50% Reduced Pension Contributions for Mothers (1 year after childbirth)
A 50% reduction in main pension contributions for mothers, employed or self-employed, for one year after giving birth.
50% reduction in main pension contributions for 1 year from the birth or from the end of pregnancy-maternity leave (the period counts as full insurance time)
Who can get it
Official evidence · Πύλη Οικογενειακής Πολιτικής: «Το πρόγραμμα προβλέπει μείωση κατά 50% των εισφορών κύριας σύνταξης για μητέρες μισθωτές και μη μισθωτές για χρονικό διάστημα ενός έτους από τον τοκετό ή τη λήξη της άδειας κυοφορίας-λοχείας.» · Checked: 2026-10-12
Official evidence · Πύλη Οικογενειακής Πολιτικής: «Το πρόγραμμα προβλέπει μείωση κατά 50% των εισφορών κύριας σύνταξης για μητέρες μισθωτές και μη μισθωτές για χρονικό διάστημα ενός έτους από τον τοκετό ή τη λήξη της άδειας κυοφορίας-λοχείας.» · Checked: 2026-09-30
Official evidence · Πύλη Οικογενειακής Πολιτικής, «Μειωμένες ασφαλιστικές εισφορές για μητέρες»: «Μητέρες μισθωτές του ιδιωτικού τομέα.» · «Μητέρες μη μισθωτές (ασφαλισμένες των πρώην ΟΑΕΕ, ΕΤΑΑ και ΟΓΑ).» · Checked: 2026-09-30
Official evidence · Πύλη Οικογενειακής Πολιτικής, «Μειωμένες ασφαλιστικές εισφορές για μητέρες»: «Μητέρες μισθωτές του ιδιωτικού τομέα.» · Checked: 2026-09-30
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Required Documents
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What it is
Mothers employed in the private sector and self-employed mothers (insured with the former OAEE, ETAA and OGA) pay main pension contributions reduced by 50% for one year from the birth or from the end of pregnancy-maternity leave; this period counts as actual insurance time. Under conditions, it also applies to adoptive mothers or mothers through surrogacy, provided the birth mother has not used the measure. Self-employed mothers apply to e-EFKA with no deadline and their contributions are recalculated; employed mothers ask the local e-EFKA office where they work for a refund of the 50%, within five years.
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
- Υπ. Κοινωνικής Συνοχής
- Category
- Family & Children
- Status
- Active
- Type of benefit
- Tax relief
Details last verified: 12/10/2026