Social Solidarity Allowance for Uninsured Older People Belonging to the Greek Minority of Albania

The Ministries of Labour and Social Affairs and Digital Governance are extending the Uninsured Older People Social Solidarity Allowance to members of the Greek minority in Albania and digitizing the submission of supporting documents. As a result, uninsured persons of Greek origin who are members of the Greek minority in Albania can now apply through  gov.gr  to receive a monthly allowance for uninsured older people of up to EUR 418.95.

The extension applies to all persons of Greek origin from Albania who meet the eligibility requirements, whether they live in Greece and hold a special identity card for persons of Greek origin or a naturalization decision, or live permanently in Albania. Specifically:

• For beneficiaries living in Greece, the entire process is digital, from submitting the application to cross-checking and verifying the required conditions. Beneficiaries may also submit their application at the Community Centre in their place of residence.
• Beneficiaries who live permanently in Albania may submit their application through the consular authorities.

Under paragraph 1 of Article 93 of Law 4387/2016, the Uninsured Older People Social Solidarity Allowance is granted to members of the Greek minority in Albania who:

• have reached the age of 67,
• do not receive or are not entitled to a pension from abroad, or to any insurance or welfare benefit from Greece that exceeds the full amount of the allowance,
• their total annual individual taxable income, together with any income exempt from tax or taxed under a special regime, does not exceed EUR 4,320 or, for married couples, EUR 8,640,
• do not reside in Holy Monasteries as monks or nuns and are not serving a custodial sentence, and
• their spouse does not receive a pension from any source that exceeds the benefit.

Beneficiaries who have reached the age of 72 are no longer required to submit each year a pension certificate from Albania or a solemn declaration that they do not receive a pension.
However, OPEKA reserves the right to carry out ex officio checks to determine whether the conditions for payment of the pension are met.
To submit an application online, follow this link:  https://anasfalistoiellinikimeionotita.gr