In view of the Christmas and New Year holidays and with the aim of providing financial relief to pensioners, the dates for the payments of the pensions for the month of January 2024 and the personal difference allowance will be made earlier.

Specifically:

A. PENSIONS FOR THE MONTH OF JANUARY 2024

On Tuesday, December 19, 2023, the main pensions from the former Non-Employee OAEE, OGA and ETAA funds will be paid, the main pensions awarded from the establishment of the EFKA and after, by law 4387/2016, through the OPS-EFKA [συνταξιούχοι Μισθωτοί & Μη Μισθωτοί από 12.5.2016 (Ν.4387/12.5.2016 και έπειτα] and all supplementary pensions of the private sector (Non-Employed and Employed).

On Thursday, December 21, 2023, the main pensions of the former Employee Funds will be paid [ΙΚΑ-ΕΤΑΜ, τραπεζών, ΟΤΕ, ΔΕΗ, ΛΟΙΠΩΝ ΕΝΤΑΣΣΟΜΕΝΩΝ (ΤΣΕΑΠΓΣΟ, ΤΣΠ-ΗΣΑΠ), ΝΑΤ, ΕΤΑΤ και ΕΤΑΠ-ΜΜΕ] as well as the main and auxiliary pensions of the State.

It is pointed out that the said pensions will be increased by 3%, with the result that the national pension for 2024 will be 426.17 euros from 413.76 euros (+12.41 euros).

B. PERSONAL DIFFERENCE ALLOWANCE

On Wednesday, December 20, 2023, the “personal difference allowance” will be credited with amounts ranging from 100 – 200 euros to 730,550 pensioners, while the total amount that will be allocated amounts to 102.8 million euros.

The distribution of the allowance to the beneficiaries is shown in the following table:

It is reminded that insured persons with pensionable earnings of more than 1,600 euros will not receive a benefit.

C. SOCIAL SOLIDARITY ALLOWANCE for vulnerable households in December 2023

On Monday, December 18, 2023, the payment of the 150 euro allowance will be made which will be paid to 929,227 low pensioners who were paid the main old-age, disability or death pension and the pre-retirement benefit for the month of October 2023 and who during that month had an amount of personal pension difference , equal to or less than ten (10) euros. Also, 45,860 beneficiaries of e-EFKA disability benefits will receive an extraordinary one-off financial aid of two hundred (200) euros.

In total, 975,087 beneficiaries will receive a social solidarity allowance of vulnerable households of 100 or 200 euros.

It is pointed out that the extraordinary one-off financial aid is granted to the above beneficiaries if they have been paid main old-age, disability or death pensions or pre-retirement benefits for the month of October 2023, cumulatively, for a total net amount before tax of up to seven hundred (700) euros.