Approximately 1 million families with children will receive the one-time financial assistance of 150 euros for each dependent child by tomorrow, Tuesday.
A second round of payments will follow by August 31, 2026, for children born between January 1, 2025, and July 31, 2026, provided that the specified conditions are met, including the issuance of a Tax Identification Number (AFM) for newborns as of January 1, 2026.
The final amount of the emergency aid is calculated on a sliding scale based on the number of children (1 child: 150 euros, 2 children: 300 euros, 3 children: 450 euros, 4 children: 600 euros, and so on).
The process will be completed automatically without requiring any action on the part of families, as all necessary data has been obtained directly from the Independent Authority for Public Revenue (IAPR).
The 15 “rules” governing the financial assistance are set forth in a ministerial decision, according to which:
1. The assistance amounts to 150 euros for each dependent child, based on income criteria.
2. Eligible recipients are parents of dependent children, tax residents of Greece, whose total family income—comprising that of the taxpayer, spouse, or civil partner, and their dependent children—regardless of source, whether taxable or exempt, actual or imputed, is:
- Up to 40,000 euros for a married person or a party to a civil partnership, increased by 5,000 euros for each additional dependent beyond the first child
- Up to 39,000 euros for single-parent families with dependent children, increased by 5,000 euros for each additional dependent child beyond the first. The number of dependent children is calculated as the sum of common and non-common dependent children. A single-parent family with dependent children is defined as a family consisting exclusively of the parent and one or more dependent children.
3. The benefit is calculated and paid without the beneficiaries having to submit an application, based on the information in the annual income tax returns of the parents and dependent children for the 2024 tax year (2025 tax returns), as finalized by the last business day of May 2026. The benefit is paid by June 30, 2026.
4. Children born from January 1, 2025, through July 31, 2026. The benefit or any additional benefit amount is paid by August 31, 2026, as follows:
- For children born from January 1 through December 31, 2025, provided they are included in the taxpayer’s timely filed income tax return for the 2025 tax year (2026 tax return—Table 8.1 E1) of the taxpayer, based on the income limits for the 2025 tax year; and
- For children born from January 1, 2026, through July 31, 2026, provided that a Tax Identification Number (AFM) has been requested for them by August 10, 2026, based on the income limits for the 2025 tax year.
5. The benefit is paid by crediting the beneficiary’s IBAN account as reported to the Independent Authority for Public Revenue (AADE).
6. In the case of a joint tax return (married couples or civil partners), the subsidy is paid in full to the taxpayer responsible for the finalized return.
7. For separate tax returns with shared children, half of the benefit is paid to each parent.
8. For separate tax returns with children who are not common to both parents, half of the benefit is paid to each parent if both parents claim the children as dependents. Otherwise, the full amount is paid to the parent who claims them.
9. If one of the two parents is a tax resident of a foreign country, only the other parent is eligible for the benefit.
10. In the case of separate tax returns for married couples, if the tax return of one of the two parents has not been filed or finalized within the deadlines, the other parent is eligible for the benefit based on the information in their finalized tax return.
11. Information regarding family status and tax residence is taken as reported, as applicable, in the income tax returns for the 2024 and 2025 tax years.
12. If one of the two parents has passed away by the time the benefit is paid, the benefit is paid in full to the other parent.
13. During the payment process, checks are conducted on the individual details of dependent children (Tax Identification Number, Social Security Number, etc.) or for any inconsistencies.
14. The one-time emergency financial assistance is tax-exempt, non-transferable, and exempt from seizure by the government or third parties.
15. If it is determined that the information in the application used to calculate the assistance is inaccurate, resulting in an undue payment (in whole or in part), the amounts unduly paid shall be charged with interest from the date the aid was granted.