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