This report was produced under the technical support project “Facilitating the financial independence of young people in Greece”, which aimed to support the Greek Ministry of Social Cohesion and Family Affairs in developing an Action Plan for the implementation of youth-related actions within the National Action Plan for Demography. The project’s overall objective was to promote the financial independence of young people in Greece by facilitating the transition to the labour market, enabling access to social support, and enabling young people to start a family if they so wish, at a time of their choosing. To that end, the project produced a set of policy recommendations and a proposed Youth Action Plan, accompanied by a monitoring and evaluation framework, to enable the Greek Ministry of Social Cohesion and Family Affairs to strengthen the youth-related components of the National Action Plan for Demography and ultimately enhance the effectiveness of policies aimed at improving young people’s socio‑economic prospects.
This publication presents the diagnostic report of the project and identifies the main challenges faced by young people in Greece to achieve financial autonomy and assesses the key policies in place to support young people, including: 1) skills, employment, and entrepreneurship policies; 2) active labour market policies and social protection; and 3) family and housing policies.
In addition to desk research carried out by the OECD team, this report incorporates the information collected during fact-finding meetings held in Athens, Greece, in October 2024, as well as a series of online consultations conducted between November 2024 and January 2025. The report also incorporates insights from young people and youth organisations collected during a youth consultation organised in Athens in October 2024. Furthermore, feedback obtained during an in-person stakeholder workshop held in Athens in February 2026 was incorporated into the analysis and findings.
This publication was prepared by the Directorate for Employment, Labour and Social Affairs (Youth Employment and Social Policies Unit, and Affordable Housing and Homelessness Unit in the Social Policy Division, and Inequality and Inclusive Income Support Unit in the Jobs and Income Division) and the Centre for Entrepreneurship, SMEs, Regions and Cities (SME and Entrepreneurship Division).