60+ with health problems, or people with a disability of at least 50%, who live alone or without adequate support.
Pilot Student Public-Transport Pass Subsidy in Patras and Messolonghi (Region of Western Greece, 2026-2029)
The Region of Western Greece will subsidise the monthly student pass on public transport in Patras and Messolonghi, on top of the existing student discount, for active students of the University of Patras and the University of the Peloponnese. Students will pay €12.00 to €20.00 a month; the start date has not been announced.
Upcoming
In several municipalities (1)
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.
Municipalities: Ilida and Pineios
Body: Πύλη Στεγαστικής Πολιτικής — Στέγαση και Εργασία για αστέγους ΙΙΙ
By municipality
Municipality of Agrinio(1)
DEYA Agrinio – Special water tariff for large and three-child families, disabled and needy people
DEYA Agrinio gives 50% off the water bill to large and three-child families and people with a disability of 67% or more, and the first 10 m³ free with 50% off after that to needy and vulnerable people, for one household supply per family.
Body: ΔΕΥΑ Αγρινίου — απόφαση ΔΣ 49/2026 (Διαύγεια)
Municipality of Aigialeia(1)
Aigialeia water utility: 50% water discount for large families and people with disabilities, 35% for three-child families
The Aigialeia water utility gives 50% off the value of water used to large families and people with disabilities and 35% to three-child families, for the main-home supply of permanent residents of the Municipality of Aigialeia.
Body: ΔΕΥΑ Αιγιαλείας — απόφαση ΔΣ 154/2025, τιμολογιακή πολιτική 2026 (Διαύγεια)
Municipality of Aktio-Vonitsa(2)
Aktio-Vonitsa: 50% off the water and sewage-treatment charge for large families and people with a 67% disability on low incomes
The Municipality of Aktio-Vonitsa cuts the water charge (and the sewage-treatment charge in Anaktorio and Palairos) by 50% for registered citizens in large families and for people with a 67% disability, with a household income up to €15,000 plus €5,000 per dependant.
Body: Δήμος Ακτίου-Βόνιτσας — απόφαση Δημοτικού Συμβουλίου 4/2026, τέλη ύδρευσης 2026 (Διαύγεια)
Aktio-Vonitsa social grocery and soup kitchen (applications until 13/11/2026)
Free food and basic goods every month from the social grocery, or a daily meal from the soup kitchen, for permanent residents of the Municipality of Aktio-Vonitsa with income below the poverty line. Applications from 19/10 to 13/11/2026.
Body: Δήμος Ακτίου-Βόνιτσας — ανακοίνωση 13/10/2026 και πρόσκληση
Municipality of Amfilochia(1)
Amfilochia: 50% off water and sewerage for large families and people with disabilities, full exemption for kidney patients
The Municipality of Amfilochia gives 50% off the water and sewerage tariff (up to 100 cubic metres per four months, first-home meter) to large families with minors or students and to people with disabilities with household income up to €12,000, and a full exemption to kidney patients with a disability of 67% or more and income up to €30,000.
Municipality of Andravida-Kyllini(1)
50% off water consumption for vulnerable groups (Municipality of Andravida-Kyllini)
The Municipality of Andravida-Kyllini charges 50% less for water consumption (not the fixed charge) to large families with dependants, three-child families, people with a disability of 67% or more, needy people, KEA recipients, social tariff holders and the long-term unemployed.
Body: Δήμος Ανδραβίδας-Κυλλήνης — απόφαση Δημοτικού Συμβουλίου 211/2025 (Διαύγεια)
Municipality of Erymanthos(1)
Exemption or 50% cut in water charges for vulnerable groups (Municipality of Erymanthos)
The Municipality of Erymanthos exempts from the water charges of the main home needy families, people with a disability of 80% or more and single parents with income below €10,000, and cuts the charges by 50% for disability of 67% or more, large and three-child families and single parents, with income limits.
Municipality of Zacharo(1)
Social Water Tariff – Zacharo Municipal Water Utility (DEYA Zacharou)
Reduced social water tariff of DEYA Zacharo (the municipal water utility) for large families and families with three children, persons with a disability of 67% or more, OGA old-age pensioners living alone and long-term unemployed people, with family income of up to €5,000 (+€2,000 per dependent member). Admission is approved for one year following an application.
Body: ΔΕΥΑ Ζαχάρως — Διαύγεια
Municipality of Ilida(1)
Ilida: 40% water discount for large and three-child families and disability of 67% or more, up to 60% for the destitute
From 1/1/2026 the Municipality of Ilida cuts water and sewerage charges by 40% for large and three-child families (up to 60 cubic metres a quarter) and for people with a disability of 67% or more, kidney patients included (up to 40 cubic metres), with no income limit.
Municipality of Nafpaktia(1)
Nafpaktia water utility (DEYAN) 2026 social tariff: 50% for large, three-child and single-parent families, disability 67% and kidney patients, no bill for the needy, 30% for the long-term unemployed
The Nafpaktia water utility cuts water use by 50% (up to 100 cubic metres per six months) for large, three-child and single-parent families, disability of 67% or more and end-stage kidney patients with income up to €20,000 (+€3,000 per minor), does not bill the needy up to 60 cubic metres and gives 30% to the long-term unemployed. Applications 1 January to 30 April.
Applications closed
Municipality of Xiromero(1)
Xiromero: 50% off the water standing charge for single parents, disability 80%+ and large families
For 2026 the Municipality of Xiromero gives 50% off the water standing charge (€20 per four months) to single-parent families with minor children, people with a disability of 80% or more with income below €20,000 and large families with income below €22,000.
Municipality of Patras(1)
Patras water utility (DEYAP): special water tariff for large, three-child and single-parent families, people with disabilities, the long-term unemployed and Minimum Income recipients
The Patras water utility charges a €1 standing charge per two months and gives 40% to 60% off water use to large, three-child and single-parent families, people with a disability of 67% or more, the long-term unemployed and Minimum Income recipients, and free water up to 120 cubic metres per four months to people supported by the Social Grocery.
Body: ΔΕΥΑ Πάτρας — απόφαση ΔΣ 327/2025, τιμολογιακή πολιτική 2026-2029 (Διαύγεια)
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