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DYPA hiring subsidy for unemployed people in the lignite phase-out Just Transition areas (W. Macedonia, Megalopoli, small islands)

DYPA subsidises, for 12 months, private businesses that hire registered unemployed residents of Western Macedonia, Megalopoli and neighbouring municipalities, and small islands. The business applies; the unemployed person is put forward by a DYPA job counsellor.

For the employer, 12 months: €1,185 a month for hiring someone from declining or transforming sectors, or €829.50 a month for any other unemployed person (up to €14,220).

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Who can get it

You are unemployed

Official evidence · ΚΥΑ 7066/15.3.2025 (ΦΕΚ Β΄ 1269/2025): «Άνεργοι, εγγεγραμμένοι στο ψηφιακό μητρώο της ΔΥΠΑ, που κατοικούν και πρόκειται να απασχοληθούν στις επιλέξιμες περιοχές.» · Checked: 2026-09-30

You are registered as unemployed in DYPA's digital register

Official evidence · ΔΥΠΑ: «ΩΦΕΛΟΥΜΕΝΟΙ Άνεργοι, εγγεγραμμένοι στο ψηφιακό μητρώο της ΔΥΠΑ, που κατοικούν και πρόκειται να απασχοληθούν στις επιλέξιμες περιοχές» · Checked: 2026-09-28

You live (and will work) in an eligible area: the Western Macedonia Region, the municipalities of Megalopoli, Tripoli, Oichalia or Gortynia, or a small North or South Aegean or Crete island (Gavdos) with fewer than 3,100 residents, from the list in the DYPA call

Official evidence · ΔΥΠΑ, 2η τροποποίηση της Δημόσιας Πρόσκλησης (ΑΔΑ ΨΣ574691Ω2-1ΘΜ), Παράρτημα 10 «Γεωγραφικές Περιοχές Υλοποίησης»: Περιφέρεια Δυτικής Μακεδονίας, Δήμοι Γορτυνίας, Μεγαλόπολης, Τρίπολης, Οιχαλίας και 46 νησιά ή δημοτικές κοινότητες νησιών (από «Δ. Κ. ΑΓΙΟΥ ΕΥΣΤΡΑΤΙΟΥ» έως «Δ. Κ. ΓΑΥΔΟΥ»)· ΚΥΑ 6113/3.3.2026 (ΦΕΚ Β΄ 1110): «μικρά νησιά του Βορείου και Νοτίου Αιγαίου με πληθυσμό κάτω των 3.100 κατοίκων» · Checked: 2026-09-29

Greek, EU citizen, of Greek descent, or a third-country national with a residence permit that allows employment

Official evidence · ΚΥΑ 7066/15.3.2025 (ΦΕΚ Β΄ 1269/2025): «β. Να είναι Έλληνες πολίτες ή πολίτες άλλου κράτους μέλους της ΕΕ ή να είναι ομογενείς που έχουν δικαίωμα διαμονής και απασχόλησης στη χώρα μας ή πολίτες τρίτων χωρών που έχουν άδεια διαμονής για εξαρτημένη εργασία» · Checked: 2026-09-30

Based on official sources. For the latest criteria, contact the relevant authority.

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What it is

Under the "Just Development Transition" Programme 2021-2027 (Just Transition Fund), DYPA subsidises private businesses that hire unemployed people in the areas hit by the lignite phase-out. The target is 2,700 new jobs.

Eligible areas: the Western Macedonia Region; the municipalities of Megalopoli, Tripoli, Oichalia and Gortynia; and the small islands of the North and South Aegean and Crete with fewer than 3,100 residents that are included in the programme (for Crete DYPA names Gavdos).

Beneficiaries are unemployed people registered with DYPA who live, and will work, in the eligible areas. The unemployed person does not apply: the business applies on the OPSKE state-aid system and a DYPA job counsellor puts forward candidates.

The subsidy lasts 12 months: €1,185 a month (100% of the unit cost) for hiring someone who used to work in declining or transforming sectors (e.g. lignite mining, conventional power generation, electricity distribution and trading), or €829.50 a month (70%) for any other unemployed person. The latest Western Macedonia application round for businesses closed on 3 September 2026; the programme stays open.

Lifecycle*

Active

Time-limited programme

No fixed end date is currently recorded.

*Cycles, deadlines, and availability may change regularly. Always confirm with the official source before applying.

Benefit details

Provider
ΔΥΠΑ
Category
Work & Unemployment
Status
Active
Type of benefit
Subsidy programme
Life events:Job loss

Details last verified: 12/10/2026