is available to refugees upon condition that they reside in the country’s reception system at the time of the grant of international protection.67 That support, however, remains insufficient in practice. On the one hand, the operation of the programme has been interrupted for a significant period of time on account of delays in its successive extensions. On the other hand, Greek law sets an extremely short deadline of 30 days to recognised refugees to vacate the camps and immediately terminates material reception conditions such as food and the financial allowance. 68 Such an expectation on refugees to ‘automatically’ transition into self-sufficiency and subsistence is both unfeasible and deterred throughout their time as asylum seekers, for the reasons outlined in this report. As a result, hundreds of refugees end up in a state of precariousness and destitution immediately upon receiving international protection. They suddenly find themselves without a financial allowance, have no job – since their access to employment is nearly impossible while they reside in the camps – and no right to food in the camp, and are called to leave within one month without being able to secure housing. We further note that the HELIOS programme remains prohibitive for many refugees in light of bureaucratic and substantive requirements, even when it is operational. Administrative staff and services The number of administrative personnel in mainland camps is presented in official Ministry of Migration and Asylum data as follows: Administrative staff in Southern Greece Camps: 31 Dec 2023 Camp Personnel Residents RIC & CTRC Malakasa 62 2,565 CTRC Ritsona 34 2,291 CTRC Koutsochero 26 0 CTRC Schisto 55 872 CTRC Thiva 24 600 CTRC Corinth 15 706 CTRC Kyllini 13 303 CTRC Thermopyles 23 319 CTRC Oinofyta 5 314 CTRC Pyrgos 36 182 CTRC Elefsina 22 93 CTRC Volos 14 110 CTRC Attiko Alsos 10 37 Total 339 8,392 67 68 See further RSA & Stiftung PRO ASYL, Recognised Refugees in Greece - 2024: Beneficiaries of international protection in Greece. Access to documents and socio-economic rights, March 2024, 2022, available here. Article 109(1) Greek Asylum Code. RSA REPORT │ REFUGEE CAMPS IN MAINLAND GREECE | JUN 2024 24