Greek rent refund (epistrofi enoikiou) 2026: your amount and the rules
Once a year, without any application, the tax authority gives tenants back one month of rent. The amount comes from the lease and the tax return.
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A couple with one child who paid €600 a month in rent in 2025, €7,200 over the year, will receive a rent refund of €600 by the end of November 2026. The measure, created by article 70 of Law 5217/2025 and paid by AADE, the Greek tax authority, returns one twelfth of the year’s rent on your main home, capped at €800 plus €50 for each dependent child, and separately up to €800 for each student flat. From this year the income limits are higher: €25,000 for a single person, €35,000 for a couple plus €5,000 per child, €39,000 for a single-parent family. For a main home, property is also checked, up to €120,000 plus €20,000 per member. Nothing to apply for, but the lease must be registered with AADE by 15 July and quoted on your tax return. Enter the rent you paid to see the refund.
Rent refund, November 2026
€600
One twelfth of the year’s rent.
| One twelfth of the annual rent | €600 |
| Cap: €800 + €50 per child | €850 |
| 2026 income limit | €40,000 |
| Rent that reaches the maximum | €10,200 a year |
No application: AADE works it out from the lease (declared by 15 July) and the tax return. Property value is also checked for a main home.
Amounts and limits from article 70 of Law 5217/2025 and AADE, as in force in 2026 · calculated in your browser, nothing is sent.
Five steps between your lease and the payment
| Step | What must be true | Who does it |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lease registered on the AADE platform by 15 July | Your landlord |
| 2 | Lease number entered in table 6 of your E1 tax return | You or your accountant |
| 3 | Correct IBAN registered with AADE | You, on myAADE |
| 4 | Return final by the last working day of September | Amend it before then if needed |
| 5 | Refund paid by 30 November 2026 | AADE, automatically |
Most tenants who receive nothing fail at step 1 or 2. A lease your landlord never registered, or a lease number missing from table 6 of the E1, means AADE cannot match the rent to you. Both can be fixed with an amended return until the last working day of September; after that, the year is lost.
The cap, child by child
The most your family can get back
Refund
€550
| Cap | €900 |
| Monthly rent for the maximum | €900 |
The refund is the smaller of one twelfth of your rent and your family cap. With successive leases in the year, the rents are added up. If your landlord declared some rent as unpaid, only the amount on the landlord’s E2 counts. Divorced parents each get the child increment on their own refund.
New income limits from 2026
Law 5313/2026 raised the limits for refunds paid from 2026 onwards, that is for rent paid from 2025. A separate article 70A gives teachers, doctors and nurses posted outside Attica and Thessaloniki two months of rent instead of one, with a combined cap of €1,600 plus €100 per child. False information means repaying the refund with interest and a three-year exclusion.