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e-EFKA benefits: maternity, sickness and pensions
e-EFKA (the Electronic National Social Security Fund) is Greece's single social security fund: it pays pensions and benefits to the people it insures, such as the maternity and sickness allowances. Here is every e-EFKA benefit we list, with amounts, eligibility and a link to the official source.
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The benefits people in Greece search for most on Google, with the Greek words they use.
- Maternity BenefitSearched in Greek as «επίδομα μητρότητας»
- Annual November Support for Pensioners, People with Disabilities and Uninsured Elderly (Article 72, Law 5217/2025)Searched in Greek as «επίδομα Νοεμβρίου»
- e-EFKA Sickness BenefitSearched in Greek as «επίδομα ασθενείας»
- Widow(er)'s Pension (Death of Spouse)Searched in Greek as «επίδομα χηρείας»
- Orphan's pension (death of a parent)Searched in Greek as «επίδομα ορφανίας»
- Absolute disability allowance (constant-attendance supplement)Searched in Greek as «επίδομα απολύτου αναπηρίας»
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Active benefits(47)
Holiday and leave pay stamp for construction workers
Construction workers insured with building-trade stamps receive their holiday bonuses and leave pay (the «adeiodorosimo») from e-EFKA three times a year. No application is needed; you only need to have registered your IBAN with e-EFKA.
Body: e-ΕΦΚΑ — Συχνές ερωτήσεις «Αδειοδωρόσημο εργατοτεχνιτών οικοδόμων»
Aggregation of Insurance Periods for EU Pensions (Regulation 883/2004)
Insured people who have worked in more than one EU/EEA country and do not complete the minimum insurance period on their own in any single country
Body: e-ΕΦΚΑ
Other Paths to a Pension
Heavy/unhealthy professions, OGA, established (vested) rights, NAT, mother-of-many-children pension, national pension — paths that need a personal check, not an automatic yes/no.
Body: e-ΕΦΚΑ
EOPYY Diabetic Consumable Medical Supplies
Insured persons with diabetes mellitus (type 1 or 2); insulin pump through a certified diabetes centre
Body: e-ΕΦΚΑ
EOPYY Home Respiratory Devices and Oxygen Therapy
Insured persons who need breathing support (CPAP/BiPAP/ventilator), who have chronic respiratory failure requiring oxygen therapy, or who have sleep apnoea syndrome
Body: e-ΕΦΚΑ
EOPYY Travel Expense Reimbursement for Thalassaemia and Other Haemoglobinopathy Patients
You are insured with EOPYY · You have thalassaemia (Mediterranean anaemia), sickle-cell disease or another haemoglobinopathy and have transfusions/phlebotomies.
Body: ΕΟΠΥΥ — ΕΚΠΥ (ΦΕΚ Β΄ 2106/2025), άρθρο 47 Β
EOPYY Kidney-Disease Patient Travel Expense Reimbursement
You are insured with EOPYY · You are on haemodialysis (kidney patient).
Body: ΕΟΠΥΥ — ΕΚΠΥ (ΦΕΚ Β΄ 2106/2025), άρθρο 47 Β
EOPYY Patient Transport / Ambulance Expense Reimbursement
Insured people who travel outside their prefecture of residence (or within the prefecture over 100 km, or off the island over 15 nautical miles) for medical treatment not available locally, per journey
Body: e-ΕΦΚΑ
EOPYY Wig (Artificial Hair) Reimbursement
Reimbursement from EOPYY for buying a wig (artificial hair), with an online application and no visit to an EOPYY office.
Body: ΕΟΠΥΥ
EOPYY Private-Duty Nurse in Public Hospitals
Insured people in a serious general condition who are in a state hospital and need special care at night
Body: e-ΕΦΚΑ
Health-insurance cover for dependent family members (spouse and children) — e-EFKA
A person directly insured with e-EFKA can give EOPYY health cover to their spouse and children who have no insurance of their own. Registration is online with Taxisnet credentials and AMKA.
Body: gov.gr — e-ΕΦΚΑ
Funeral Expenses Allowance
One-off reimbursement of funeral expenses to the person who arranged the funeral of an insured person or pensioner; the amount differs by former insurance fund.
Body: e-ΕΦΚΑ — Πίνακας Ποσών Εξόδων Κηδείας
EOPYY Special Education Therapies for Children/Teens and Adults with Disability
Children, teenagers and people with disabilities who have reached adulthood but still need Special Education, with chronic motor/intellectual/mental disorders, developmental disorders, autism, neurodevelopmental disorders, etc.
Body: e-ΕΦΚΑ
e-EFKA reduced contribution category for new self-employed people (first 5 years of insurance)
Self-employed people with less than 5 years of insurance can choose the special category, paying €150.46 instead of the €250.77 of the 1st category (2026 amounts). The choice is made online at e-EFKA and lasts until the 5 years are completed.
Body: e-ΕΦΚΑ
Form S1: Healthcare in the EU Country Where You Live
If you are insured or a pensioner in one EU/EEA country, Switzerland or the United Kingdom and live in another, form S1 gives you healthcare in the country where you live.
Body: e-ΕΦΚΑ — Φορητό έγγραφο S1
Extra-institutional (home-care) allowance for severely disabled pensioners
e-EFKA old-age/disability/survivor's pensioners (except civil servants, other than TAKE) with paraplegia-quadriplegia, myasthenia-myopathy, multiple sclerosis, amputations, etc. at a disability rate of 67%+ (80%+ for some conditions)
Body: e-ΕΦΚΑ
EOPYY: Dressings and Wound-Healing Products for Pressure Ulcers, Ulcers and Wounds
EOPYY reimburses therapeutic dressings and wound-healing products for pressure ulcers, burns, leg ulcers, diabetic ulcers and open wounds, with a doctor's opinion.
Body: ΕΟΠΥΥ — Ενιαίος Κανονισμός Παροχών Υγείας (ΕΚΠΥ 2025), άρθρο 44
EOPYY Climate/Air Therapy Allowance
An annual air-therapy allowance of €200 for the period 1/6-31/8, for people insured with EOPYY who have a chronic lung condition with a certified disability of 67% or more, end-stage chronic kidney failure on haemodialysis/peritoneal dialysis, or a kidney, liver, lung or heart transplant.
Body: e-ΕΦΚΑ
Absolute disability allowance (constant-attendance supplement)
e-EFKA pensioners (old-age, disability or survivor's pension) who need the constant attendance of another person because of a severe disability
Body: e-ΕΦΚΑ
e-EFKA Sickness Benefit
Daily sickness compensation for employees from day 4, with an online application within 8 months of the medical opinion.
Body: e-ΕΦΚΑ — Επίδομα Ασθένειας Μισθωτών
Accident cash benefit (occupational and non-occupational)
Employees insured with e-EFKA (formerly IKA-ETAM, formerly TAXY) are covered for work accidents AND non-work accidents. Self-employed people (formerly OAEE) are covered ONLY for work accidents, for up to 4 months (120 days), with no minimum insurance period.
Body: e-ΕΦΚΑ
Maternity Benefit
Pregnancy and post-natal allowances from e-EFKA for 119 days (56 before and 63 after the birth) for insured working mothers.
Body: e-ΕΦΚΑ
EOPYY Subsidy for Hearing Aids and Eyeglasses
Insured people with diagnosed hearing loss (usually 50-80dB), children/teenagers, people with a disability rating of ≥67%, adults with specific ENT indications; for glasses: insured people in general
Body: e-ΕΦΚΑ
EOPYY Occupational Therapy Coverage (adults)
EOPYY-insured people with a recent stroke, traumatic brain injury, spinal cord injury, peripheral nerve damage of the upper limbs, amputation with a prosthesis, or multiple sclerosis; also children/adolescents on referral by a paediatrician/child psychiatrist
Body: e-ΕΦΚΑ
Annual November Support for Pensioners, People with Disabilities and Uninsured Elderly (Article 72, Law 5217/2025)
An annual tax-free amount of €300, protected from seizure, paid automatically without an application by 30 November to pensioners, recipients of disability benefits and uninsured elderly people (article 72 of Law 5217/2025, as amended by article 17 of Law 5313/2026).
Body: e-ΕΦΚΑ / ΟΠΕΚΑ / Υπουργείο Εθνικής Οικονομίας και Οικονομικών
European Health Insurance Card (EHIC)
People insured in the public health system (e-EFKA) who travel temporarily to another EU/EEA country or Switzerland
Body: e-ΕΦΚΑ
EOPYY One-Off Childbirth Allowance (birth outside a public maternity hospital)
Women insured with EOPYY (or protected dependants) who give birth outside a public maternity hospital — in a private clinic, contracted or not, or at home — receive a one-off payment instead of maternity care.
Body: e-ΕΦΚΑ
EOPYY Medically Assisted Reproduction / IVF Coverage
Women insured with EOPYY directly or as dependants, up to age 50 (from 50 to 54 only with a permit from the National Authority for Medically Assisted Reproduction)
Body: e-ΕΦΚΑ
EOPYY Rehabilitation Medical Devices (Orthotics, Prosthetics, Wheelchairs, Walking Aids)
EOPYY insured persons who need orthotic devices, artificial upper/lower limbs, splints, braces, ocular prostheses and other rehabilitation medical devices listed in EOPYY's Register of Reimbursable Products
Body: e-ΕΦΚΑ
EOPYY Cover for Bone-Marrow Donor Search and Transport of the Graft from Abroad
EOPYY covers the costs of finding a bone-marrow donor and transporting the graft from abroad to Greece for insured people who need a transplant. No consular authentication and no Health Committee examination are needed.
Body: ΕΟΠΥΥ — Ενιαίος Κανονισμός Παροχών Υγείας
EOPYY Psychotherapy Coverage
EOPYY insured persons with a psychiatrist's medical report who are not attending another mental health service programme at the same time
Body: e-ΕΦΚΑ
EOPYY Speech Therapy Coverage (mainly adults)
Insured persons with recent speech/swallowing disorders due to stroke, traumatic brain injury, brain surgery, Guillain-Barré, Parkinson's, tracheostomy/laryngectomy, cochlear implant, etc.
Body: e-ΕΦΚΑ
Reduced Old-Age Pension at 62 (4,500 days)
Reduced pension already at 62, if there is a recent insurance link — this is NOT an automatic right for everyone.
Body: e-ΕΦΚΑ
Zero Copay Medicines
Zero co-payment for medicines only for the categories of beneficiaries and conditions set by the legislation in force.
Body: ΕΟΠΥΥ — Μηδενική συμμετοχή στην αγορά φαρμάκων
Hospital Treatment Abroad Approved by EOPYY — Planned or Emergency (Form S2 for EU/EEA/Switzerland)
EOPYY covers, with approval, hospital treatment in an EU or non-EU country when a serious illness cannot be treated (in time) in Greece, in an urgent departure, in a sudden illness during a temporary stay abroad, or for a transplant. Tickets, a necessary companion, accommodation (up to €50/day) and meals (up to €30/day) can also be covered.
Body: ΕΟΠΥΥ — Ενιαίος Κανονισμός Παροχών Υγείας (ΕΚΠΥ), άρθρα 29-32
EOPYY Dental Care (Children and Adults)
All people insured with EOPYY — children aged 14 or under (fuller cover: sealants, fluoride treatment, crowns), teenagers up to 18 and adults (basic preventive/treatment cover), everyone who has lost all or some of their teeth (prosthetics), people with diabetes (periodontal care), people with severe disabilities in public facilities
Body: e-ΕΦΚΑ
EOPYY Stoma Materials, Catheters and Incontinence Supplies
Insured people with a colostomy, ileostomy, ureterostomy, nephrostomy, thoracostomy or fistulas; patients with urinary incontinence, urethral strictures, inability to empty the bladder, neurogenic bowel or a tracheostomy
Body: e-ΕΦΚΑ
Full Old-Age Pension at 62 (12,000 days, no reduction)
Anyone who completes 12,000 days (40 years) of insurance gets a full pension already at 62, without the early-retirement reduction penalty.
Body: e-ΕΦΚΑ
Full Old-Age Pension at 67 (4,500 days)
The general rule: full old-age pension at 67, with at least 15 years (4,500 days) of insurance.
Body: e-ΕΦΚΑ
EOPYY Preventive Health Screening and Prenatal Tests (no co-pay)
All EOPYY insured persons within the age/sex groups set for each test — mammography (women 40-50+), Pap/HPV test, PSA (men 50-80), cholesterol, blood sugar, colonoscopy/FOBT, vaccinations, prenatal screening for pregnant women
Body: e-ΕΦΚΑ
Settlement of Old Social-Security Debts (e-EFKA/KEAO) in up to 72 Instalments (Law 5313/2026)
Debts to e-EFKA and the other social-security bodies for periods up to 31/12/2023 can be settled in up to 72 monthly instalments, with a minimum instalment of €30. Apply online by 31/12/2026.
Body: e-ΕΦΚΑ — Δελτίο Τύπου 2/7/2026
EOPYY Special Therapeutic Nutrition Products
Insured people with coeliac disease, inflammatory bowel disease, short bowel syndrome, cystic fibrosis, inborn metabolic diseases, cow's milk allergy (infants/children), premature/low-birth-weight newborns, minors with a transplant or kidney/liver failure
Body: e-ΕΦΚΑ
Disability Pension — Common Illness (4,500 days)
At least 50% disability (KEPA-certified) with at least 4,500 insurance days (15 years), with no restriction on when they were completed.
Body: e-ΕΦΚΑ
Disability Pension with Recent Insurance (1,500 days)
An alternative to the 15-year path: 1,500 days (5 years) in total are enough, provided at least 600 of them (2 years) fall within the 5 years before the disability began. Under 21, 300 days are enough, and from 21 to 31, 300 days + 120 for each year over 21.
Body: e-ΕΦΚΑ
Widow(er)'s Pension (Death of Spouse)
The surviving spouse or civil-partnership party is entitled to a pension regardless of age, subject to marriage-duration and the deceased's insurance conditions.
Body: e-ΕΦΚΑ
Orphan's pension (death of a parent)
A survivor's pension for the unmarried children of a deceased insured person or pensioner, up to age 24, or for life if they became unable to do any gainful work before 24. Children who lost both parents and have a severe disability get 100% of the higher parental pension.
Body: e-ΕΦΚΑ
EOPYY Physiotherapy Coverage
People directly and indirectly insured with e-EFKA/EOPYY (formerly IKA/OAEE/OGA etc.) with a medical indication for physiotherapy
Body: e-ΕΦΚΑ
Under review(7)
This information has not been checked by us yet — please confirm it at the official source.
EOPYY Spa/Balneotherapy Reimbursement
EOPYY-insured people with a medical indication for balneotherapy at state-recognised thermal springs
Body: e-ΕΦΚΑUnder review
Maternity benefit for non-employed insured (e-EFKA)
4-month monthly pregnancy/postnatal benefit for self-employed former OAEE/ETAA insured women, or a one-off payment for former OGA insured / OGA work-voucher holders.
Body: e-ΕΦΚΑUnder review
Supplementary pension (e-EFKA)
A supplementary monthly pension on top of the main pension (old age, disability or death), for those insured with a supplementary fund merged into e-EFKA.
Body: e-ΕΦΚΑUnder review
Refund of Overpaid Social Security Contributions (e-EFKA)
Employees, self-employed people, freelancers and farmers who paid contributions without a legal obligation (e.g. double insurance, incorrect calculation)
Body: e-ΕΦΚΑUnder review
Lump-sum welfare benefit (e-EFKA)
A one-off lump-sum payment to a retiring insured person (old age or definitive disability) who was covered by a welfare/lump-sum fund merged into e-EFKA.
Body: e-ΕΦΚΑUnder review
Home Care Programme for Pensioners (e-EFKA)
Old-age, disability and survivors' pensioners (former IKA / public sector) and uninsured elderly people of the former OGA, aged 78 or over, who live alone or with a spouse and have difficulty looking after themselves
Body: e-ΕΦΚΑUnder review
Pre-retirement cash benefit (former bank-sector pension funds)
A monthly benefit for people insured by 31/12/1992 with the former ETAT-TEAPETE, ETAT-TAPT and ETAT-LAK funds who had completed the insurance years of their fund's statute by 12/05/2016, until they receive a pension from their main fund.
Body: e-ΕΦΚΑUnder review
Ended(1)
Rounds that have closed. Kept for reference; they no longer accept applications.
e-EFKA Children's Summer Camps
e-EFKA camp program for children aged 6-16 of insured persons and pensioners. 36,000 places, 15 days per period.
Body: e-ΕΦΚΑ — Κατασκηνωτικό πρόγραμμα 2026Ended