March 2026 Pensions: How Clean Monday Affects Payment Dates

The payment dates for March 2026 pensions are affected by the Clean Monday holiday. Main and supplementary pensions will be paid together, but the holiday may only affect the self-employed.

According to the unified payment system, pensions are paid on specific working days of the previous month. In special cases, the schedule may change by decision of the Board of Directors of e-ΕΦΚΑ and approval by the Ministry of Labor.

For employees, the main pensions are credited on the penultimate working day of the previous month. For the self-employed, payment is made on the fourth to last working day.

Clean Monday on February 23, 2026, is likely to affect payments to the self-employed. The payment dates are:

• ΟΑΕΕ: Tuesday, February 24, 2026
• ΟΓΑ: Tuesday, February 24, 2026
• ΕΤΑΑ (self-employed): Tuesday, February 24, 2026
• ΙΚΑ: Thursday, February 26, 2026
• ΝΑΤ: Thursday, February 26, 2026

Pension amounts usually appear in bank accounts from the afternoon of the previous day.