The submission of applications for the Youth Pass, the 150 euro voucher to which approximately 200,000 18- and 19-year-olds are entitled, is underway.
The Youth Pass is in the form of a digital debit card which beneficiaries will be able to use in businesses operating in the fields of culture, tourism and transport.
Young people will be able to submit their applications either through the digital platform vouchers.gov.gr or through the K.E.P. from Thursday, November 9 to Tuesday, December 5, while the aid will have been paid until Sunday, December 10, 2023.
These are defined by the Joint Ministerial Decision signed by the Minister of National Economy and Finance Kostis Hatzidakis, the Minister of the Interior Niki Kerameos, the Minister of Digital Governance Dimitris Papastergiou and the Deputy Minister of National Economy and Finance Thanos Petralias.
Beneficiaries of the Youth Pass are:
-tax residents of Greece,
-who have turned 18 or 19 within the year preceding the application and
apply to the platform.
It is emphasized that there are no property or income criteria.
Therefore, for this year’s aid, young people who turned either 18 or 19 from 1.1.2022 to 31.12.2022 can apply. The application is submitted once and is not resubmitted after the beneficiary turns 19. Therefore, an 18-year-old applying for the Youth Pass this year will receive €150 this year and an additional €150 in 2024 without having to apply again.
However, if for any reason, a young person does not apply when they are 18, they can do so when they turn 19, of course receiving the aid only for the second year and not retrospectively.
According to the protothema, it is emphasized that the Youth Pass is a permanent measure to support young people. Therefore, from 2024 onwards, the special application will accept the applications of interested parties from April 1st to May 15th of each year. The aid for all beneficiaries will be paid once a year by May 31 of each year.
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