e-EFKA and DYPA: €2.532 billion in payments scheduled for 26–30 October
The new weekly schedule includes November pensions, lump sums, contribution refunds and unemployment, maternity and employment-support payments.
Scheduled payments totalling €2,532,016,342.27 for 26–30 October 2026 were announced by the Ministry of Labour and Social Security on 23 October. The release reports a total of 4,374,639 beneficiaries across e-EFKA and DYPA payments.
e-EFKA payment dates
- 26 and 29 October: €2,455,097,800.11 for November main and supplementary pensions, with 4,294,896 reported beneficiaries.
- 26 October: €918,542.16 for funeral expenses for 893 beneficiaries.
- 30 October: €2,500,000 for November pension advances under Law 4778/2021, for 7,000 beneficiaries.
- 30 October: €5,000,000 to refund undue payments by non-salaried insured persons. The release gives no beneficiary count for this payment.
- 26–30 October: €16,500,000 in lump-sum benefits for 850 beneficiaries, following the issue of relevant decisions.
DYPA benefits
The following are scheduled during the same period:
- €22 million for 36,000 beneficiaries receiving unemployment and other benefits.
- €14 million for 20,000 mothers receiving subsidised maternity leave.
- €16 million for 15,000 beneficiaries of subsidised employment programmes.
For these DYPA benefits, the announcement specifies the week of 26–30 October, without assigning an exact day to each category.
Scheduling existing benefits
The pension dates of 26 and 29 October had already been announced by e-EFKA. The new weekly update brings together the amounts and other payment categories. It announces no new benefit or application call and does not certify that future account credits have already occurred.
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