It opens the way for payment of the one-off financial aid of EUR 300 by the DYPA, a measure adopted by law «Business Again». For thousands of citizens, long-term unemployment is a harsh everyday life, and the aim of the new provision is to mobilise and relieve them. Through the creation of an updated Digital Individual Action Plan (Digital DPA), they seek to facilitate their training and smooth reintegration into the labour market.
This provision is intended exclusively to non-subsidised unemployed persons who have remained registered for a long time.
Multiannual unemployment and other conditions for the allowance
In order to receive the aid, it must cumulatively meet the following basic criteria:
- Duration: Unemployment (active and continuous registration in IPPA registers) must exceed 5 years.
- Without subsidy: Do not pay the beneficiary regular allowance (as subsidised unemployment is a reason for exclusion) or other regular financial assistance from the Agency at the time of application.
- Digital DSS: To have already established or updated the Digital Individual Action Plan in collaboration with a working advisor to the IMIPA.
Income Criteria:
- Up to 16,000 euros for singles.
- Up to EUR 24,000 for married persons (the limit is increased by EUR 3,000 for each child).
- Up to 27,000 euros for single-parent families (the limit is increased by 3,000 euros for each child).
Important Note: The system allows access to the platform and registration of IBAN only to those with a Digital DSS and for whom registered unemployment has exceeded 5 years.
The step by step payment process
The procedure for payment of the benefit is simple and payment is made automated:
- Entry: Potential beneficiaries enter the gov.gr platform using TaxisNet codes.
- Complete Elements: They shall register or update the IBAN of their bank account and their family situation.
- Automatic Control: DYPA checks automatically whether the conditions are met (i.e. if unemployment exceeds five years and if there is a Digital DPA) and crosses the income data through AADE and DIA.
- Payment: If everything is right, the amount is automatically credited to the beneficiaries' accounts.
Caution: False personal data in IBAN or invalid IBAN may result in late payment.
What to do about Digital DSS
If unemployment is a long term treaty over 5 years, but you do not have a Digital Individual Action Plan, you must follow the following steps according to your case:
– If you already have an old type of AD: You enter the online services (eservices) of DYPA with TaxisNet codes. There you confirm or update the data of your old plan to automatically convert it into a Digital DSS.
– If you've never prepared a DSS: You have to make an appointment with a working consultant at the Employment Promotion Centre (CSP2) in your area.
- For a video conference date (MyDYPAlive): Through the relevant platform on gov.gr.
- For living dating: Send an email to local CDP2 or call the single telephone center 1555.
