Birth allowance: 36 million paid retroactively to 59 thousand mothers – beneficiaries

That is, next Tuesday, April 30th On Holy Tuesday, OPCA will pay the fees retroactively From increasing it Birth allowance For all children born from January 1, 2023 onwards.

They are entitled 58,912 women gave birth during 2023 And the:

• Or you have already received the full amount of maternity allowance
• Or will the second installment be paid to them now in April?

In both cases, mothers will receive a total of €36,247,500 for retroactive benefits.

The additional amount resulting from the increase in maternity allowance, It is disbursed to beneficiaries without them submitting a new request or take any other action.

The beneficiary of the bonus is: Each mother is a permanent and legal resident of Greece and has an annual family income equivalent to up to €40,000.

In the table you can see in detail the amounts of retroactive payments according to the number of children:

How much did the allocation increase?

After the relevant law was passed last February, the maternity allowance increased to 2,400 per child, and depending on the number of children, the increase reaches 1,500 euros up to 3,500 euros.

Analytically:

• €2,400 for families with their first child: an increase of €400
• €2,700 for families with a second child: an increase of €700
• €3,000 for families with a third child: an increase of €1,000
• €3,500 for families with a fourth child or more: an increase of €1,500.

The first installment is granted in the month following the birth of the child, if the application is submitted and approved during the month of the child’s birth. The second dose is 5 months after the birth of the child.

Current payment

It is noted that for the current monthly payment of maternity allowance, the beneficiaries receive the excess amount.

Beneficiaries of the maternity allowance for April are up to 10,119 and the payment amount is up to 11,165,950 euros.

Minister of Social Cohesion and Family, Sofia Zaharaki, said:

“We stand with concern and care by mothers and give great breath to families to deal with their first growing needs. By reducing difficulties, the joy that a new baby brings grows. We practically support motherhood by increasing benefits and extending subsidized parental leave. While more than 400 million Euros in 24 years to support families We will never say that this is enough but there have never been more corresponding resources.

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