Today, Friday, December 20, the extraordinary benefits are paid, together with the regular ones for the month of December, totaling 412,200,812 euros, according to the Ministry of Social Cohesion and Family and the Organization of Welfare Benefits and Social Solidarity (OPEKA).

The Minister of Social Cohesion and Family, Sofia Zaharaki stated: “Social cohesion requires actions, not words. The benefits we give, tomorrow, December 20, 2024, totaling 412 million euros, are essential support for the uninsured elderly, our fellow citizens who live in rent, in mountainous and disadvantaged areas, People with Disabilities, families who have a child. We support our fellow citizens, who need it most, with a combination of short-term measures (emergency benefits) and long-term welfare reforms. We implement the commitment of the Prime Minister, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, that every available euro goes back to support our most vulnerable fellow citizens, ensuring fair and transparent access to social goods for all”.

Specifically, the following regular allowances will be paid:

  • Housing Benefit, beneficiaries: 201,020 – 24,271,218 euros
  • Minimum Guaranteed Income: beneficiaries 177,013 – 41,125,818 euros
  • Disability benefits: beneficiaries 192,450 – 87,478,109 euros
  • Housing Benefit: beneficiaries 585 – 187,503 euros
  • Homogenous Allowance: beneficiaries 5,357 – 188,631 euros
  • Uninsured Seniors Allowance: beneficiaries 13,832 – 5,318,376 euros
  • Social Solidarity Allowance for Seniors: beneficiaries 20,261 – 8,721,289 euros
  • Social Solidarity Allowance for the Greek minority in Albania: beneficiaries 12,977 – 3,097,245 euros
  • Funeral expenses: beneficiaries 111 – 88,471 euros
  • Birth Benefit: beneficiaries 10,698 – 14,015,050 euros
  • Child Benefit: beneficiaries 621,495 – 107,506,071 euros
  • Protected children of those who died in natural disasters: beneficiaries 23 – 23,000 euros
  • Undertaking Allowance: beneficiaries 594 – 462,280 euros
  • Personal assistant program: beneficiaries 1642 – 1,256,379 euros
  • Mountain and Disadvantaged areas allowance: 248 – 120,600 euros

Total beneficiaries: 1,258,306

Total payments: 293,860,040 euros

The payment of extraordinary allowances is as follows:

Minimum Guaranteed Income 177,131 20,539,248 euros

Disability 178,516 35,703,200 euros

Undertaking 98 21,000 euros

Uninsured 1296/1982 12,485 2,497,000 euros

Commun. Al. Uninsured 19,465 3,893,000 euros

Common. Al. A/Y Voriopir. 12,894 2,578,800 euros

Child benefit 642,944 53,108,524 euros

Total beneficiaries: 1,043,533

Total payments: 118,340,772 euros

It is clarified that the Social Benefits, Bridge Program, Vulnerable Debtors, Red Loans will be paid by OPECA to the beneficiaries on Monday, December 30.

Specifically:

  • Bridge Program: beneficiaries 49 – 14,746 euros
  • Vulnerable debtors: beneficiaries 246 – 32,165 euros
  • Red Loans: beneficiaries 2,401 – 220,368 euros