Anakainisi Katoikias 2026 (Anakainizo): key dates & deadlines

This is an indicative estimate and does not bind the managing authority of the Anakainisi Katoikias programme.

All the deadlines and dates of the Anakainisi Katoikias programme (also known as Anakainizo 2026) in one timeline: when the pre-check platform anakainisi.apps.gov.gr opened, when final applications start, and by when the works must be completed. The parameters were finalised by ΚΥΑ 86272/ΕΞ2026 (ΦΕΚ Β' 3058/2026).

The timeline at a glance

• 2 June 2026 — Publication of the ministerial decision (ΚΥΑ 86272/ΕΞ2026) in ΦΕΚ Β' 3058/2026: the terms, rates and limits of the programme are finalised.
• 15 June 2026 — The eligibility pre-check platform (anakainisi.apps.gov.gr) opened on gov.gr — it is already live.
• By 31 July 2026 — The eligibility certificate window closed for open (occupied) homes, with no extension.
• By 30 September 2026 — The eligibility certificate window is still open for closed (vacant) homes (announced, pending official gazetting).
• 1 September 2026 — Submission of final funding applications begins (indicative — pending official confirmation).
• By 31 December 2028 — Final deadline to complete the works (and within 18 months of the inclusion decision — Article 11 §2a).

What opened on 15 June 2026

On 15 June the pre-check platform opened at anakainisi.apps.gov.gr — not yet the final application. In practice, you log in via gov.gr with your TaxisNet credentials and the system checks whether your home and income meet the programme's core criteria (permit year, floor area, energy class, income limits). The eligibility certificate can be issued until 31 July 2026 for open homes (window closed, no extension) and until 30 September 2026 for closed homes (announced, pending official gazetting). See exactly how the pre-check works step by step.

The pre-check is the "green light": it tells you whether it is worth moving on to the full file. Before the official pre-check — and afterwards too — you can run an informal estimate of the subsidy you qualify for with our free calculator, in about 3 minutes and with no sign-up.

When applications start

Final applications to join the programme start on 1 September 2026 (indicative — pending official confirmation). At this stage you submit the full file: the first ΠΕΑ, the Electronic Building Identity, your income and ownership details, and the technical plan for the works.

The programme budget is 479,796,259.81 € and applications are assessed in priority order. Those who have their documents ready early are in a stronger position.

By when the works must be completed

After approval, the renovation works must be completed within 18 months of the inclusion decision and, in any case, no later than 31 December 2028 (Article 11 §2a of the ΚΥΑ). This is the programme's most critical deadline and worth keeping in mind from the very start of your planning. At the end, a second ΠΕΑ is issued, proving an improvement of at least one energy class — a condition for the subsidy to be paid out.

What to do now

Whatever the current phase of the programme, you can prepare early — see the full preparation guide with the 6 mistakes that cut the subsidy too:

1. Run an eligibility check and see whether you meet the criteria.
2. Calculate the subsidy that applies to your property.
3. Book an engineer for the first ΠΕΑ and the Electronic Building Identity (ΗΤΚ).
4. Read the full programme guide.

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