Greece's social security fund e-EFKA and the country's Public Employment Service, DYPA, will pay out a combined 2,483,783,697.78 euros to 4,325,802 beneficiaries between August 24 and 28, as part of a scheduled round of payments announced by the two agencies.
The bulk of the money will go toward pensions. On August 26, e-EFKA will pay 1,319,958,516.21 euros to 2,628,753 people in main and supplementary pensions for September 2026. Two days later, on August 28, a further 1,113,745,181.57 euros will be paid to 1,652,849 beneficiaries, also covering main and supplementary pensions for September.
Between August 24 and 28, e-EFKA will additionally pay 17,500,000 euros to 800 beneficiaries, following decisions issued for lump-sum retirement payments.
DYPA benefits and employment programs
DYPA, Greece's Public Employment Service, will make four separate rounds of payments during the same five-day period.
The agency will pay 17,000,000 euros to 28,000 beneficiaries in unemployment benefits and other allowances. A further 1,500,000 euros will go to 2,200 mothers as subsidized maternity leave payments.
DYPA will also disburse 14,000,000 euros to 13,000 beneficiaries under subsidized employment programs, and 80,000 euros to 200 beneficiaries of community-benefit work programs.
What e-EFKA and DYPA do
e-EFKA is Greece's unified social security fund, created in 2017 through the merger of the country's main pension and insurance bodies. It collects contributions and pays out state pensions, including main and supplementary pensions and lump-sum retirement benefits, to millions of pensioners across the private sector, public sector, self-employed professionals and farmers each month.
DYPA, formerly known as OAED, is the Greek government agency responsible for administering unemployment benefits, maternity subsidy payments, employment subsidy schemes and community-benefit work programs, alongside job placement services for workers across the country.
The payment schedules for e-EFKA and DYPA are announced periodically to inform beneficiaries of when pensions, allowances and program subsidies will reach their accounts.
