the Minimum Guaranteed Income, which following a slight increase in November 2023,892 foresees €216 support for a single-member household that is increased by €108 for each additional adult member of the household and by €54 for each minor member, up to a €972 ceiling. In addition to the fact that financial aid preserves refugees’ dignity and facilitates the process of regaining an autonomous life, by allowing them to choose what they need most, the programme has also had a significant and positive impact on local communities, as this assistance is eventually injected into the local economy, family shops and service providers. In proportion to programme’s beneficiaries, UNHCR estimated that approximately €7.4 million in cash assistance was expected to be injected into local economies in December 2020.893 No relevant data has been reported since the MoMA started issuing reports on the implementation of the financial aid programme. 3. Reduction or withdrawal of reception conditions Indicators: Reduction or Withdrawal of Reception Conditions 1. Does the law provide for the possibility to reduce material reception conditions? Yes 2. Does the law provide for the possibility to withdraw material reception conditions? Yes No No There are several situations in which reception conditions may be reduced or withdrawn.894 Firstly, reception conditions may be reduced or in exceptional and specifically justified cases withdrawn, following a decision of the competent reception authority, where applicants: (a) If provided with accommodation in the context of reception, abandon said accommodation without informing the competent administration or without permission or abandon the geographical location of residence which has been determined for them by the competent authority under article 49 (2) Asylum Code (see geographical restriction); (b) Do not comply with the obligation to report personal information, such as address and employment contracts, or do not attend in person or do not respond to requests for information or do not attend, in the process of the examination of their application for international protection, a personal interview within the deadline set by the receiving and examining authorities; (c) Have lodged a Subsequent Application; In cases (a) and (b), when the applicant is located or voluntarily presents themselves before the competent authority, a duly justified decision, assessing the reasons of abandonment, is taken with respect to the renewal, in part or in full, of the provision of the material reception conditions that were reduced or withdrawn. Secondly, the competent Reception Authority reduces material reception conditions when it finds that the applicant, without justifiable reason, has not submitted an application for international protection as soon as possible after their arrival on the Greek territory. Thirdly, the competent Reception Authority withdraws material reception conditions when it is established that the applicant has concealed financial resources and has, as a consequence, illegitimately taken advantage of the material reception conditions. Fourthly, in cases of serious breach of the Operating Regulations of the accommodation centres, which disturbs the smooth operation of the centres and the coexistence of the people in them, especially when demonstrating particularly violent behaviour, material conditions are withdrawn as a sanction. At the same time, the competent Police Director and, in the case of the General Police Directorates of Attica and 892 893 894 Greek at: https://bit.ly/4dbV70A. See also: Ministerial Decision 2857/29.9.2021 regulating the cash assistance program. Article 2 (7) JMD 53923/23-7-2021, Gov. Gazette 3359/28-7-2021 as amended by JMD 97046/6.11.2023, Gov. Gazette 6456/13-11-2023, available at: https://bit.ly/4b6IFgO. UNHCR, Factsheet: Greece, 1-31 December 2020, available at: https://bit.ly/2QVbl8I, p. 3. Article 61 (1), (2), (3) and (4) of Asylum Code. 181