Feronas, AndreasSpyridakis, ManosIn contrast to the growing literature on the effectiveness of Minimum Income Schemes (MIS) in alleviating poverty and social exclusion, evaluation studies on the Greek case are scarce. This study explores the effectiveness of the Guaranteed Minimum Income (GMI) in Greece concerning three dimensions: a) adequacy, b) accessibility, and c) enabling. To this end it draws on the findings of 250 quantitative questionnaires completed by social services professionals responsible for its delivery at the local level throughout the country. The findings reveal a picture of ineffectiveness of the Greek GMI in addressing poverty and social exclusion.The informants present a rather pragmatic view, that GMI is measure that is “better than nothing” in turbulent times. In terms of accessibility, they are quite skeptical regarding several issues, such as the reliability of applications’ assessment, its fair distribution, the extent to which prospective beneficiaries can easily get it as well as the transparency of eligibility criteria. In addition, they express a more discouraging view regarding GMI’s ability in reducing both undeclared work and unemployment and they think that it doesn't give incentives to work.Future research should expand the study of theeffectiveness of GMI to the actual (or potential)beneficiaries of the Program.application/pdfhttps://ejournals.epublishing.ekt.gr/index.php/SCAD/article/view/39739engΕπιστημονική Εταιρεία για την Κοινωνική Συνοχή και Ανάπτυξη (EPEKSA)http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0Copyright (c) 2024 Andreas Feronas, Manos SpyridakisSocial Cohesion and Development; Bd. 19 Nr. 1 (2024): No 37; 5-231790-9368Κοινωνική Συνοχή και Ανάπτυξη2459-4156Κοινωνική Συνοχή και Ανάπτυξη; Τόμ. 19 Αρ. 1 (2024): Νο 37; 5-23Social Cohesion and Development; Vol. 19 No. 1 (2024): No 37; 5-23Guaranteed Minimum Income, poverty and social exclusion, social services, Greece.Implementing the Guaranteed Minimum Income in Greece: An evaluation from the perspective of social services professionalsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion2024-09-01Μελέτες φύλουGender StudiesΔημοσίευση σε περιοδικόPublication in journalΕργασιακές σχέσεις και ΕργασίαIndustrial Relations and Laborisi - Industrial Relations & Labor covers resources on arbitration, business and labor law, human resources, labor history, labor relations, and the sociology of work relations.Κοινωνικά θέματαSocial Issuesisi - Social Issues covers resources in a wide variety of topics addressing social problems for the individual, family, or society. Resources included in this category deal with death studies, issues in science and technology, gender studies, ethical studies, media studies, race and class, and the interaction of technology and society.Δημόσια/περιβαλλοντική υγεία και Υγεία της εργασίαςPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Healthisi - Public, Environmental & Occupational Health covers resources dealing with epidemiology, hygiene, and health; parasitic diseases and parasitology; tropical medicine; industrial medicine; occupational medicine; infection control; and preventive medicine. Also included are resources on environmental health; cancer causes and control; aviation, aerosol, and wilderness medicine.Επιστημονικό άρθροScientific articleΕπιστημονική Εταιρεία για την Κοινωνική Συνοχή και ΑνάπτυξηGreek Aggregator OpenArchives.gr | National Documentation Centre (EKT)