Maternity allowance: increases to €1,500, when paid retroactively

How is the maternity allowance for 2024 structured?

beneficiary She is a mother who permanently and legally resides in Greece and has an annual family-equivalent income of up to 40,000 euros.

The maternity allowance is adjusted to the number of dependent children in the family (as it is created after the child is born).

Here's how maternity allowance works:

Until recently, the aid amounted to 2,000 euros, paid in two equal installments of 1,000 euros, regardless of the number of family members. The amount is pre-determined and does not change because it is the same for each child.

Who is entitled to maternity benefits?

the Maternity allowancewas established by January 1, 2020 It is set at 2,000 euros per child born and also applies to births that took place during 2023: the increase in the amount is gradual and linked to the number of children.

The aid has increased and is distributed as follows:

• 2,400 euros for those with a child
• 2,700 euros for those who have two
• 3000 euros for a family with 3 children after giving birth
• 3,500 euros for the fourth child and above
• 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
• 2^the The premium is paid over 5 months from the month of the child’s birth.

What does the amendment refer to?

In the news invoice to Ministry of National Economy and Finance Worthy “Conditions for using public property in coastal areas and other provisions» Include the following articles on Maternity allowance:

Article 29: Under the proposed arrangement, the maternity allowance granted by the Social Welfare and Social Solidarity Benefits Organization would increase. The new increased amount is graduated according to the number of dependent children per family, as it is formed after the birth of the child, with the aim of encouraging and supporting families. More specifically, an increase of four hundred (400) euros is set for beneficiaries who have no dependent children before birth, escalating for each subsequent child and amounting to an additional amount of one thousand five hundred (1,500) euros for beneficiaries who have three (3) or more dependent children before birth. .

Article 30: The amount of maternity allowance premiums is being restructured to match the increase in the maternity allowance.

Article 31: With the proposed regulation, it is expected to apply retrospectively to the new maternity allowance increase from 1.1.2023 until the new regulation comes into effect.

Article 32: The possibility of readjusting the amount of the allowance is provided for by a joint decision of the Ministers of National Economy, Finance, Social Cohesion and Family, in order to ensure the greatest possible flexibility to adjust the procedure necessary for any new data.