DYPA Work Benefit — Extension of Unemployment Benefit on Re-employment
You were hired in full-time paid employment before your unemployment benefit ended.
Half of the unemployment benefit (€282.50/month on the basic amount from 1/4/2026), +10% per dependant, for the period of unemployment benefit that was still remaining.
Who can get it
Official evidence · ΔΥΠΑ, «Επίδομα Εργασίας»: «Το επίδομα χορηγείται σε ασφαλισμένους που: Λαμβάνουν: τακτική επιδότηση ανεργίας ή»· «Αναλαμβάνουν μισθωτή εργασία πλήρους απασχόλησης ενόσω διαρκεί η επιδότησή τους» · Checked: 2026-09-30
Based on official sources. For the latest criteria, contact the relevant authority.
How to apply
The steps to apply yourself. Free: you don’t need to pay anyone.
Required Documents
Usually the details gov.gr already holds about you are enough.
Step by step
- 1
Sign in to gov.gr with your TAXISnet codes
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- 2
Open the application service
Go to the official pageAuthority: ΔΥΠΑ
- 3
Fill in and submit the application
Enter your details, upload anything requested and submit. Keep the protocol number.
- 4
Track your application
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What it is
You were hired in full-time paid employment, before your unemployment benefit ended, by an employer you had not worked for in the previous 2 years; you have not received the work allowance in the last 3 years. It must be declared within 8 days of being hired, before the original benefit ends. It applies to hires from 29/12/2022. It also covers beneficiaries of special categories of DYPA (Public Employment Service) benefit/assistance: tour guides, private-duty nurses, forestry workers, abattoir workers made redundant, as well as the e-EFKA assistance for self-employed/independently employed people. Half of the unemployment benefit, +10% per dependant, for the period of unemployment benefit that was still remaining. Application period: no fixed deadline.
When it is paid
Payment rule
Each monthly payment is made after the month has ended (in arrears). Payments are credited once a week, on its last working day (Friday).
Source:ΔΥΠΑ, Επίδομα Εργασίας: «Καταβολή του Επιδόματος»(opens in a new tab)Next payment dates
The next date has not been announced yet.
Dates come only from official announcements and are updated when they are announced. Last updated: 7 October 2026
Lifecycle*
ActivePermanent/ongoing benefit
No fixed end date is currently recorded.
*Cycles, deadlines, and availability may change regularly. Always confirm with the official source before applying.
Benefit details
- Provider
- ΔΥΠΑ
- Category
- Work & Unemployment
- Status
- Active
- Type of benefit
- Allowance
Details last verified: 11/10/2026