Today, Tuesday, November 30, at 2:00 p.m., the deadline for submitting electronic applications for the special seasonal allowance from the Manpower Employment Organization (OAED) year 2021. The amount of the special seasonal allowance ranges from €508.20 to €1,016.40 and paid in a lump sum. The decision is received via the beneficiaries' individual accounts in the OAED's Integrated Information System (e-services).
Applications are submitted electronically via Single Digital Portal of the Public Sector gov.gr with the codes TAXISnet at the following email address:
https://www.gov.gr/ipiresies/ergasia-kai-asphalise/anergia/eidiko-epokhiko-boethema-oaed
Specifically, the route is: gov.gr → Employment and insurance → Unemployment → Special seasonal allowance from OAED
Beneficiaries are employees insured with e-EFKA who work in one of the following professions:
Builder, quarryman, lime burner, potter, brickmaker, potter, woodworker, resin collector, tobacco worker, musician – member of a relevant professional association, shoemaker, shipyard repair worker, excavator, hoist, road construction, and drilling machine operator, actor, film and television technician, film operator and assistant film operator, film and theater inspector, cinema and theater cashier, employee in the tourism and catering sector, emery worker, theater and cinema usher, dancer – member of relevant sectoral or professional associations, as well as technicians employed in live audiovisual events – members of relevant sectoral or professional associations.
Pensioners who submitted their retirement application by September 10, 2021, who in 2020 were engaged in one of the above professions and are eligible to receive the 2021 allowance are also beneficiaries, provided that the amount of their pension (main and supplementary) is less than €495.75.
In addition, those who retire on or after September 11, 2021, are also eligible, regardless of the amount of their pension, as well as those who enlisted to serve their military service on or after September 11, 2021, provided, of course, that they meet the requirements.
Special Seasonal Allowance for 2021 by profession
| SECTOR | REQUIREMENTS Daily wages 2020 | HOW MUCH(€) |
| Builders, Stonemasons, Lime Burners | 95-210 | 752,14 |
| Potters, Brickmakers, Pottery Makers | 50-210 | 711,48 |
| Forest workers – Resin collectors | 50-210 | 711,48 |
| Tobacco workers | 50-210 | 711,48 |
| Musicians – members of the relevant professional association | 50-210 | 508,20 |
| Shoemakers | 50-210 | 508,20 |
| Employees in the ship repair zone | 50-230 | 711,48 |
| Operators of excavators, hoists, road construction machinery, drilling machinery | 70-210 | 508,20 |
| Actors | 50-210 | 508,20 |
| Film & television technicians | 50-210 | 508,20 |
| Cinematography operators and assistants | 50-210 | 508,20 |
| Cinema & theater inspectors | 50-210 | 508,20 |
| Cinema & theater cashiers | 50-210 | 508,20 |
| Employees in the tourism and catering sector | 75 and no more than 50 from 1/10 to 31/12 | 508,20 |
| Emery workers | 50-240 | 1.016,40 |
| Theater & cinema ushers | 50-210 | 508,20 |
| Dancers – members of relevant trade or professional associations | 50-210 | 508,20 |
| Technicians employed in live audiovisual events – members of relevant sectoral or professional associations | 50-210 | 508,20 |
For more information, interested parties can visit the Agency's website.











