Earthquake Disaster Relief

Required Documents

Usually the details gov.gr already holds about you are enough.

Step by step

1. 1

   Check if your area has been declared earthquake-hit

   Relief is only activated once a Joint Ministerial Decision (KYA) formally designates your area as hit by the specific earthquake. Check the announcements on arogi.gov.gr, under "Natural disasters > Earthquakes", or ask at your Municipality.

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2. 2

   Wait for your building's assessment

   GDAEFK engineers inspect the building and classify it "green" (habitable), "yellow" (temporarily unfit) or "red" (dangerous). The classification determines which forms of relief you can request, so keep the document you receive.

3. 3

   Apply for first relief

   arogi.gov.gr is an information portal and has no login. The application for basic living needs or for replacing household goods is submitted in the tax authority's "State Aid" application using TaxisNet credentials. If the building is classified "yellow" or "red", you can also request an advance against housing assistance. Declare your IBAN.

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4. 4

   For repair, rebuilding or temporary housing

   Housing assistance for repairing or rebuilding, and the rent or co-habitation subsidy for temporary housing, do not go through the tax authority's application. These are submitted online at arogi.services.gov.gr and handled by the competent local Directorate for Natural Disaster Recovery (DAEFK).

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5. 5

   Wait for review and payment

   The application is cross-checked with the inspection report and your tax records. If it is approved, the amount is paid into the IBAN you declared.

6. 6

   Application at the municipality (JMD 33862/2019)

   If the tax authority platform does not open for the earthquake and the municipality applies Joint Ministerial Decision 33862/2019, the application for the first basic-needs allowance and the simple-repairs or household-goods allowance is made at the municipality within 45 days of the disaster. A three-member municipal committee inspects the main or second home (not if GDAEFK engineers have already inspected it) and the mayor recognises the beneficiaries by decision. Even when relief is paid via arogi.gov.gr, the large-family and disability supplements and the €4,500 injury-disability aid are paid in cooperation with the municipalities.

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7. 7

   Watch the deadline

   Each decision sets its own submission deadline. Apply as soon as possible and keep a copy of every inspection or classification document you receive.

Good to know

• Sign in to gov.gr with your TAXISnet codes. You sign in ONLY through the official government page. Never enter your codes anywhere else.
• Fill in and submit the application. Enter your details, upload anything requested and submit. Keep the protocol number.
• Track your application. Progress and the final decision appear in your account on the authority / gov.gr.