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Work & Unemployment

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.

From an official public source

Who can get it

You receive regular unemployment benefit, or you were hired full-time while receiving 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

You were receiving DYPA unemployment benefit right before being hired, you have not already received this work benefit once in the last 3 years, the employer did not employ you in the last 2 years, and you are not a beneficiary of an incompatible programme (e.g. the Re-integration Voucher)
Declare the hiring to DYPA within 8 days of it, before the original benefit expires

Based on official sources. For the latest criteria, contact the relevant authority.

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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

All benefit payments this month

Lifecycle*

Active

Permanent/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
Life events:Job lossWorking

Details last verified: 11/10/2026