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
Benefit in kind (social work, nursing care, physiotherapy, home help) -- not a cash amount
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Who can get it
Official evidence · Υπουργική Απόφαση Φ.80000/8786/1078 (11.4.2012), ΦΕΚ Β' 1240 · Checked: 2026-09-25
Official evidence · ΥΑ Φ.80000/8786/1078/2012 (ΦΕΚ Β΄ 1240): «Δικαιούχοι είναι συνταξιούχοι λόγω γήρατος, αναπηρίας ή θανάτου φορέων κύριας ασφάλισης αρμοδιότητας του Υπουργείου Εργασίας και Κοινωνικής Ασφάλισης, του ΝΑΤ, του Δημοσίου καθώς και συνταξιούχοι ανασφάλιστοι υπερήλικες του ΟΓΑ» · Checked: 2026-09-30
Official evidence · ΥΑ Φ.80000/8786/1078/2012: «β) Να διαβιούν μόνοι τους ή με σύζυγο ή άλλο πρόσωπο που πληροί τις λοιπές προϋποθέσεις υπαγωγής στο πρόγραμμα» · Checked: 2026-09-30
Official evidence · ΥΑ Φ.80000/8786/1078/2012 (ΦΕΚ Β΄ 1240), κριτήριο δ): «Η κατάσταση της υγείας τους, λόγω ασθένειας (χρόνιας ή πρόσκαιρης), να καθιστά αδύνατη την αυτοεξυπηρέτησή τους ή δυσχερή την κάλυψη των καθημερινών τους αναγκών» · Checked: 2026-09-30
Official evidence · ΥΑ Φ.80000/8786/1078/2012 (ΦΕΚ Β΄ 1240): «β) Να διαβιούν μόνοι τους ή με σύζυγο ή άλλο πρόσωπο που πληροί τις λοιπές προϋποθέσεις υπαγωγής στο πρόγραμμα» · «ε) Δεν λαμβάνουν επίδομα απολύτου αναπηρίας, ή εξωϊδρυματικό επίδομα ή οποιοδήποτε άλλο επίδομα συμπαράστασης από τον ασφαλιστικό τους φορέα.» · Checked: 2026-09-30
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How to apply
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Required Documents
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- 1
Sign in to gov.gr with your TAXISnet codes
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- 2
Open the application service
Go to the official pageAuthority: e-ΕΦΚΑ
- 3
Fill in and submit the application
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- 4
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What it is
Old-age, disability and survivors' pensioners (former IKA / public sector) and uninsured elderly people of the former OGA (Agricultural Insurance Organisation), aged 78 or over, who live alone or with a spouse and have difficulty looking after themselves. Application period: applications accepted on an ongoing basis at the competent regional offices of e-EFKA (Electronic National Social Security Fund).
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
- e-ΕΦΚΑ
- Category
- Retirement & Old Age
- Status
- Under review
- Type of benefit
- Service / In-kind
Details last verified: 25/09/2026