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Greece to pay over €2.48 billion in pensions and benefits from August 24-28
🇬🇷 Greece /Economy & Trade

Greece to pay over €2.48 billion in pensions and benefits from August 24-28

From Ta Nea · () Greek

Translated from Greek, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • Greek payment schedules for e-EFKA and DYPA will disburse over €2.48 billion to more than 4.3 million beneficiaries between August 24-28.
  • The majority of the funds, over €2.43 billion, are allocated for September pensions.
  • Additional payments include lump sums, unemployment benefits, maternity leave subsidies, and employment program funds.

Greece is set to disburse a significant sum of €2,483,783,697.78 to over 4.3 million beneficiaries between August 24 and August 28. These payments are part of the scheduled disbursements from the e-EFKA (Unified Social Security Fund) and DYPA (Public Employment Service).

The largest portion of these funds, totaling €1,319,958,516.21, will be paid out on August 26 to 2,628,753 recipients for September's main and supplementary pensions. A further €1,113,745,181.57 will be distributed on August 28 to 1,652,849 beneficiaries, also for September pensions.

Beyond pensions, the payment period includes allocations for various other benefits. From August 24 to 28, €17.5 million will be paid to 800 beneficiaries as lump sums following decision issuances. Additionally, €17 million is designated for 28,000 recipients for unemployment and other benefits, €1.5 million for 2,200 mothers on subsidized maternity leave, €14 million for 13,000 beneficiaries in subsidized employment programs, and €80,000 for 200 participants in public benefit programs.

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Originally published by Ta Nea in Greek. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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