The individual is the filing unit for income taxes. Like the family benefit system, the ways in which income taxes take account of child and family obligations are very complicated. Tuition fees for private school and a portion of rent, are also tax deductible. Given the very low rates of divorce and unwed parenting, child support is not a significant issue. Children are entitled to Survivor's Benefits under Old Age Insurance.
Medical benefits are the same for dependents as for the insured worker.
A child of a worker receiving worker's compensation is entitled to a benefit equal to a minimum wage. Child and Adolescent Health Greece has a national health service. There are also, increasingly, summer school programs carried out by the local authorities. Click here to view in pdf format a table on the Ages at which children are legally entitled to carry out a series of acts in the European Union. See Youth Policies section for definition of terms used.