Family allowances

Unlike the Allowance due to the Family Unit, which is paid to employees, Family Allowances are paid for each dependent living family member.

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Every year the INPS publishes the income thresholds for both the family unit and for beneficiaries (INPS circular 14th January 2023, n. 28):

• exceeding a first income bracket will result in a reduction in the payment of family allowances;
• if the second income bracket is also exceeded, there will be a cessation of family allowances.

The allowance is equal to:

• €8.18 per month for independent farmers, tenant farmers, sharecroppers and for children and equivalents;
• €10.21 per month for pension holders enrolled on the special scheme for self-employed workers, for small independent farmers, for the spouse/partner of a civil union, children and equivalents;
• €1.21 per month for small independent farmers, parents and equivalents.

If the claim is submitted after the applicant becomes entitled to the allowance, the due arrears are paid for a maximum period of the previous five years (five-year limitation period).

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For claims relating to periods subsequent to 1st March 2022, the family unit may be composed as follows:

• the spouse/partner of a civil union, provided that he/she is financially dependent, and only if the claimant is a pensioner under the special pension schemes for self-employed workers;
• dependent brothers, sisters and grandchildren living together:
  • all minors or those unable to work, or students (up to the age of 21 for secondary school students and up to the age of 26 for university students, within the limits of the years stipulated for the chosen degree course) or apprentice workers up to the age of 21;
• relatives in the ascending line (parents, grandparents, etc.) and equivalent dependants, only if the claimant is a small independent farmer;

Please remember that Article 1 of Legislative Decree no. 230 of 29th December 2021 established the single and universal allowance for dependent children from 1st March 2022.

With the same starting date, the decree also provides, in Article 10(3), that, for households with children and orphans only, benefits will cease to be recognised (Article 4 of the Consolidated Text of the regulations regarding Family Allowances, approved by Presidential Decree No. 797 of 30th May 1955).

From this date, therefore, you will not be able to claim family allowances, for whom you are entitled to the Single Allowance.

• at least one figlio di età inferiore ai 21 anni;
• a dependent disabled child, without age limit if there is in the household:

After the 21st year of age of the children, for whom you are entitled to the Single Allowance, you may claim Family Allowances but only for persons other than children.

The income to be declared when claiming for the allowance is that which is subject to IRPEF gross of:

• tax deductions;
• deductible charges;
• withholding taxes
• income exempt from tax or subject to withholding tax at source or substitute tax, if the total exceeds €1,032.91, produced in the calendar year preceding 1 July of each year and is valid until 30 June of the following year.

If the income of the family unit and/or the dependent family members changes, new income forms must be submitted..

If all legal requirements are met, temporary allowance (INPS circular no. 93 of 30th June 2021) is also due to beneficiaries of family allowances (Presidential Decree no. 797 of 30 May 1955):

• small independent farmers;
• tenants;
• sharecroppers;
• pensioners with a pension from self-employment.

HOW CAN I CLAIM?

online using the dedicated service.

Alternatively, claims can be made by:

• Contact centre at 803 164 (free from Italian landlines) or +39 06 164 164 from mobile phones;
• Online services offered by patronage institutes and intermediaries thereof.

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The table (pdf 210 KB) attached to the Regulation shows both the deadlines for defining the decisions established by the Institute that are longer than the normal 30-day period, and the indication of the relative manager.

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