{"id":15671,"date":"2026-05-09T16:56:17","date_gmt":"2026-05-09T16:56:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/in-greece.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/09\/new-push-for-social-housing\/"},"modified":"2026-05-09T16:56:17","modified_gmt":"2026-05-09T16:56:17","slug":"new-push-for-social-housing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/in-greece.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/09\/new-push-for-social-housing\/","title":{"rendered":"New push for social housing\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"post-1303353\">\n    <!-- .entry-header --><\/p>\n<div class=\"first-img article_thumbnail_wrapper\" itemscope=\"\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\">\n                                                                    <picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ekathimerini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Paiania_houses-320x200.jpg?v=1778334256\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"600\" class=\"picture-main-block-image\" data-nxsrc=\"https:\/\/www.ekathimerini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Paiania_houses.jpg?v=1778334255\" alt=\"New push for social housing\u00a0\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ekathimerini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Paiania_houses-960x600.jpg?v=1778334256\"\/><br \/>\n                        <\/source><\/picture>\n<p>The area of Paiania, east of Athens.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\" itemprop=\"articleBody\">\n<p>The Greek government has moved to launch the first large-scale social housing initiative in decades by transferring eight state-owned properties for development under a new \u201csocial exchange\u201d model aimed at addressing the country\u2019s housing crisis.<\/p>\n<p>A joint decision signed by the ministers of Finance, Labor and Social Cohesion places the properties \u2013 owned by the Public Employment Service (DYPA) \u2013 under the management of the Ministry of Social Cohesion and Family.<\/p>\n<p>Under the scheme, private developers will finance and build housing projects on public land while the state retains ownership. At least 30% of the new units will be reserved for affordable social housing targeting young people, families and vulnerable groups.<\/p>\n<p>The first international tender is expected to be launched in the summer. The properties in question are located in Paiania, east of Athens, in Larissa in central Greece, in Pyrgos in the northwestern Peloponnese and in Kalamata in the southwest.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><!-- .entry-content --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>\n        var NXFBPixelFunc = function () {\n            document.removeEventListener(\"scroll\", NXFBPixelFunc);\n            setTimeout(function () {\n                !function (f, b, e, v, n, t, s) {\n                    if (f.fbq) return;\n                    n = f.fbq = function () {\n                        n.callMethod ?\n                            n.callMethod.apply(n, arguments) : n.queue.push(arguments)\n                    };\n                    if (!f._fbq) f._fbq = n;\n                    n.push = n;\n                    n.loaded = !0;\n                    n.version = '2.0';\n                    n.queue = [];\n                    t = b.createElement(e);\n                    t.async = !0;\n                    t.src = v;\n                    s = b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n                    s.parentNode.insertBefore(t, s)\n                }(window, document, 'script',\n                    'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n                fbq('init', '109138906120213');\n                fbq('track', 'PageView');\n            }, 0)\n        };\n        document.addEventListener(\"scroll\", NXFBPixelFunc);\n    <\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ekathimerini.com\/in-depth\/society-in-depth\/1303353\/new-push-for-social-housing\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The area of Paiania, east of Athens. The Greek government has moved to launch the first large-scale social housing initiative in decades by transferring eight state-owned properties for development under a new \u201csocial exchange\u201d model aimed at addressing the country\u2019s housing crisis. 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