The payment of benefits by OPEKA on Friday, May 30, will be a significant financial relief for more than 1.1 million citizens. The Ministry of Social Cohesion and Family, in collaboration with the Welfare Benefits and Social Solidarity Organization (OPEKA), announced the payment of a total amount of 282,250,947 euros, which covers a variety of social benefits, from child benefit and guaranteed minimum income to foster care programs and vulnerable debtors.
This payment concerns beneficiaries from all over the country and aims to provide practical support to vulnerable social groups, families with children, people with disabilities, the elderly without insurance, as well as expatriates from Albania. At the same time, for the first time, the Contractor Professional Allowance, while the A21-Child Allowance paid in the form of prepaid card, on the model of Minimum Guaranteed Income, Birth and Foster Care benefits.
Detailed benefit payments for May:
- A21 – Child Benefit: 512,917 beneficiaries – 100,282,410 euros
- Housing Allowance: 197,359 beneficiaries – 23,801,483 euros
- Minimum Guaranteed Income: 161,819 beneficiaries – 36,886,244 euros
- Disability Benefits: 194,723 beneficiaries – 89,973,354 euros
- Housing Assistance Allowance: 545 beneficiaries – 215,008 euros
- Expatriate Allowance: 5,222 beneficiaries – 183,868 euros
- Uninsured Elderly Allowance (Law 1296/1982): 13,193 beneficiaries – 5,081,055 euros
- Social Solidarity Allowance for the Elderly: 21,396 beneficiaries – 8,961,021 euros
- Funeral Expenses: 96 beneficiaries – 76,314 euros
- Birth Allowance: 8,917 beneficiaries – 11,690,450 euros
- Mountainous & Disadvantaged Areas Allowance: 5 beneficiaries – 2,700 euros
- Red Loans: 2,331 beneficiaries – 198,679 euros
- Protected children of those who died in natural disasters: 21 beneficiaries – 21,000 euros
- Vulnerable Debtors: 272 beneficiaries – 29,154 euros
- Sponsorship Allowance: 597 beneficiaries – 461,879 euros
- Personal Assistant Program: 1,862 beneficiaries – 1,458,079 euros
- Solidarity Allowance for the Greek Minority of Albania: 13,764 beneficiaries – 3,193,462 euros
- Professional Contractor (new payment): 4 beneficiaries – 4,787 euros
Total number of beneficiaries: 1.135.043
Total amount of payments: 282,250,947 euros
The organization continues to implement people-centered social policies, emphasizing support for households most in need. The continuous improvement of payment mechanisms and the introduction of modern payment methods, such as prepaid cards, aim to better manage benefits and provide immediate service to beneficiaries.
