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The service allows individuals to claim certification of the validity for pension purposes of the 12 months of paid contributions prior to the 19th year of age for workers who have accrued, by 31 December 2026, 41 years of contributions.
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Publication: 12 December 2022 Latest update: 28 February 2023
What is it?
It is an economic benefit disbursed, following a claim, to workers who can claim 12 months of paid contributions prior to the 19th year of age (early workers), who meet certain conditions indicated by law and complete, by 31 December 2026, 41 years of contributions.
Who is it aimed at?
Workers enrolled in the Compulsory General Insurance (AGO), in the substitute or exclusive forms of the same, who have contributory seniority as at 31 December 1995, who can claim 12 months of paid contributions prior to the 19th year of age and who are in one of the following conditions:
- state of unemployment following termination of the employment relationship due to dismissal, even collective dismissal, resignation due to just cause or termination by mutual consent in the context of the procedure referred to in Article 7 of Law no. 604 of 15 July 1966, and full termination of the unemployment benefit for at least three months;
- invalidity greater than or equal to 74% ascertained by the competent medical commissions for recognition of civilian invalidity;
- are supporting, at the time of the request and for at least six months, the spouse or a first-degree relative living with them with a severe disability, pursuant to Article 3, paragraph 3, Law no. 104 of 5 February 1992, or a relative or a second-degree relative by marriage living with them if the parents or spouse of the person with a severe disability have reached 70 years of age or are suffering from disabling diseases or have died or are absent;
- have carried out particularly strenuous and heavy activities pursuant to Legislative Decree no. 67 of 21 April 2011 (heavy activity referred to in the Decree of the Minister of Labour and Social Security of 19 May 1999, chain line workers, night workers, drivers of vehicles with a total capacity of no less than nine seats, used for collective transport);
- are included among the categories of employed workers listed below and have carried out the so-called strenuous work for at least seven years in the last 10 years of work, or, for at least six years in the last seven years of work:
- workers in mining, construction and building maintenance sectors;
- crane or mobile machinery operation for drilling in the construction sector;
- leather and fur tanning;
- train drivers and on board personnel;
- heavy equipment and truck drivers;
- Nursing and hospital midwifery shift-work staff;
- personal assistance workers of people unable to support themselves;
- kindergarten and nursery teachers;
- porter work, freight forwarding employees and similar;
- unqualified cleaning services personnel;
- ecological operations and other waste collection and separation operations;
- workers in the agricultural, livestock and fishing sectors;
- coastal, inland or offshore fishermen, employees or members of cooperatives;
- workers in the first and second smelting in the steel and glass work industries, working at high temperatures not already covered by Legislative Decree no. 67/2011;
- seafarers and crew members on board marine and inland waterway transport means.
The 41-year contribution requirement may be fulfilled, following a claim by the interested party, even by combining insurance periods in accordance with Law no. 228 of 24 December 2012.
How does it work?
HOW TO ACCESS THE BENEFIT
To access the benefit of the reduction in the contribution requirement for early workers, it is necessary to submit a claim for granting of the benefit by 1 March of each year and only in the event of a positive outcome, also following verification of the related financial coverage, to submit the claim for early pension.
Any claims for granting of the benefit submitted after 1 March of each year, in any case no later than 30 November, are considered only if the financial resources are still available.
START DATE OF PENSION
Workers who fulfil the prescribed requirements from 1 January 2019 shall be entitled to pension benefits commencing three months after their fulfilment, according to the provisions of the respective organisations.
Workers who fulfil the prescribed requirements from 1 January 2019, even by combining insurance periods in accordance with Law no. 228/2012, shall be entitled to pension benefits commencing from the first day of the month following the start of the relevant window.
NON-CUMULABILITY AND INCOMPATIBILITY
Early pension with reduced requirement for early workers, as of its effective date, cannot be combined with income from employment or self-employment generated in Italy or abroad for the period that is early with respect to the requirements in force for the majority of workers.
The benefit of the reduction in the minimum contribution requirement for early pension for early workers cannot be combined with other supplements foreseen for carrying out the same work activities. Instead, it can be combined with the so-called status increases referred to in Article 80, paragraph 3 of Law no. 388 of 23 December 2000.
Claim
How can I claim?
The claim to the INPS must be made online by using the dedicated service.
Alternatively, claims can be made by:
- Calling the contact centre on 803 164 (free from Italian landlines) or 06 164 164 from mobile phones.
- On-line services offered by patronage institutes and intermediaries thereof.
Processing times of the decision
The ordinary deadline for issuing the decisions is set at 30 days under Law no. 241/1990. In some cases the law may set different deadlines.
The tabel 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 tabel, also indicates the relevant manager.