Greek Minister for Social Cohesion and Family Domna Michailidou has launched a public consultation on the country’s first-ever National Housing Strategy (2026–2035), urging citizens to submit comments and proposals via opengov.gr by 3 July. In an Instagram video, she emphasized that housing is a shared concern — “it affects us all” — and stressed that this consultation offers a rare opportunity for citizens to directly influence policy that shapes their everyday lives.
Your Voice, Heard Where Decisions Are Made
“For the first time, your opinion on housing can be heard right where decisions are made. That’s exactly what public consultation means,” Michailidou said in the video, which opens with ordinary citizens answering the question: “What would you change about housing in Greece?” She invited viewers to read the draft strategy, reflect, and submit concrete suggestions — adding that every comment will be reviewed individually to help shape the final plan. “Be part of the solution,” she concluded.
A Unified, Long-Term Vision
The National Housing Strategy represents Greece’s first comprehensive, coordinated framework for housing policy. It brings together new initiatives, ongoing interventions, and existing programs under one strategic umbrella — aiming to ensure continuity, coherence, and clear implementation timelines through 2035.
The strategy outlines 50 measures, with a total budget of €6.5 billion. Of these, 14 are newly proposed actions, while 36 are already underway or recently launched. Funding will draw from multiple sources: national resources, the European Structural and Investment Funds (ESIF), the Recovery and Resilience Facility, the European Investment Bank, commercial banks, and new EU funding streams.
Key Goals
The plan aims to increase the supply of available homes, support households under pressure from high housing costs, and introduce systematic monitoring to assess effectiveness and guide necessary adjustments.
New Measures in Focus
At the heart of the new proposals is the creation of a unified National Housing Policy Authority — a dedicated body to oversee and implement housing programs, with special emphasis on social housing. This institution is intended to reduce fragmentation across ministries and agencies, and establish a stable, accountable mechanism for delivery.
Another key initiative involves allocating public land on islands — where housing shortages, soaring demand, and high prices make access especially difficult — for residential construction. The strategy also includes plans to simplify and accelerate building permit procedures and other administrative processes related to housing development.