Greek Pensioners to Receive €250 Bonus Ahead of Schedule

Greek pensioners will receive the additional €250 benefit earlier than planned, with payments scheduled for Monday, November 24, instead of the originally announced Friday, November 28, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis confirmed in his regular Sunday update on the government’s weekly achievements.

“The new, permanent additional support of €250 will be deposited into their accounts earlier than planned, from tomorrow, Monday,” Mitsotakis said.

The prime minister added that this payment marks the first in a series of income increases for pensioners. “And it will be the first of a series of increases they will see in their incomes, as from January they will see a rise in their earnings both due to the reduction of tax rates and due to the annual increase in pensions. While starting from December (January pensions) there is also the 50% abolition of the personal difference for those pensions still affected by it,” he noted.

The advance payment is part of broader government efforts to boost pensioners’ purchasing power ahead of the new year and reduce remaining disparities in pension payments.