Pensions January 2026: Payments and Increases

Payments for January 2026 pensions, increased by 2.4%, will begin on Friday, December 19, 2025. Payments will be made in two installments, depending on the Fund.

Categories of beneficiaries of the increase:

1. Those who will receive the entire 2.4% increase (approximately 300,000 pensioners).
2. Those with a small remaining personal difference who will receive from 50.01% to 99.99% of the increase.
3. Those who maintain a personal difference greater than 50% of the increase amount and will receive 50% of the increase.

From 1/1/2027, the personal difference is completely abolished, and all pensioners will receive 100% of the annual increase.

Payment schedule:

• December 19, 2025: Main pensions from the former OAAE, OGA and ETAA funds, main pensions awarded since the establishment of EFKA (Law 4387/2016), and all supplementary pensions in the private sector.
• December 22, 2025: Main pensions from the former Employee Funds (IKA-ETAM, banks, OTE, DEI, OTHER INTEGRATED, NAT, ETAT and ETAP-MME) as well as the main and supplementary pensions of the Public sector.

Increases range from 12 to 70 euros per month, depending on the amount of the pension.