Greece credits €150 per child to one million families by Tuesday, second round for newborns in August

Payment details

Greece is disbursing an extraordinary one-off benefit of €150 for each dependent child. The first round of payments will be credited to bank accounts by Tuesday, 30 June 2026. Around one million families (974,892 according to one report) are expected to receive the support, covering roughly 80% of households with children. The total fiscal cost is estimated at €240.1 million.

The amount scales with the number of children: one child receives €150, two children €300, three children €450, four children €600, and so on without an upper cap. The benefit is tax-free, non-assignable, and cannot be seized.

Eligibility and income criteria

Beneficiaries are parents who are Greek tax residents with dependent children. The family income (including all sources, taxable and exempt, actual and imputed) must not exceed €40,000 for married couples or civil partners, with an additional €5,000 allowance for each child beyond the first. Single-parent families have a threshold of €39,000, also rising by €5,000 per extra child after the first.

Families that exceed these income limits will not receive any payment, regardless of the number of children. The income data is drawn from the 2024 tax returns (filed in 2025), as they stood on the last working day of May 2026.

Second phase for newborns

A second payment window runs until 31 August 2026 for children born between 1 January 2025 and 31 July 2026. For births in 2025, the child must be included in the 2025 tax return (filed in 2026). For births from 1 January to 31 July 2026, parents must obtain a tax identification number (AFM) for the child by 10 August 2026. The income limits for this phase are based on the 2025 tax year data.

Automatic process and exclusions

The payment is automatic: no application or supporting documents are required. The amount is credited to the IBAN account registered with the Independent Authority for Public Revenue (AADE). In joint tax returns, the benefit goes to the spouse declared as the liable party; in separate returns, the amount for shared children is split accordingly.

Some families will not see the money on 30 June. Those with incorrect IBAN details on file will miss the payment until the error is corrected. Families with newborns who have not yet completed the required tax registration or AFM steps will receive the benefit only in the August round, if they meet the conditions.