A new round of retroactive pension payments is being implemented in Greece, targeting approximately 37,000 retirees, as the country’s main social security authority (e-EFKA) proceeds with gradual disbursements.
The package concerns pending pension recalculations. Although pensions for these beneficiaries had already been recalculated, subsequent corrections and adjustments led to further increases. While the revised higher amounts were paid, the corresponding retroactive sums were not included at the time. These outstanding amounts will now be credited, covering the period from January 1, 2019, until the month when the corrected increases were applied.
Depending on the case, retroactive payments are estimated to reach several thousand euros. In instances involving significant discrepancies and multi-year retroactive adjustments, amounts may rise to as much as €10,000.
The same category also includes pensioners whose initial recalculations were found to be incorrect due to inaccurate data regarding insured years or pensionable earnings. These errors are currently being corrected, and beneficiaries are expected to receive the amounts owed.
Separately, e-EFKA announced that on March 3, 2026, a second round of retroactive payments was completed for the period from January 1, 2021, to March 31, 2023. The payment, totaling €1.9 million, was made to 2,927 retirees receiving dividends from the Armed Forces’ mutual funds, following the completion of the required clearance process.
However, for 3,072 pensioners reviewed under the same procedure, no payable difference was identified and therefore no retroactive amounts were issued.
