We suggest as an example the accommodation program of the NGO Praxis. The organization currently runs apartments that can host up to four people each. The total capacity is 130 persons. The average cost of hosting a person ranges between 9-12 euros per day and this includes utilities and maintenance work (painting, new furniture, repair of electrical devices). Accommodation is of a temporary nature (6 months on average) while the person looks for employment and private accommodation. If necessary, the person may seek the assistance of social workers. The approach is holistic since it does not solely focus on financial assistance. And it is sustainable as the person eventually becomes self-sufficient and integrates back to society. The current capacity of analogous centres is as follows: Table 19. Capacity Open Accommodation/Shelters Item Capacity Unaccompanied minors 313 Families 780 TOTAL Funding  EEA Grants  ERF  National Resources 1,093 If we review this policy then open or semi-open accommodation centres offer a more viable solution, especially for asylum-seekers, vulnerable categories and/or migrants under assisted voluntary return programs pending their return. Following discussions with the Commission, Greece revised its strategy and agreed to increase the current capacity to 2,500 places by the end of 2014. Nonetheless, when compared to detention, the limited capacity of such shelters is reflective of the weight attached to the former. Thus a combination of first reception/screening and open or semi-open centres appears to offer equivalent or potentially better value for money, while being in line with national and European law. It is also more appropriate than detention for asylum-seekers and vulnerable categories of irregular migrants. Policy Recommendations 1. Screening of individual cases: it is unnecessary to detain indiscriminately the irregular migrants that the authorities come across, in order to implement an effective migration and asylum policy. Asylum-seekers for instance, cannot be deported for as long as their claims are being examined; keeping them in detention during this period is not only inhuman but also very costly. There is thus an urgent need for individualized screening of all detained irregular migrants/asylum seekers. In addition, the capacity of first reception and screening centres Page 50