Child Benefit: Notice to Beneficiaries

For approximately 20 days, the platform where orders are placed will remain closed Child benefit OPEKA A21. In fact, according to the announcement, recipients must complete their applications by Friday, May 10, in order to be included in the payment lists.

In more detail, the platform will be closed so that the relevant services can process the data in light of the second installment of the two-month installment for the year 2024, which will be paid on May 31.

It should be noted that interested beneficiaries must have finally submitted their application for the allowance. cached application, It is considered not submitted and is not taken into account.

Child benefit: correct application step by step

The application is submitted on their website Just (click here). The allowance will be paid on the last working day of January 2023.

By following the steps below, you will be informed whether you are entitled to child benefit.

• Step 1 – Submitting an E1 and A21 application: The allowance is calculated on the basis of dependent children declared in the A21 for the year 2022 and according to the last cleared tax return. But in order for beneficiaries to know the correct amount of their benefits for 2022 and avoid accumulating payments unnecessarily, it is recommended to file an income tax return-E1 for the current year (2021 income). The child support premium payment, which will be made after the current year’s E1 filing deadline, will only include applicants who have filed a tax return for the current year.
• Step 2 -Log in Log in to the app using your TaxisNet credentials by clicking on the link that follows the instructions. When entering the system, you will be asked to confirm your social security number (AMKA) and consent to the processing of the requested data, i.e. your data, that of your spouse or cohabitant and your protected children.
• Step 3 – Consent After entering, a form will appear where you will have to specify your current marital status. Married and separated persons must enter their spouse’s Tax Identification Number (TIN) and Social Security Number (AMKA). Carefully read the text regarding child support approval and click [Συναίνεση] (To begin filling out and submitting the A21 Child Support Application Responsible Declaration).
• Step 4 – Completing the application The child support application will contain your pre-filled personal information and your family composition. Some application fields must be filled out by you, such as identity information, address and contact information, as well as the International Bank Account Number (IBAN) to which you are a beneficiary or joint beneficiary of the allowance payment.
• Step 5 – Family composition The child benefit application includes a table of your family composition. For some members they may be asked to fill out additional information, such as student information. the pressure [Αλλαγή Στοιχείων] You will be directed to the member details form where you will enter and enter additional details. If no children participate in the application, you must delete a child. Additionally, if a member is not included in your pre-populated family composition, you will need to add a child. In the same list is relevant information next to the name of the person who may need to approve the benefit. His consent requires logging into the app using his TaxisNet credentials.
• Step 6 – Notes and documents When saving or submitting the application, the application may display notes at the bottom of the form containing important information related to the application. You may be asked to attach supporting documents relating to you or a protected member. Some supporting documents are mandatory to apply for child support.
• Step 7 – Register and submit at the bottom of the application, you can click on [Αποθήκευση] the [Υποβολή]. By saving, the application is temporarily registered in the system and you can come back later one or more times to fill in additional member details or attach supporting documents that may be required. After final submission of the application it will not be possible to modify it. The attached supporting documents are verified by OPCA only after the final submission of the application. Please note that an incomplete application is not considered submitted.

Cancelling order: If after submitting the order you find that there is an error, you can cancel it by clicking on [Οι Αιτήσεις Μου] / [Προβολή] / [Ακύρωση Αίτησης] Then start a new Application Liability Declaration (A21) for child support. When it is completed, it must be submitted permanently.

Child benefit: new amounts

The amount of assistance reaches 105, 63 or 42 euros per child for the first and second children, depending on the size of income, and 210, 126 or 84 euros for the third child and for each subsequent child, as follows:

• A family with two parents and one child, with an annual income of €26,000, receives an allowance of €28 per month.
• A family consisting of two parents and two children, with an annual income of 28,000 euros, receives 56 euros.
• A family consisting of two parents and two children, with an annual income of 18,800 euros, receives 84 euros.
• A family consisting of 2 parents and 3 children with an annual income of 13,000 euros receives 280 euros per month.
• A family of two parents and two children with an annual income of €12,000 receives €140 per month.
• A family of two parents and five children with an annual income of €27,000 receives €336 per month.
• A family of two parents and four children with an annual income of €14,500 receives €420 per month.

Beneficiaries are also single-parent families with 3 children and an annual income of €12,000 who receive €280 per month. Single-parent families with one child and an annual income of €9,000 receive €70 per month, and single-parent families with two children and an annual income of €10,500 receive €140 per month.