Some 312,000 'social dividend' applications filed so far

Authorities have approved 39 percent of the applications filed for the so-called “social dividend”, according to the latest data by the General Secretariat of Information Systems.

Some 312,000 applications have been filed so far, 70,000 of which -- amounting to 45 million euros -- have been provisionally approved, 111,000 were rejected while the filing process

of 132,000 requests has not been concluded yet.

Citizens eligible for the so-called “social dividend”, or section of Greece's primary surplus returned to the more vulnerable groups in society as a one-off benefit application, can file their applications until the end of June.

The dividend will start from 500 euros per beneficiary and could exceed 1,000 euros in the case of families with many children.

Those who will file an application by the end of April will see the one-off benefit credited to their bank accounts by May 10.

source: ΑΜΝΑ