Official: Early Payment of May 2026 Pensions by e-EFKA

The Management of e-ΕΦΚΑ (Electronic National Social Security Fund) has rescheduled the payment dates for May 2026 pensions, with the primary objective of providing faster service and financial facilitation for beneficiaries. Specifically, while the insurance carrier's initial proposal planned for payments on April 27 and 29, the decision was made to bring these dates forward. Under the new final schedule, payments will commence on Friday, April 24, and conclude on Monday, April 27.

The Beneficiary Separation Rule

As clarified in the official announcement by e-EFKA, the account crediting process continues to follow the established rule of separating retirees originating from Salaried (Misthotoi) funds and those from Non-Salaried (Mi-Misthotoi) funds. This methodology is consistently applied to ensure the smooth flow of banking transactions.

Detailed Payment Schedule

The schedule for primary and supplementary pensions for May 2026 is structured as follows:

On Friday, April 24, 2026, payments will be made for:

• Primary pensions of the former Non-Salaried funds: ΟΑΕΕ (Self-Employed Professionals' Insurance Organization), ΟΓΑ (Agricultural Insurance Organization), and ΕΤΑΑ (Unified Fund for Independent Professionals).
• Primary pensions awarded since the establishment of EFKA, based on Law 4387/2016. This category concerns payments via the ΟΠΣ-ΕΦΚΑ (Integrated Information System of EFKA) for both salaried and non-salaried retirees from January 1, 2017, onwards.
• All supplementary pensions related to the private sector, regardless of whether they originate from salaried or non-salaried funds.

Subsequently, on Monday, April 27, 2026, credits will take place for:

• Primary pensions of former Salaried Funds, including ΙΚΑ-ΕΤΑΜ (Social Insurance Institute), banking sector funds, ΟΤΕ (Hellenic Telecommunications Organization), and ΔΕΗ (Public Power Corporation), as well as other integrated funds (TSEAPGSO, TSP-HSAP), ΝΑΤ (Seamen's Pension Fund), ETAT, and ΕΤΑΠ-ΜΜΕ (Unified Insurance Fund for Media Employees).
• Primary and supplementary pensions paid to Public Sector retirees.

ATM Availability of Funds

A critical element facilitating beneficiaries is the practice of fund availability in bank accounts prior to the official payment date. According to standard banking system procedures, the amounts appear available from the afternoon hours of the previous business day.

In practice, this means that for pensions scheduled for Friday, April 24, funds will be credited and available for withdrawal from the afternoon of Thursday, April 23. Similarly, for pensions set for Monday, April 27, the announcement notes that funds will appear in beneficiaries' accounts starting from the afternoon of Friday, April 24, providing earlier access to monthly liquidity.