Greece today: inflation hits 5.7%, ΔΥΠΑ opens its 27,494-job hiring subsidy, and the heating platform is reported open

Inflation rose to 5.7% in October; some rents go up 4.3%

Greece's national consumer price index was 5.7% higher in October 2026 than in October 2025, up from 5.0% in September, according to ΕΛΣΤΑΤ (Ελληνική Στατιστική Αρχή, Elliniki Statistiki Archi; ELSTAT), the Hellenic Statistical Authority.¹ By our reading of ELSTAT's table, it is the highest annual rate since February 2023, when it was 6.1%.¹ Natural gas cost 80.0% more than a year earlier, heating oil 37.5% and electricity 17.9%, although heating oil fell 12.3% from September to October.¹ ELSTAT's harmonised EU index also rose 5.7%, against 5.6% in Eurostat's flash estimate of 4 November.⁶¹⁴ For leases whose annual rise is set by law at 75% of the CPI change, ELSTAT puts the November 2026 increase at 4.3% of the rent being paid.¹ Our analysis of October's figures breaks down what drove the rise.

ΔΥΠΑ's hiring subsidy for over-30s opens to employers

ΔΥΠΑ (Δημόσια Υπηρεσία Απασχόλησης, Dimosia Ypiresia Apascholisis), the public employment service, has published its subsidy for hiring 27,494 unemployed people aged 30 and over, with an emphasis on women and people aged 50 and over.² From 13:00 on Tuesday 10 November 2026, businesses can prepare and save applications on ΟΠΣΚΕ (Ολοκληρωμένο Πληροφοριακό Σύστημα Κρατικών Ενισχύσεων, Olokliromeno Pliroforiako Systima Kratikon Enischyseon), the finance ministry's state-aid system, at app.opske.gr, but cannot submit them yet.² Final submission starts on 24 November 2026 and runs until the budget, €279,621,732 in public money, runs out.² Preparing in advance is optional.²

The subsidy lasts 12 months and covers 50% or 75% of a monthly unit cost of €1,313, which includes gross pay, employer contributions, the Christmas and Easter bonuses and holiday pay.² For unemployed men aged 30 to 49 it is €656.50 a month, or €7,878 over 12 months; for unemployed women aged 30 and over and men aged 50 and over it is €984.75 a month, or €11,817.² Employers apply, not jobseekers.² The selection rules are in the call itself, which we have not yet read.²

Heating allowance: platform reported open, no word from ΑΑΔΕ

Fortune Greece and Zougla reported on 10 November 2026 that the myΘέρμανση platform «τίθεται» (is being put) into operation, and CNN Greece that it was expected to open that day, barring the unforeseen, in our translation.³⁵⁴ When we checked the press releases of ΑΑΔΕ (Ανεξάρτητη Αρχή Δημοσίων Εσόδων, Anexartiti Archi Dimosion Esodon), the tax authority, at midday, the latest were dated 9 November and none was about the platform.¹³ The three outlets also published block-of-flats guidance they attribute to ΑΑΔΕ, for example that a new building manager must create a new building profile.³⁴⁵ Applications close on Friday 4 December 2026, the three outlets report.³⁴⁵ Our heating allowance guide has the rules and the reported guidance.

Electricity bill reaches the plenary

The energy ministry's electricity-market bill would halve a charge on households' first 1,600 kWh every four months from 1 January 2027.¹⁵ It is in the «Συζήτηση και Ψήφιση» (debate and vote) phase from 10 November 2026, according to Parliament's bill page.⁷ In committee, ΝΔ (Νέα Δημοκρατία, Nea Dimokratia), the governing party, backed it in principle, the ΚΚΕ (Κομμουνιστικό Κόμμα Ελλάδας, Kommounistiko Komma Elladas), the Communist Party, voted against and other parties reserved their position, Energymag reported.⁸ Our tracker of the bill will record the vote.

€1,000 for first-year students from ΛΑΕ/ΟΠΕΚΑ families: apply by Monday

ΟΠΕΚΑ (Οργανισμός Προνοιακών Επιδομάτων και Κοινωνικής Αλληλεγγύης, Organismos Pronoiakon Epidomaton kai Koinonikis Allileggyis), the welfare benefits agency, is taking applications until 23:59 on Monday 16 November 2026 for a €1,000 award to children of beneficiaries of ΛΑΕ (Λογαριασμός Αγροτικής Εστίας, Logariasmos Agrotikis Estias), the farm households' fund that ΟΠΕΚΑ runs, who got into a Greek public university through the 2026 national exams.⁹ There are 2,106 awards; the children must have been school pupils in 2025–26, be unmarried and unemployed, and be enrolling for the first time.⁹ If more eligible applications come in, the awards will be drawn by lot, although children with a disability of 50% or more, orphans with their own entitlement and some others are placed first.⁹¹⁰ Applications go through idika.gr/lae-miteres.⁹

December pensions: dates still not official

e-ΕΦΚΑ (Ηλεκτρονικός Εθνικός Φορέας Κοινωνικής Ασφάλισης, Ilektronikos Ethnikos Foreas Koinonikis Asfalisis), the social-security body, had not published December's pension dates when we checked on 10 November 2026.¹² Powergame reported on 9 November that main pensions for December will be paid on Wednesday 25 November for the former funds for the self-employed, ΟΑΕΕ (Οργανισμός Ασφάλισης Ελευθέρων Επαγγελματιών, Organismos Asfalisis Eleftheron Epangelmation), for farmers, ΟΓΑ (Οργανισμός Γεωργικών Ασφαλίσεων, Organismos Georgikon Asfaliseon), and for independent professionals, ΕΤΑΑ (Ενιαίο Ταμείο Ανεξάρτητα Απασχολουμένων, Eniaio Tameio Anexartita Apascholoumenon), and for people retired from 1 January 2017, and on Friday 27 November for the former employee funds, including ΙΚΑ-ΕΤΑΜ (Ίδρυμα Κοινωνικών Ασφαλίσεων – Ενιαίο Ταμείο Ασφάλισης Μισθωτών, Idryma Koinonikon Asfaliseon – Eniaio Tameio Asfalisis Misthoton), the main private-sector employees' fund, and the public sector; it added that e-ΕΦΚΑ's official announcement is still awaited.¹¹ Until e-ΕΦΚΑ confirms them, treat these as expected dates. Update, 13 November 2026: later on 10 November, e-ΕΦΚΑ confirmed Wednesday 25 and Friday 27 November 2026.¹⁶