Allowance due to the family unit for private domestic workers: authorisations

For claims for ANF benefits relating to periods before 28th February 2022, authorisation may cover the following cases:

• for the children and equivalent of spouses/civil union partners who are legally and effectively separated or divorced/dissolved from civil union or who are abandoned;
• for the children of the spouse/civil partner who were born in a previous marriage; for the children (their own or their spouse’s/civil union partner’s) legally recognised by the other parent;
• for siblings and grandchildren of the claimant, who are orphaned without either parent and are not entitled to a survivor’s pension;
• for minor lineal grandchildren who are dependent on the applying predecessor (grandfather/mother);
• children entrusted to public facilities in hetero-family housing;
• for children and equivalents, students or apprentices older than 18 years of age and less than 21 years of age, provided that they are part of a ‘large family’, namely, a family unit with at least four children or equivalent younger than 26 years old;
• for minor family members incapable of performing acts proper to their age (if they are not in possession of documents proving entitlement to the bridging allowance pursuant to Law no. 18 of 11th February 1980 or Articles 2 and 17 of Law no. 118 of 30th March 1971, or frequently pursuant to Law no. 289 of 11th October 1990);
• per familiari minorenni incapaci di compiere gli atti propri della loro età
  (se non sono in possesso di documenti attestanti il diritto all'indennità di accompagnamento ex lege 11 febbraio 1980, n. 18 o ex artt. 2 e 17, legge 30 marzo 1971, n. 118, o di frequenza ex lege 11 ottobre 1990, n. 289);
• for adult family members with a total and permanent incapacity for profitable work (if they are not in possession of documents proving their 100% incapacity).

For claims for ANF benefits relating to periods from 1st March 2022 onwards, authorisation may cover the following cases:

• for the inclusion of siblings and grandchildren of the claimant, who are orphaned without either parent and are not entitled to a survivor’s pension;
• for the inclusion of adult family members with a total and permanent incapacity for profitable work (if they are not in possession of documents proving their 100% incapacity). In this case, authorisation may only be granted for family unit members other than children.

citizen, he/she may include in his family unity family members who:

• reside in Italy;
• do not reside in Italy if the foreign state of which the claimant is a national has concluded an international convention with our country for ANF or if it is an EU country;
• reside in a third country (INPS Circular no. 95 of 2nd August 2022), if the claimant holds a long-term residence permit or a single residence permit.

HOW CAN I CLAIM?

The ANF Authorisation claim must be submitted to the INPS online by using the dedicated service..

Alternatively, claims can be made by:

• Contact Centre at 803 164 (free from Italian landlines) or 06 164164 from a mobile network;
• Using telematic services offered by patronage institutes.

An employee in the private sector (or person entitled to ANF) who submits an online claim for ‘ANF DIP' (if without a valid authorisation order) must:

• submit the 'ANF Authorisation' claim;
• attach the necessary documentation.

From 1st April 2019 (INPS Circular no. 45 of 22nd March 2019), if the claim is accepted, the paper ANF authorisation order (ANF43) is no longer issued for employees in the private sector.

The amount theoretically due to the claimant is recognised:

• both in the employer's company box, which provides for the subsequent payment of the ANF;
• and in the citizen's personal area in the INPS portal.

In caso di non accoglimento della domanda viene inviato al richiedente il relativo provvedimento di rigetto.

If the claim is not accepted, the relevant rejection decision is sent to the claimant. A permanent agricultural employee must:

• submit an online claim for 'ANF Authorisation';
• deliver the subsequent 'ANF43' authorisation measure to the employer by attaching the ANF/DIP form ANF/DIP (Code SR16);
• authorisation is also required if the spouse/civil union partner does not sign the declaration of liability in the same ANF/DIP form;

The employee who receives the ANF amount by direct payment from the Institute:

• must enclose with the claim for ANF settlement the documentation/substitute declaration required for the investigation;
• must not submit a claim for 'ANF authorisation'.

Starting from 1st March 2022 the application of the increased income levels will only be recognised in the case of adult family members with absolute and permanent incapacity for work other than children (the claimant's spouse, brothers, sisters and grandchildren).

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The Allowance due to the family unit is incompatible with the Temporary Allowance referred to in Art. 1 of Decree-Law no. 79 of 8th June 2021, converted by Law 112/2021. In light of Article 1, Legislative Decree no. 230 of 21st December 2021, from 1st March 2022, the Allowance due to the family unit, limited to family units with children or orphans, is repealed.

Article 1 of the same decree established the Single and Universal Allowance for dependent children as of 1st March 2022

Article 1 of the same decree established the Single and Universal Allowance for dependent children as of 1st March 2022.

Article 10, paragraph 3 of the same decree provides that, “limited to families with children and orphans, from 1st March 2022, the benefits referred to in Article 2 of Decree-Law no. 69 of 13th March 1988, converted, with amendments, by Law no. 153 of 13th May 1988, cease to be recognised”.

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The table shows the deadlines exceeding thirty days, set by the Institute with a Regulation.

In addition to the terms for the issuance of the decision, the  table also indicates the relevant manager.

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