The platform for its payment was opened today, 18/4 maternity allowance and to non-tenants, that is to freelancers, self-employed and peasant women.
Now this category of beneficiaries will also receive a monthly amount equal to the current one minimum wage, which, today, amounts to 830 euros, for nine months. That is, a total of 7,470 euros.
“Never before have mothers received the support we provide them today as a State. Now, after giving birth, mothers receive 1,000 euros net per month, based on maternity allowance and birth allowance. With this measure, we practically confirm that what we care about is motherhood. We don’t care if the mother is an employee, self-employed, self-employed or a farmer. What we care about is the support of motherhood” states the Minister of Labor and Social Security, Domna Michailidou.
As pointed out in a relevant announcement, this measure has retroactive effect, as all mothers who had a child up to 14 weeks before the end of 2023, i.e. from September 24, 2023 onwards, are also entitled to the special maternity protection benefit. In other words, care is taken for mothers who were going through the caesarean section when the law was passed.
The self-employed will receive a monthly amount equal to the applicable minimum wage, which currently amounts to 830 euros, provided that they have received maternity and labor allowance from the e-EFKA and are insured.
The application is submitted to the Public Employment Service (D.YP.A.) and, specifically, to the platform parentalbenefits.dypa.gov.gr within two months from the day after the payment of the e-EFKA pregnancy and maternity allowance or within two months from the day after the child’s integration into the family or the finality of the court decision, if it is an adoption.
It is clarified that, in cases where the applicant is not registered in the Digital Register of the D.Y.P.A., it is necessary to register on the new platform, through a special form, which is available for this purpose.
Access to the special form is carried out using codes TAXIS and AMKA.
The process is quick and simple, saving inconvenience and time-consuming procedures for the beneficiaries, as, through the interoperability of the systems between the DYPA of the EFKA and the AADE, all the necessary supporting documents for the processing of the request are retrieved electronically for their convenience.
If the insured is not up-to-date on insurance when submitting the application, a notice appears that “the request cannot be submitted due to lack of insurance up-to-date information”, so that she can immediately pay off her debts and then submit her request normally.
Applications are considered in order of priority based on the date of submission and payment of the benefit starts on the first of the month following the application.
The Minister of Labor and Social Security, Domna Michailidou, notes the following: “We support motherhood with projects and actions, and this is confirmed today with the activation of the platform for the payment of the maternity allowance to self-employed women as well. Now, all mothers, regardless of whether they are employed or self-employed, freelancers and farmers, will receive a significant support, which, in some cases, will reach 9,500 euros. We always continue, with a view to supporting motherhood, supporting women.”
For his part, the Deputy Minister of Labor and Social Security, Panos Tsakloglou, underlines the following: “Today, the platform for submitting applications for granting the special maternity protection benefit for the first time to self-employed women and farmers, who will now be able to receive for a period of nine months of benefit equal to the minimum wage, i.e. a total of 7,470 euros. Those who had a child from September 24, 2023 until today will also receive the special maternity protection benefit retroactively, while there is a special provision for mothers who had a child through an act of adoption, through a surrogate mother, as well as for same-sex couples. The Ministry of Labor implements its commitment to support the family, aiming to equalize benefits for all insured women, with the aim of reconciling family and professional life, which also contributes to addressing the demographic problem. This is a measure that is part of a wider network of protection and support for the Greek family, as, during the last four years, a series of measures were taken to facilitate the reconciliation of work and family life, such as, for example, the establishment of the maternity allowance, the extension in terms of time and quantity in maternity allowances from six to nine months for private sector employees, the increase of places in daycare centers and all-day schools and the extension of the hours of the latter, but also the creation of the institution of “Neighborhood Nannies” ».
What applies to special cases
In the case of adoption, the payment of the special maternity protection benefit starts from the finality of the adoption court decision or from the integration of the child into the family, regardless of whether the beneficiary received maternity allowance from the e-EFKA.
Mothers who had a child through the process of surrogacy are also entitled to the special maternity protection benefit, just as is the case with mothers with salaried work.
In absolute proportion to the mother in an salaried employment relationship, the self-employed or farmer mother can transfer up to seven months of the special maternity protection benefit to the father, regardless of whether he works in a dependent employment relationship under private law or is self-employed or self-employed or a farmer .
Same-sex couples also receive the maternity benefit, after the beneficiary of the special benefit has been declared with a joint declaration of the spouses to e-EFKA. And in this case, the beneficiary parent has the possibility to transfer up to seven months of the special benefit to the other parent, regardless of whether he works in a dependent employment relationship under private law or is a freelancer or self-employed or a farmer.
Instructions for the application
Conditions for granting the benefit are:
- the receipt of the maternity allowance from the e-EFKA or, in case of adoption, the integration of the child into the family or the publication of a final court decision on adoption or recognition of a foreign adoption decision and
- the insurance information at the time of submission of the application and throughout the duration of the provision of the benefit.
Applications are submitted exclusively online, through gov.gr, with TAXISnet codes, at the online address: https://www.gov.gr/ipiresies/ergasia-kai-asphalise/apozemioseis-kai-parokhes.
Specifically, the route is: Work and Insurance/Compensations and Benefits/Special maternity protection provision for self-employed, self-employed, female farmers.
In case of existence insurance debtsthe application will be able to be submitted to the platform only after their payment.
After the first two months of the benefit, the beneficiaries can transfer up to seven months of it to the other parent, regardless of whether the latter works in a private-law dependent employment relationship in the private sector, with a salaried mandate or is self-employed, self-employed or a farmer.
According to a relevant announcement, with the extension of the right to the special benefit to all categories of workers, the effort to protect motherhood is completed, regardless of employment and employment relationship, while, with the possibility of transferring the benefit to the other parent at the option of the beneficiaries, parenthood is protected overall.
For more information on the conditions for granting the new benefit and the required supporting documents, those interested can visit the DYPA website www.dypa.gov.gr.
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