State plots to become homes
The My House program will start with thousands of assets of DYPA and the Labor Ministry
The Public Employment Service (DYPA, formerly OAED) is expected to immediately make available plots of 11,000 square meters in Kifissia, 1,200 sq.m. in Maroussi, 20,000 sq.m. in Paiania and 74,000 sq.m. in Volos within the framework of the new housing policy for young people under the title “My Home.”
The utilization of state properties belonging to DYPA and the Ministry of Labor, for the supply of housing at low rent through the institution of “social compensation” is a key priority of the government, given that, as DYPA head Spiros Protopsaltis points out to Kathimerini, the state currently owns valuable plots of land which are either overgrown or are illegally used for other purposes.
The final goal is the construction of 2,500 homes for 5,000 young people and couples up to 39 years of age. The first stage will concern approximately 10 DYPA plots, which besides those mentioned above will also include 40,000 sq.m. in Larissa, 28,000 sq.m. in Xanthi, 42,000 sq.m. in Halkidiki-Thessaloniki, 39,000 sq.m. in Arta, 16,500 sq.m. in Agrinio and 12,500 sq.m. in Serres.
It should be noted that DYPA alone has 2,543 properties, of which 580 are suitable for utilization, according to a preliminary survey that has been carried out. The final selection of the DYPA plots, the technical improvements and the completion of the required institutional framework are planned for the period between the fourth quarter of 2022 and the first quarter of 2023.
By end-2023, a tender must have been held for the selection of construction companies based on state specifications, so that in 2024 the construction of modern homes can begin, with expenses covered by contractors.
At the same time, there will be an invitation for the selection of the beneficiaries based on criteria that will also be set by DYPA, so that by 2025 at the latest, 50% of the homes that will be built will be leased on behalf of the state at low rents to young people, based on economic criteria, plus a special quota for both those with three children and those with more.