Only ten percent of Greece’s unemployed receives the unemployment allowance of 360 euro per month. According to Greek Employment Agency (OAED) governor Maria Karamesini, there are currently 1,050,000 registered as ‘unemployed’ and only 10% of them – that is 100,000 people – receive the small aid.

Unemployment allowance is given for the maximum period of one year once in working lifetime and independently of whether people have worked 10 or 30 years.