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• At a Glance
• Basic information
• Application
• What you will need
• Requirements
• Fees
• Related
• Output
• Steps
• Digital steps
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At a glance

Responsible unit for initiating the procedure

Universities, Directorate of Organisational and Academic Development

Digital provision points

• National Single Digital Gateway – gov.gr

Number of required documents

0 to 1 + (

1

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Fees

Provided without cost

Estimated Time

8 months

Description

The procedure concerns the granting of an annual housing allowance (EUR 1 500) to students at higher education institutions who meet certain conditions and criteria, in accordance with the existing institutional framework. The allowance amounts to EUR 2 000 exclusively for beneficiaries enrolled at higher education institutions outside the Region of Attica or the Regional Unit of Thessaloniki. In case of cohabitation, the amount of EUR 2 000 shall be disbursed. The allowance amount shall be EUR 2 500 exclusively for beneficiaries enrolled at higher education institutions outside the Region of Attica or the Regional Unit of Thessaloniki and cohabiting with another student in the same rented domicile.

Basic information

Competent body

MINISTRY OF EDUCATION, SPORTS AND RELIGIOUS AFFAIRS

Authority/Public body’s Unit responsible for the institutional framework of the procedure

Service / organizational unit of a authority entity

Directorate of Organisational and Academic Development

Provided to

University students

Related links

Notes

Applications for a housing allowance for each academic year are submitted electronically on a dedicated platform. The information system for the submission of applications for housing allowance is supported by GRNET S.A. A relevant press release is issued by the Ministry of Education before the opening date for electronic applications.

Last update

25/09/2026

Application

Application Type

Application

Submission by:

Submitted by the applicant (digital)

Submitted by:

Persons

Title

Application for a housing allowance.

Relevant link

https://stegastiko.minedu.gov.gr/

Notes:

The circular lays down the conditions and supporting documents required for the granting of a housing allowance. The application shall be made electronically via a platform. If certain data are not verified, there is an indication in the electronic application that the necessary supporting documents can be submitted for inspection by the competent higher education institution (HEI) services.

What you will need

Means of authentication, identification and signature

Identification with TAXISnet codes

Print

Requirements

Fees

Related

Means of redress or appeal:

Other Objection – appeal

In the event of rejection, the applicant may lodge an objection/appeal within one (1) month of notification of the rejection, exclusively to the services of the institution. The competent services of the institution may request any additional supporting documents they deem necessary for the examination of the objection/appeal. If the objection/appeal is not accepted, the application is definitively rejected.

Output & Results

Output

Payment Document Production

Steps

Digital steps

Other information

Alternative titles

Granting of an annual housing allowance to students of higher education institutions

Official title

Granting of an annual housing allowance to students of higher education institutions

Languages supported

Greek, English

Legislation

Categories

Τype of procedure

Applications, Citizen benefits, Grantings

Trigger

Ex officio

Trigger (submission method)

Public service / public body document

Life events

Universities and courses, Social assistance, Benefits

Type

Ingoing/Outgoing

End of Process

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The procedure concerns the granting of an annual housing allowance (EUR 1 500) to students at higher education institutions who meet certain conditions and criteria, in accordance with the existing institutional framework. The allowance amounts to EUR 2 000 exclusively for beneficiaries enrolled at higher education institutions outside the Region of Attica or the Regional Unit of Thessaloniki.

In case of cohabitation, the amount of EUR 2 000 shall be disbursed. The allowance amount shall be EUR 2 500 exclusively for beneficiaries enrolled at higher education institutions outside the Region of Attica or the Regional Unit of Thessaloniki and cohabiting with another student in the same rented domicile. 0.00 0.00 0 1 1

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1 Time limit Applications for a housing allowance for each school year are submitted electronically from 1 to 30 June of each year, unless otherwise specified by circular of the Ministry of Education and Religious Affairs.

Link https://stegastiko.minedu.gov.gr

No No

2 Income The annual family income of the previous year shall not exceed EUR 30 000 plus EUR 3 000 for each dependent child in excess of one.

Link https://stegastiko.minedu.gov.gr

No No

3 Income The student must reside in a rented dwelling – of which they or their parents do not have full ownership or usufruct – as a result of their studies in a town other than that of their main residence. The lease should be in force for at least 6 months.

No No

4 Income The student’s parents or the student shall not be owners or hold usufruct of dwellings (owner-occupied or leased) exceeding two hundred (200) m² in total, with the exception of dwellings or apartments located in a municipality with a population of less than 3 000.

No No

5 Educational The student must have passed the examinations in half of the courses of the academic year before the year for which they are applying for the allowance.

No No

6 Possession of passwords to enter software The applicant must have TAXISnet codes.

Link https://www.gov.gr/en/arxes/anexartete-arkhe-demosion-esodon-aade/anexartete-arkhe-demosion-esodon-aade/elektronike-eggraphe-diakheirise-kodikon-taxisnet

No No

7 Citizenship The student for whom the allowance is granted must be a Greek national or a national of another European Union country.

Link https://www.gov.gr/ipiresies/oikogeneia/oikogeneiake-katastase/pistopoietiko-ithageneias

No No

8 Administrative The student must hold a valid academic ID.

No No

9 Tax The tax identification number of the student and the parent on whom the student is dependent are stated, if the parent is a beneficiary. In the case of divorced or separated spouses, the person entitled to the allowance shall be the parent on whom the student is dependent. The parent must have submitted a tax return for the year in which the application for housing allowance is being submitted.

No No

10 Tax Exceptionally, the student themself is the beneficiary, provided:

• (a) they are an orphan of both parents
• (b) their parents reside abroad
• (c) they are over 25 years old;
• (d) is obliged to submit a tax return and is not considered a dependant, in accordance with Article 11 of Law 4172/2013. In this case, they shall indicate only their spouse’s tax identification number (if any).

Yes Yes

11 Educational In case of students cohabiting with other undergraduate students enrolled at higher education institutions to acquire their first undergraduate degree and have not exceeded the minimum semesters required as per the curriculum to acquire said degree, and provided that the departments/schools in which the cohabiting students are located in the same city or regional unit, a housing allowance amounting to EUR 2 000 shall be granted.

Link https://stegastiko.minedu.gov.gr

No No

12 Educational The cohabiting student must not already hold a degree from a higher education institution nor have exceeded the minimum semesters as per the curriculum.

No No

13 Educational The cohabiting student must be enrolled in the same city or regional unit in which the student applying for the housing allowance is enrolled.

No No

14 Tax The lessee Tax ID No declared on behalf of the cohabiting student must be the same as the Tax ID No of said student, or said student must be a dependent of the holder of said Tax ID No as shown in the relevant tax return.

No No

15 Tax The lease agreement attached to the application for the housing allowance shall include the Tax ID No declared on behalf of the cohabiting student as a lessee.

No No

1 Supporting documents relating to the beneficiary’s income and financial situation Tax certificates

Supporting documents relating to the beneficiary’s income and financial situation

Relevant link: https://www.gsis.gr/

Submission by: Submitted by the applicant (in person or by post)

Submitted by: Persons

Notes: If the student’s parents reside abroad, the student must provide the competent department of the institution with all the supporting documents – Greek and foreign – relating to the student’s income and financial situation, both for themself and their parents or for the parent on whom they are dependent if this parent is divorced or is an unmarried mother, or one parent has died. Foreign supporting documents must be officially translated under the responsibility of the beneficiary.

Document submitted under requirements: Yes

Document’s requirement: Tax

No 7140

2 Certificate of marital status Certificate of marital status

Certificate of marital status

Relevant link: https://www.gov.gr/ipiresies/oikogeneia/oikogeneiake-katastase/pistopoietiko-oikogeneiakes-katastases

Submission by: Ex officio (digital)

Submitted by: Software through interoperability

Document submitted under requirements: Yes

Document’s requirement: Family

No 3964

Law 10 3220 2004 15 Α

Description Granting of a housing allowance to university students.

Legal references https://api.et.gr/apiFEK/1/2004/15/pdf

Joint Ministerial Decision 72647/Ζ1 2019 1688 Β

Description Amendment of Joint Ministerial Decision 140832/Z1/25-8-2017 to provide that unfinished buildings are not counted in the total floor area of 200 square metres.

Legal references https://api.et.gr/apiFEK/2/2019/1688/pdf

Joint Ministerial Decision 140832/Ζ1 2017 2993 Β

Description Laying down a procedure and supporting documents for the granting of the housing allowance to students of higher education institutions.

Legal references https://api.et.gr/apiFEK/2/2017/2993/pdf

Joint Ministerial Decision 128839/Z1 2022 5438 Β

Description Amendment of Decision ref. 140832/Z1/25-8-2017 of the Ministers for Education, Research and Religious Affairs and for Finance, “Determination of the procedure and supporting documents for granting the housing allowance to students of higher-education institutions” (Series II, 2993), as amended by the corresponding Decision ref. 72647/Z1/10-5-2019 (Series II, 1688).

Legal references https://ia37rg02wpsa01.blob.core.windows.net/fek/02/2022/20220205438.pdf

Law 32,50 5099 2024 48 Α

Description Ex officio retrieval and abolition of the issuance of supporting documents for the processing of administrative procedures

Legal references https://api.et.gr/apiLAW/1/2024/5099/pdf

Joint Ministerial Decision 19173 2025 1783 Β

Description Abolition of the issuance of the certificate of marital status and the birth certificate for the processing of administrative procedures.

Legal references https://api.et.gr/apiFEK/2/2025/1783/pdf

Joint Ministerial Decision 11007 2025 3570 Β

Description Amendment of Joint Ministerial Decision No 19173/8-4-2025 of the Ministers of the Interior and Digital Governance, ‘Abolition of the issuance of the certificate of marital status and the birth certificate for the processing of administrative procedures’ (Government Gazette, Series II, No 1783).

Legal references https://api.et.gr/apiFEK/2/2025/3570/pdf

1 Issue of a relevant circular

Responsible for Implementation Competent Undersecretary

Μethod of Implementation Signature

Description Issue of the relevant circular, in accordance with the institutional framework, containing the terms, conditions and procedure for granting of the housing allowance. A relevant press release is sent to the HEIs and issued by the Ministry of Education and Religious Affairs, notifying interested parties.

No No

P5D P3D

2 Submission of electronic application

Μethod of Implementation Software action

Description Submission of applications electronically via a dedicated digital platform within the month of June of each academic year by beneficiaries meeting the terms and conditions set out in the relevant circular.

Notes Applications must be submitted on the platform: https://stegastiko.minedu.gov.gr/

No No

P1M P1D

3 Checking of application

Responsible for Implementation Software

Μethod of Implementation Inspection

Description The application shall be checked by electronic verification of the declared data. If certain data are not verified, there is an indication in the electronic application that the necessary supporting documents can be submitted for inspection by the competent HEI services. If one of the criteria is not met, the application is rejected. The reasons for the rejection shall be indicated in the online application for the applicant’s information. In the event of rejection, the applicant may lodge an objection/appeal. The competent services of the Institution may request any additional supporting documents they deem necessary for the examination of the objection/appeal. If the objection/appeal is not accepted, the application is definitively rejected.

No No

P10D P1D

4 Non-verification of data – processing of application

Responsible for Implementation Competent Department

Μethod of Implementation Software action

Description If certain data are not verified, the competent HEI services check the supporting documents indicated by the electronic platform and confirm the acceptance or non-acceptance of the data declared in the application, selecting the corresponding field of the electronic platform.

Yes No

P2M P10D

3

5 Additional information is requested for assessment of the application

Responsible for Implementation Competent Department

Μethod of Implementation Manual Action

Description The competent services of the educational institutions (e.g. Student Welfare Services, financial services of HEIs, etc.) may request any additional supporting documents they consider relevant for the assessment of the application.

Yes No

P15D P2D

4

6 Sending additional data

Responsible for Implementation Competent body

Μethod of Implementation Manual Action

Description The beneficiary shall send the required additional supporting documents in the manner indicated by the competent service of the educational institution (email, face-to-face or postal).

Yes No

P15D P7D

5

7 Reassessment of the application

Responsible for Implementation Competent body

Μethod of Implementation Manual Action

Description The competent services of the educational institutions assess the additional supporting documents submitted by the beneficiary.

Yes No

P15D P7D

6

8 Approval or rejection of allowance payment

Responsible for Implementation Competent Department

Μethod of Implementation Manual Action

Description The competent services of the educational institutions shall issue a decision granting or refusing to pay an allowance.

Yes No

P1M P15D

7

9 Notification of approval or rejection to the beneficiary

Responsible for Implementation Competent Department

Μethod of Implementation Manual Action

Description The competent services of the educational institution shall notify the beneficiary of the result.

Yes Yes

P1M P15D

8

10 Full verification of data

Responsible for Implementation Software

Μethod of Implementation Inspection

Description If all the information declared is verified, the application shall proceed without processing for approval.

Yes No

PT10M PT1M

3

11 Approval or rejection of allowance payment

Responsible for Implementation Software

Μethod of Implementation Software action

Description Processing of the application and approval of allowance payment takes place based on: a) the data attested by the applicant, b) electronic verification of declared data, and c) the supporting documents produced when required. If, after the application has been processed, it is found that the criteria for granting the allowance are met, the application will be accepted. If one of the criteria is not met, the application will be rejected. The reasons for the rejection shall be stated in the online application for the applicant’s information.

Yes No

P10D P1D

10

12 Non-approval of allowance payment

Responsible for Implementation Software

Μethod of Implementation Software action

Description In the event of rejection, the applicant may lodge an objection/appeal. The competent services of the Institution may request any additional supporting documents they deem necessary for the examination of the objection/appeal. If the objection/appeal is not accepted, the application will be definitively rejected.

Yes Yes

P10D P1D

10

13 Payment of allowance

Responsible for Implementation Competent Department

Μethod of Implementation Manual Action

Description Issuing of the relevant orders by the financial services of each institution and payment of the amount into the account of each beneficiary.

Yes Yes

P8M P1M

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