The bill in question provides for a escalating, as specifically defined, increase in the birth allowance, based on the number of dependent children in the family, as it is formed following the birth of the child.
The retroactive payment of the increased birth allowance from January 1, 2023 is also foreseen. Legislative authorization is provided for the possibility of adjusting the amount of the above allowance.
With the proposed regulation, the birth allowance granted by the Welfare Benefits and Social Solidarity Organization is increased.
More specifically, an increase of 400 euros is established for beneficiaries without dependent children before birth, escalating for each subsequent child and reaching the additional amount of 1,500 euros for beneficiaries with 3 or more dependent children before birth. Provision is made for the restructuring of the amount of the installments of the birth allowance to bring them into line with the increase in the birth allowance.
Birth allowance: In the Parliament the permanent increase
The aid, as is known, has increased and is structured as follows:
•1 child: €2,400 (€400 increase)
•2 children: €2,700 (€700 increase)
•3 children: €3,000 (€1,000 increase)
•4 or more children: €3,500 (€1,500 increase)
Retrospectively the increase
For births from 1/1/2023
•Payment by April
Conditions and method of payment
- Annual House income up to €40,000
- Application submission: within 3 months of birth (in the OPECA Child Birth Allowance application)
- Method of payment: In 2 equal installments
– 1st installment: the following month from the birth of the child
– 2nd dose: following 5 months from the month of birth
Maternity allowance for self-employed persons
For 9 months from €780 / month (*from April 1st the minimum will increase)
- It concerns: insured self-employed, self-employed and female farmers
- Conditions:
-Insurance up-to-date -> no debts to EFKA (otherwise first payment of debts and reapplying)
-Digital application via: dypa.gov.gr (start within days)
for all mothers who have given birth or adopted since 9/24/2023
Example:
a mother who gave birth in September will receive at the end of February or the beginning of March, retroactively for 5 months €3,900)
Birth allowance: What does the amendment tabled in Parliament provide
In the new bill of the Ministry of National Economy and Finance entitled “Terms for the utilization of public property in coastal areas and other provisions” the following articles on the maternity allowance were incorporated:
Article 29: With the proposed arrangement, the birth allowance granted by the Organization of Welfare Benefits and Social Solidarity increases. The new, increased amount is graduated according to the number of dependent children of each family as it is formed following the birth of the child, with the aim of encouraging and supporting families. More specifically, an increase of four hundred (400) euros is established for beneficiaries without dependent children before birth, escalating for each subsequent child and reaching the additional amount of one thousand five hundred (1,500) euros for beneficiaries with three (3) or more dependents children before birth.
Article 30: Provision is made for the restructuring of the amount of the installments of the birth allowance to bring them into line with the increase in the birth allowance.
Article 31: With the proposed regulation, the retroactive application of the increased new birth allowance is foreseen from 1.1.2023 until the entry into force of the new regulation.
Article 32: The possibility of readjusting the amount of the allowance is envisaged by a joint decision of the Ministers of National Economy and Finance and Social Cohesion and Family, in order to ensure the greatest possible flexibility for the necessary adjustment of the measure to any new data.
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