Emergency Easter gift of up to €1,500 – paid retroactively today to 59,000 families – beneficiaries

OPCA pays extraordinary 'Easter gift' today, Holy Tuesday, to 59,000 families, paying increase retroactively Birth allowance For all children born from January 1, 2023 onwards. the It ranges retroactively from 400 to 1,500 euros depending on the number of children.

In particular, 58,912 women who gave birth during 2023 currently receive the following retroactively:

• Their first child: 400 euros
• Their second child: 700 euros
• Their third child: 1000 euros and
• Fourth child (or more): 1500 euros

Beneficiary families currently receiving refunds:

• 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.

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