Benefit payments
When benefits are paid this month and next: every date with the official announcement it comes from, and the payment rule of each public body.
Dates come only from official announcements (OPEKA, DYPA, e-EFKA, AADE, Ministry of Labour) and are updated when they are announced. We never work out a date from the rule ourselves. The payment is always made by the competent body.
Announced payment dates
October 2026
No payment date has been announced for this month yet.
November 2026
How payment dates are set
The fixed rule of each body, as the law or its official page states it. An exact date only holds once the body announces it.
OPEKA
OPEKA benefits (child benefit A21, housing benefit, Guaranteed Minimum Income, disability benefits, birth grant and others) are paid on the last working day of the month (Law 4520/2018, article 4(6)). At Christmas and Easter the payment can be made up to 10 days earlier, by ministerial decision. Child benefit (A21) is paid every two months.
DYPA
The monthly unemployment benefit is paid in arrears, after each month of benefit ends. It is credited once a week, on the last working day of the week (Friday). The weekly amounts are published in the Ministry of Labour weekly payment map.
e-EFKA
No official text sets a fixed day. Pension dates are announced every month in an e-EFKA press release. Maternity and sickness benefits and funeral expenses are announced in the Ministry of Labour weekly payment map.
AADE
One-off support payments (for example the rent refund) are paid by the deadline set in the law or joint ministerial decision of each measure. AADE announces every payment in a press release.
Payment rule per benefit
The benefits whose official payment rule we have recorded.
Holiday and leave pay stamp for construction workers
Three times a year: Easter (work in September–December), August (January–April), Christmas (May–August)
Last updated: 11 October 2026
OPEKA Disability Benefits
On the last working day of each month. Ahead of Christmas and Easter it may be paid up to 10 days earlier, by decision of the Minister of Social Cohesion and Family (Law 4520/2018, art. 4(6)).
Last updated: 7 October 2026
Nutritional Allowance for Kidney Disease and Transplant Patients
On the last working day of each month. Ahead of Christmas and Easter it may be paid up to 10 days earlier, by decision of the Minister of Social Cohesion and Family (Law 4520/2018, art. 4(6)).
Last updated: 7 October 2026
Income Support for Hansen's Disease (Leprosy) Patients and the Cured
On the last working day of each month. Ahead of Christmas and Easter it may be paid up to 10 days earlier, by decision of the Minister of Social Cohesion and Family (Law 4520/2018, art. 4(6)).
Last updated: 7 October 2026
Income Support Mountainous Areas
Once a year, on the last working day of the month after the month in which the approval decision is issued.
Last updated: 7 October 2026
One-off aid for unemployed seafarers at Easter and Christmas (Seamen's Home)
The Christmas 2026 payment is made in stages, after the documents are checked (filing by 18/12/2026), by 22/12/2026 at the latest.
Last updated: 11 October 2026
Minimum Guaranteed Income (GMI)
On the last working day of each month. Ahead of Christmas and Easter it may be paid up to 10 days earlier, by decision of the Minister of Social Cohesion and Family (Law 4520/2018, art. 4(6)).
Last updated: 7 October 2026
Aid for beekeepers on the smaller Aegean islands (up to €14 per hive)
The aid is paid by 30 June of the following calendar year at the latest.
Last updated: 11 October 2026
Foster Care Allowance
On the last working day of each month.
Last updated: 7 October 2026
Uninsured Elderly Allowance
On the last working day of each month. Ahead of Christmas and Easter it may be paid up to 10 days earlier, by decision of the Minister of Social Cohesion and Family (Law 4520/2018, art. 4(6)).
Last updated: 7 October 2026
DYPA Work Benefit — Extension of Unemployment Benefit on Re-employment
Each monthly payment is made after the month has ended (in arrears). Payments are credited once a week, on its last working day (Friday).
Last updated: 7 October 2026
Mobility Allowance for Paraplegic, Quadriplegic and Amputee Persons
On the last working day of each month. Ahead of Christmas and Easter it may be paid up to 10 days earlier, by decision of the Minister of Social Cohesion and Family (Law 4520/2018, art. 4(6)).
Last updated: 7 October 2026
Child Benefit (A21)
Every two months, on the last working day of the payment month, into a bank account. Ahead of Christmas and Easter it may be paid up to 10 days earlier (art. 252, Law 5259/2025).
Last updated: 11 October 2026
Housing Benefit
Monthly, on the last working day of the month, into the beneficiary's bank account.
Last updated: 7 October 2026
Housing Assistance Allowance for Uninsured Elderly
On the last working day of each month. Ahead of Christmas and Easter it may be paid up to 10 days earlier, by decision of the Minister of Social Cohesion and Family (Law 4520/2018, art. 4(6)).
Last updated: 7 October 2026
Holiday Bonuses (Christmas Bonus, Easter Bonus) and Leave/Vacation Allowance
The Christmas bonus is paid on 21 December and the Easter bonus on Holy Wednesday, in money only. The leave allowance is paid with the leave pay when the leave starts (P.D. 80/2022, arts 142, 212, 213).
Last updated: 7 October 2026
Two Months' Rent Refund for Teachers, Doctors and Nurses Serving in the Regions (Article 70A)
Once a year, by the end of November, into the bank account registered with AADE (Law 5217/2025, art. 70A(3)).
Next payment: Monday, 30 November 2026
Last updated: 9 October 2026
Rent Refund
Once a year, by the end of November, into the bank account registered with AADE (Law 5217/2025, art. 70(2)).
Next payment: Monday, 30 November 2026
Last updated: 11 October 2026
Annual November Support for Pensioners, People with Disabilities and Uninsured Elderly (Article 72, Law 5217/2025)
Once a year, by 30 November (Law 5217/2025, art. 72(3)).
Last updated: 7 October 2026
Financial Support for Persons with Visual Disability
On the last working day of each month. Ahead of Christmas and Easter it may be paid up to 10 days earlier, by decision of the Minister of Social Cohesion and Family (Law 4520/2018, art. 4(6)).
Last updated: 7 October 2026
Financial Support for People with Severe Disabilities
On the last working day of each month. Ahead of Christmas and Easter it may be paid up to 10 days earlier, by decision of the Minister of Social Cohesion and Family (Law 4520/2018, art. 4(6)).
Last updated: 7 October 2026
Financial Support for Persons with Severe Intellectual Disability
On the last working day of each month. Ahead of Christmas and Easter it may be paid up to 10 days earlier, by decision of the Minister of Social Cohesion and Family (Law 4520/2018, art. 4(6)).
Last updated: 7 October 2026
Financial Support for Persons with Cerebral Palsy
On the last working day of each month. Ahead of Christmas and Easter it may be paid up to 10 days earlier, by decision of the Minister of Social Cohesion and Family (Law 4520/2018, art. 4(6)).
Last updated: 7 October 2026
Financial Support for Hemolytic Anemia, Hemophilia and AIDS Patients
On the last working day of each month. Ahead of Christmas and Easter it may be paid up to 10 days earlier, by decision of the Minister of Social Cohesion and Family (Law 4520/2018, art. 4(6)).
Last updated: 7 October 2026
Financial Support for Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Persons
On the last working day of each month. Ahead of Christmas and Easter it may be paid up to 10 days earlier, by decision of the Minister of Social Cohesion and Family (Law 4520/2018, art. 4(6)).
Last updated: 7 October 2026
Financial Support Programme for Paraplegic/Quadriplegic/Amputee Persons
On the last working day of each month. Ahead of Christmas and Easter it may be paid up to 10 days earlier, by decision of the Minister of Social Cohesion and Family (Law 4520/2018, art. 4(6)).
Last updated: 7 October 2026
Regular Unemployment Benefit
Each monthly payment is made after the month has ended (in arrears), provided the attendance declarations were made on time. Payments are credited once a week, on its last working day (Friday).
Last updated: 7 October 2026