January 2026 Pensions: Payment Before Christmas

January 2026 pensions will be paid earlier due to the Christmas holidays. Payments are expected to begin between December 22 and 24, 2025, with some funds starting earlier.

For pensioners after 1/1/2017 (law 4387/2016), the main and supplementary pensions of OPS–EFKA will be paid on Friday, December 19, 2025.

Increases of up to 100 euros are expected for 2.5 million beneficiaries.