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Greece to disburse €2.5 billion in pensions and benefits this week

Greece’s social security agency e‑EFKA and the Public Employment Service (DYPA) will disburse a total of €2,492,777,459.09 to 4,333,061 beneficiaries between 27 July and 31 July 2026.

From e‑EFKA the payments are: €1,322,356,333.15 on 28 July to 2,621,877 people for main and supplementary August pensions; €1,113,621,125.94 on 30 July to 1,655,856 people for the same pensions; €2,800,000 on 30 July to 7,600 beneficiaries as advance pension payments under law 4778/2021; €14,500,000 between 27 July and 31 July to 650 beneficiaries as one‑off decisions; and €1,800,000 on 29 July to 498 beneficiaries as a refund of over‑paid contributions for 2024‑2025.

From DYPA the scheduled payments are: €16,000,000 to 26,000 recipients for unemployment benefits; €1,000,000 to 1,500 mothers for maternity‑leave assistance; €20,000,000 to 19,000 beneficiaries for employment‑programme subsidies; and €700,000 to 80 entities for the payment of contributions to public‑service programmes. Amounts are normally credited to bank accounts in the afternoon of the preceding working day.

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August 2026 pension payments · Greece · Greek Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs · Greek State · Greek government · Greek mothers · Greek pensioners · Greek unemployed workers · IKA‑ETAM (Salary pension fund) · Law 4778/2021 · OAEE (Non‑salary pension fund) · OPEKA

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