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€253,191,819 to be paid to 987,379 beneficiaries on Tuesday, 31 March 2026

The Organisation of Welfare Benefits and Social Solidarity (OPEKA) announces that benefits for March, totalling €253,191,819, will be paid on Tuesday, 31 March 2026.

In detail:

  • Child Benefit (A21): 393,985 beneficiaries – €68,905,709
  • Housing Benefit: 171,229 beneficiaries – €20,348,356
  • Minimum Guaranteed Income: 145,149 beneficiaries – €33,007,819
  • Disability benefits: 206,276 beneficiaries – €96,624,153
  • Housing Assistance Benefit for Uninsured Older People: 469 beneficiaries – €148,819
  • Benefit for Ethnic Greeks: 4,932 beneficiaries – €174,656
  • Pension for Uninsured Older People, Law 1296/1982: 12,027 beneficiaries – €5,049,042
  • Social Solidarity Benefit for Uninsured Older People: 23,387 beneficiaries – €10,430,852
  • Funeral expenses: 103 beneficiaries – €82,224
  • Birth Benefit: 9,492 beneficiaries – €12,490,500
  • Benefit for mountainous and disadvantaged areas: 2 beneficiaries – €900
  • Red loans: 2,745 beneficiaries – €233,449
  • Benefits for dependent children of people who died in natural disasters: 17 beneficiaries – €17,000
  • Vulnerable Debtors: 378 beneficiaries – €40,094
  • Foster Care Benefit: 619 beneficiaries – €484,093
  • Personal Assistant Programme: 2,375 beneficiaries – €1,798,100
  • Social Solidarity Benefit for Uninsured Older People who are members of the Greek minority of Albania: 14,194 beneficiaries – €3,356,052

Total beneficiaries: 987,379

Total payments: €253,191,819

Please note: the A21 Child Benefit, Minimum Guaranteed Income, Birth Benefit and Foster Care Benefit are paid through prepaid cards.

For more information about each benefit, follow the links:

Visit the OPEKA website to find information about benefits and learn what you may be entitled to.

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