Financial support and bonuses in Italy 2024

Financial support and bonuses in Italy 2024

The Italian welfare system offers a wide range of financial benefits available to individuals and families who need help and meet certain requirements. These benefits may include unemployment benefit, pensions, support for dependent children and other payments.

So if you are a migrant or a refugee with a regular residence permit (permesso di soggiorno), with insufficient financial resources, with children or with a disability, you may be entitled to an income support measure. All the benefits you can access have different requirements (including holding certain residence permits) and are available at national and local level. Bonuses can vary from region to region and even from one municipality (Comune) to another.

The following bonuses are available

Assegno di Inclusione (inclusion allowance) – financial support for social and professional inclusion which, from 1 January 2024, replaces the citizenship income (Reddito di cittadinanza). It depends on certain requirements (financial, residence/citizenship, household composition) but, above all, on taking part in a personalised pathway of social and work activation.

To receive the Assegno di Inclusione, you must meet the following requirements:

• The applicant belongs to a household that includes certain persons (for example, people with disabilities, minors, etc.)
• An ISEE (indicator of the household’s economic situation) not exceeding the threshold of €9,630

Indennità di disoccupazione NASpI (unemployment benefit) – the unemployment benefit paid to people who have lost their job. The amount depends on the length of the person’s contribution record and their average income.

To receive NASpI, you must meet the following requirements:

• Have lost your job through no fault of your own
• Have worked in Italy for at least 30 days in the last 12 months
• Meet certain criteria

Invalidità civile (civil disability) – a pension granted to people with disabilities. The amount depends on the degree of disability.

To receive the invalidità civile benefit, you must meet the following requirements:

• Have a permanent physical or mental disability that limits your ability to work or lead a normal life
• Meet certain medical criteria

Assegno unico universale (single universal allowance) – financial support for families with dependent children, paid for each child until they turn 21 (subject to certain conditions), with no age limit for children with disabilities.

It is paid:

• For each dependent minor child
• For newborns, starting from the seventh month of pregnancy
• For each dependent adult child up to the age of 21 who: a) attends school, a vocational training course or a degree course, is doing a traineeship or working, and has a total income of less than €8,000 a year; b) is registered as unemployed and looking for work with the public employment services; c) is doing universal civil service
• For each dependent child with a disability, with no age limit

Contributo Ucraina (support payment for Ukrainians) – a payment granted to people who left Ukraine because of the war. It amounts to €300 a month for 3 months.

To receive the Contributo Ucraina, you must meet the following requirements:

• Be a Ukrainian citizen who left Ukraine because of the war
• Have refugee status or temporary protection in Italy
• Meet certain criteria (for example, you have found accommodation on your own, in particular if you are staying with family or friends)

You can find more information about the BONUS

Good to know (before you apply):

• Always tell the truth. Give true and verified information about your residence permit, your financial situation and any other relevant details.
• Don’t listen to rumours. Information about bonuses is available from reliable sources, such as the websites of the social security and welfare bodies or a CAF (tax assistance centre).
• Beware of scams. Don’t pay anyone who promises to help you get a bonus.
• Always check the requirements. Make sure you meet the requirements for the bonus before you apply.
• Don’t rush. Study the requirements and how the bonus works carefully before you apply.
• Ask questions. Don’t be afraid to ask if you have any doubts or questions.
• Pay attention to what you sign. Make sure you understand what you are signing before you apply.
• Be patient. Processing applications can take some time.

How to apply for a bonus:

1. Check whether you meet the requirements for the bonus. Before you apply, make sure you meet the requirements. Information about the requirements is available on the website of INPS (National Social Security Institute) or from your local social services office.

2. Gather the necessary documents. You will need certain documents to apply. Information about the required documents is available on the INPS website or from your local social services office.

3. Submit your application. If you decide to apply on your own, you can do so on the INPS portal. To access MyINPS, you must be able to log in with SPID (public digital identity), a Carta di identità elettronica 3.0 (CIE, electronic identity card) or a Carta Nazionale dei Servizi (CNS, national services card). If you decide to ask a CAF or a Patronato (welfare advice office) for help, you can do so at any CAF or Patronato office in Italy.

4. Receive the bonus. If your application is approved, you will receive the bonus within a few weeks. Bonuses are usually paid onto a bank card or into an account (IBAN).

Further tips

• if you are applying at your local social services office, call or book an appointment in advance to make sure you can submit your application that day
• if you are applying on the INPS portal, make sure you have all the necessary documents and have filled in all the required fields of the application
• if you are asking a CAF or a Patronato for help, make sure you understand what you will be signing and declaring in order to get the bonus

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