Category30 benefits
Disability benefits in Greece
Allowances and support for people with disabilities, granted because of the disability itself.
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The benefits people in Greece search for most on Google, with the Greek words they use.
- OPEKA Disability BenefitsSearched in Greek as «επιδόματα αναπηρίας»
- Financial Support for People with Severe DisabilitiesSearched in Greek as «επίδομα βαριάς αναπηρίας»
- Mobility Allowance for Paraplegic, Quadriplegic and Amputee PersonsSearched in Greek as «επίδομα κίνησης»
- Financial Support for Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing PersonsSearched in Greek as «επίδομα βαρηκοΐας»
- Nutritional Allowance for Kidney Disease and Transplant PatientsSearched in Greek as «επίδομα νεφροπαθών»
- Personal Assistant for Persons with DisabilitiesSearched in Greek as «προσωπικός βοηθός ΑμεΑ»
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OPEKA Disability Benefits
OPEKA's overview guide to its 10 separate disability welfare programmes (€178-€833/month). Each programme has its own conditions — check which one applies to your disability.
Body: ΟΠΕΚΑ
Nutritional Allowance for Kidney Disease and Transplant Patients
People with kidney disease on haemodialysis/peritoneal dialysis, kidney, lung, bone marrow, heart or liver transplant recipients
Body: ΟΠΕΚΑ
Free Greek Sign Language / Lip-reading Interpretation (In Person and Relay) — National Foundation for the Deaf
Deaf and hard-of-hearing people can ask for a free Greek Sign Language or lip-reading interpreter for their dealings with public or private bodies. There is also free remote interpretation (Relay) 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, through an app.
Body: Εθνικό Ίδρυμα Κωφών (ΕΙΚ) — Υπουργείο Κοινωνικής Συνοχής και Οικογένειας
OASTH free door-to-door transport for people with disabilities in adapted vehicles (Thessaloniki)
OASTH carries people with disabilities free of charge in adapted vehicles with an attendant, booked by phone the day before (2310-933930, 2310-952638). Wheelchair users and people with severe mobility problems have priority.
Body: ΟΑΣΘ Α.Ε. (Οργανισμός Αστικών Συγκοινωνιών Θεσσαλονίκης)
Special Vocational Training School for Persons with Disabilities (DYPA, Athens/Thessaloniki)
Disability rate of at least 50% · Aged at least 18 (teenagers too in Thessaloniki) · Aged up to 58.
Body: ΔΥΠΑ
Income Support for Hansen's Disease (Leprosy) Patients and the Cured
A very small, ageing population; patients with Hansen's disease and people cured of it
Body: ΟΠΕΚΑ
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
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
Mobility Allowance for Paraplegic, Quadriplegic and Amputee Persons
Persons with bilateral amputation of the upper or lower limbs, paraplegia/paraparesis, or quadriplegia/quadriparesis, with a disability of 80%+
Body: ΟΠΕΚΑ
Annual Financial Aid from the War Disabled and War Victims Aid Fund (TAATHP) to Pensioned War Victims (EUR 500)
The War Disabled and War Victims Aid Fund gives every year EUR 500 of financial aid to each pensioned war victim who is a member. The Fund also covers funeral costs and gives a marriage grant to its members.
Body: Υπουργείο Εθνικής Άμυνας — Ταμείο Αρωγής Αναπήρων και Θυμάτων Πολέμου (ΤΑΑΘΠ)
EU (model) parking card for people with disabilities
You have a disability/reduced-mobility certification from KEPA.
Body: Υπουργείο Υποδομών και Μεταφορών
Disability Card
Official proof of disability status and disability band, in digital or plastic form.
Body: Εθνική Πύλη Αναπηρίας — Οδηγίες έκδοσης Κάρτας Αναπηρίας
Day Care Centres (KD-IF) for People with Disabilities, Covered by EOPYY
EOPYY covers day care for people with disabilities at contracted Day Care Centres: therapies, educational and creative activities, medical monitoring and transport to and from home. A specialist's medical opinion is needed.
Body: ΕΟΠΥΥ (Εθνικός Οργανισμός Παροχής Υπηρεσιών Υγείας) — gov.gr
Financial Support for Persons with Visual Disability
Blind people and people with a severe visual impairment, with a KEPA assessment
Body: ΟΠΕΚΑ
Financial Support for People with Severe Disabilities
EUR 338/month through OPEKA for the severe-disability categories and other conditions of this specific programme.
Body: ΟΠΕΚΑ — Οικονομική ενίσχυση ατόμων με βαριά αναπηρία
Financial Support for Persons with Severe Intellectual Disability
People with a severe intellectual disability, with a KEPA assessment
Body: ΟΠΕΚΑ
Financial Support for Persons with Cerebral Palsy
People with cerebral palsy, KEPA assessment
Body: ΟΠΕΚΑ
Financial Support for Hemolytic Anemia, Hemophilia and AIDS Patients
People with congenital haemolytic anaemia (thalassaemia/sickle cell), haemophilia, or AIDS
Body: ΟΠΕΚΑ
Financial Support for Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Persons
People with hearing loss/deafness, KEPA disability rate of 67% or more, no age limit any more
Body: ΟΠΕΚΑ
Financial Support Programme for Paraplegic/Quadriplegic/Amputee Persons
Monthly OPEKA financial support for people with paraplegia, quadriplegia or amputation and a disability rating of 67% or more who are uninsured, insured with the State, or belong to other specific groups.
Body: ΟΠΕΚΑ
War Pensions / Pensions for War & National Resistance Victims
A monthly, lifelong pension for people who suffered a lasting loss of working capacity (at least 10% for war invalids, 25% for others) in war, in the National Resistance, in the struggle against the Dictatorship or from a terrorist act, and for the families of those killed or missing.
Body: Υπουργείο Εθνικής Οικονομίας και Οικονομικών — Γενική Γραμματεία Δημοσιονομικής Πολιτικής, Διεύθυνση Εισοδηματικής Πολιτικής (αιτήσεις και στις Περιφερειακές Ενότητες)
Personal Assistant for Persons with Disabilities
Persons with disabilities aged 16-67 with a lifelong KEPA certification, a main condition of 67% or more or absolute disability, who live permanently and legally in Greece
Body: ΟΠΕΚΑ — Έναρξη υποβολής αιτήσεων στο πρόγραμμα «Προσωπικός Βοηθός για Άτομα με Αναπηρία» (24/8/2026)
Supported Living (SLA) and Independent Living (ILA) Accommodation for People with Disabilities, Covered by EOPYY
EOPYY covers the care and board fee of people with an intellectual disability who live permanently in contracted Supported or Independent Living Accommodation, when their family cannot support them.
Body: ΕΟΠΥΥ (Εθνικός Οργανισμός Παροχής Υπηρεσιών Υγείας) — gov.gr
Supported Living Home (SYD) of the Municipality of Tripoli
24-hour residence, care and social-inclusion support for 4 adults with autism or an intellectual disability who can look after themselves, in an accessible building in central Tripoli.
Body: Δήμος Τρίπολης
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
Upcoming(1)
Not open for applications yet.
European Disability Card & new European Parking Card (EU-wide mutual recognition, upcoming)
European initiative for the mutual recognition of disability status and of the parking card across the EU; it will replace/complement national cards.
Body: Ευρωπαϊκή Επιτροπή / Ελληνικό κράτος (μεταφορά στο εθνικό δίκαιο εκκρεμεί)Upcoming
Under review(2)
This information has not been checked by us yet — please confirm it at the official source.
Toll Exemption for Vehicles of Persons with Disabilities
Vehicles of persons with disabilities currently pass free or at a discount through the tolls of some motorways, on terms that differ by road; the single passage card provided by law has not been issued yet.
Body: ΦΕΚ Α΄36/2021 — ν. 4782/2021, άρθρο 211 παρ. 17Under review
Early Childhood Intervention (children up to 6 with disability/developmental disorders)
An early intervention programme for children up to 6 with a disability, developmental delay or an increased probability of one. Applications for the pilot closed on 5/12/2025; the universal programme of Law 5322/2026 awaits the ministerial decision for new applications.
Body: Υπ. Κοινωνικής Συνοχής & Οικογένειας (πύλη oikogeneia.gov.gr)Under review
Ended(1)
Rounds that have closed. Kept for reference; they no longer accept applications.
Pilot Home Accessibility Grant Programme for People with Disabilities
Pilot grant of up to €14,500 for home accessibility works for people with a mobility or sensory disability. Applications have closed (first phase, July 2025); no new call has been announced.
Body: ΥΠΕΝ / Υπ. Κοινωνικής Συνοχής & Οικογένειας / ΕΕΤΑΑ Α.Ε. (Ταμείο Ανάκαμψης)Ended