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Publication: 15 March 2018
What is it?
The Family Allowance (ANF) is an economic benefit provided by INPS to the family units of:
- domestic workers;
- contracted domestic workers.
Who is it aimed at?
The ANF is payable to domestic workers and contracted domestic workers who have made the necessary contribution payments, provided that the household consists of several persons and that the income is below the limits set by law each year.
How does it work?
START DATE AND DURATION
ANF are paid by INPS, in the amount of as many daily allowances as they result by dividing by four the number of working hours resulting from the total contribution paid or due in the quarter (by one or more domestic employers for whom the activity of domestic worker is carried out), in favour of the domestic worker and up to a maximum of six daily allowances for each week in which contributions are paid or due (Article 14, Presidential Decree 1403/71).
If the claim is submitted for one or more prior periods, the arrears due shall be paid for a maximum of five years, in accordance with the five-year limitation period.
The activity performed as a domestic worker, as well as agricultural activity, cannot be added to part-time work of a different type (INPS circular 67/1989).
If the worker is engaged in other work with entitlement to household allowances, no allowances are granted.
The family benefit is paid by the Institute in deferred semesters.
WHAT AM I ENTITLED TO?
The amount of the allowance is calculated on the basis of:
- the type of family unit;
- the number of components;
- the total income of the household.
The benefit is provided in decreasing amounts for increasing income brackets and is terminated when various exclusion thresholds are reached according to the family type.
The amounts are published annually by INPS in tables valid from 1st July of each year, until 30th June of the following year (Message no. 2331 of 17th June 2021 and INPS circular no. 65 of 30th June 2022).
Only income subject to IRPEF will be taken into consideration, gross of:
- tax deductions;
- deductible charges;
- withholding taxes.
Income higher than € 1,032.91 that is exempt from tax or subject to substitute tax or withholding tax by way of a fee should also be indicated.
Income generated in the calendar year prior to 1st July of each year and which will be applicable until 30th June of the following year must also be taken into account.
If the claim concerns:
- the first half of the year namely, from January until June, the income earned two years earlier must be declared;
- conversely, if the claim periods are included in the second half of the year, from July until December, the previous year’s income must be declared.
Examples:
If the application was filed on 1st February 2021, for the period from 1st January 2020 to 31st December 2020, the following is taken into account:
- the 2018 household income for benefits for the first half of 2020 (1st January 2020-30th June 2020);
- the 2019 household income for benefits for the second half of 2020 (1st July 2020-31st January 2020).
The total income of the family unit must be composed, for at least 70%, of income deriving from work as an employee or similar.
INPS makes payment by crediting a bank or postal account IBAN, if indicated in the claim.
WITHDRAWAL OF BENEFIT
Entitlement to ANF shall cease at the end of the period in which the conditions for its recognition are no longer met.
Claim
REQUIREMENTS
Below are the requirements for claims relating to periods:
- until 28th February 2022;
- · after 1st March 2022 (INPS Circular No. 34 of 28th February 2022).
For claims for the period up to 28th February 2022, the family unit may be composed as follows:
- the claimant for the allowance;
- his/her spouse who is not legally and effectively separated;
- the party to a civil union, not dissolved, pursuant to Article 1, Law No 76 of 20th May 2016;
- children or equivalents younger than 18 years of age;
- children and equivalents, aged between 18 and 21 years, provided they are students or apprentices, if the household is composed of more than three children (or equivalents) aged under 26 years;
- incapacitated adult children who are, due to physical or mental problems, in the absolute and permanent impossibility of performing profitable work;
- siblings and grandchildren of the claimant, who are minors or adults who are incapacitated, if they are orphaned without either parent and are not entitled to a survivor's pension.
For claims relating to periods subsequent to 1st March 2022, the family unit may be composed as follows:
- the claimant for the allowance;
- his/her spouse not legally and effectively separated or the part of a civil union that has not been dissolved (Law no. 76 of 20th May 2016);
- siblings and nephews/nieces of the claimant, who are minors or adults who are incapacitated, if they are orphaned without either parent and are not entitled to a survivor’s pension.
If the claimant is a non-EU citizen, he/she may include in his household 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..
WHEN CAN I CLAIM?
The claim must be submitted for each year of entitlement.
Any change in income and/or household composition during the ANF claim period must be reported within 30 days.>.
HOW CAN I CLAIM?
The claim for ANF, referring to the period from 1st January to 31st December each year, must be submitted to INPS exclusively:
- through the dedicated online service;
- via the Contact Centre at 803 164 (free from Italian landlines) or at+39 06 164 164 from mobile phones;
- through the telematic services offered by patronage institutes and INPS intermediaries.
Documents to be attached
Specific documentation must be attached for particular types of family unit, such as:
- families with separated/divorced/dissolved from a civil partnership parents or natural parents;
- families with incapacitated members, for whom the income levels are increased.
Other information
The ANF benefit is governed by Law 153/1988 and the summary and coordination of the regulatory criteria are provided in INPS circular no. 12 of 12th January 1990.
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 the light of Legislative Decree no. 230 of 21st December 2021, which, in Article 1, established the Single and Universal Allowance for dependent children, from 1st March 2022, the Allowance due to the family unit, limited to households with children or orphans, is repealed.
Indeed it is provided 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”.
Domestic workers and contracted domestic workers can submit ANF claims for the entire family unit, including children, for January and February 2022.
Starting from 1st March 2022, 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, siblings and nephews/nieces).
Processing times
The deadline to define the decision was set at 55 days by the Regulation for the definition of the terms to conclude the administrative proceedings adopted by INPS pursuant to Article 2 of Law no. 241/1990.