Reduction of contributions by 50%.
For self-employed women who are insured with EFKA, a 50% reduction in the main pension contributions payable during the first 12 months after the birth of each child is granted. In the event that there is a new birth before the end of the first 12 months, a new period will start from the month following the second birth onwards.
In order to qualify for the reduction in pension contributions, the insured person must:
- Submit an application and provide the child's birth certificate.
- Submit a Certificate of Marital Status.
For the branches of the main insurance scheme for self-employed persons where reduced contributions are to be paid for another reason, the accumulation of reductions is not allowed but the highest percentage of reduction applies.
Maternity allowance.
The allowance amounts to 150€ for a period of 4 months. For the granting of maternity benefits (pregnancy and childbirth) to directly insured non-employees of the e-EFKA (t. OAEE, t. ETAA, t. OGA), the necessary conditions are the existence of insurance up-to-date and insurance capacity for cash sickness benefits.
The following documents are required for the grant of the allowance:
- Birth certificate (downloaded via the interface or attached as a pdf file).
- If the applicant is an EU national, she should enter her residence permit number or attach a photocopy of her EU citizen registration certificate or permanent residence card.
- If the applicant is a third country national, she must enter her residence permit number, which must be valid.
The request for maternity benefits (pregnancy and confinement) is submitted by the insured person up to eight (8) months from the date of childbirth.
Special maternity protection benefit for self-employed, self-employed, farmers.
Mothers insured with the e- EFKA who work as freelancers, self-employed or farmers can apply for a special maternity protection benefit for a period of 9 months.
Same-sex spouses who adopt a child are also entitled to this benefit, according to their joint declaration in e-EFKA. The right to the allowance is established for the insured person(s) with a date of having a child from 24.09.2023 onwards.
The application must be submitted within 2 months from the day after the payment of the maternity allowance by the relevant insurance institution. Specifically for foster mothers/foster parents who have not received a maternity allowance from their insurance institution, the application must be submitted within 2 months of the day after the child joins the family or the finality of the foreign or national court decision.
DYPA pays the beneficiaries a monthly amount equal to the current minimum wage (830,00€).
Necessary requirements:
- The receipt of the maternity benefit of the e-EFKA, or in the case of adoption the "integration of the child into the family", or the publication of a final court decision on adoption or the recognition of a foreign adoption decision.
- The insurance status of the beneficiary at the time of application and during the period of receipt of the benefit.
At the same time, the mother is given the opportunity to transfer to the father up to 7 months of the above special maternity protection benefit, regardless of whether he is employed on a dependent private-law employment relationship or is a freelancer, self-employed or farmer.
Thanasis Karmiris
Payroll Manager
