Speaking on ANT1's "Mera Mesimeri" show with Nikitas Kyriakou, a mother, Dora Christoforou said that her allowance had been cut for three months due to their own mistake, as she had been overpaid in the previous months. As she said, she is in a very difficult financial situation, as she has four children and her husband receives a salary that reaches only one thousand euros.
She has applied to various services but all of them reject her requests for financial assistance, as she said, while she was told that she will not receive an allowance for the next ten months.
Her only hope is her application for an EUSR
As he told ANT1, the official of the welfare benefits management service, Christos Diomidou, initially said that he would not refer to the specific case with data and names, due to personal data and referring to the phrase that the mother said "She did not know the laws", she explained the obligations of the beneficiaries, what happens to the single parent allowance and when it is terminated, when something is found does not fall within the criteria of the legislation. "The situation of the single parent is determined for the whole family, ie the only parent and all the children. "If a child was born out of wedlock, the maintenance allowance or care for that child will be presented," said Mr. Diomidous.
Mr. Diomidous also explained that several overpayments have been given and the law allows them to stop paying the allowance to the specific family. However, there is a request from the mother to a specific service for the EUSR, which is examined by the relevant department. The application is examined and if there is an immediate need for money, then a corresponding amount of money will be paid, in order for the family to survive.