Single allowance for children: how do you get it? And there won’t be a catch, like: did you get more money with the old system? Here are the 10 rules on the check.
1) To whom it belongs
The single allowance goes to families with dependent minors, indeed, to future mothers in the seventh month of pregnancy, or with adult children up to the age of 21, if they attend school or professional training courses or university or work but earning less than 8000 euros per year; the universal allowance is also due to those who have disabled children, without age limits. All categories of employees (both public and private), the self-employed, pensioners, the unemployed and the unemployed are entitled to it, whether they are Italian citizens or citizens of an EU state, or holders of the right of residence.
2) The timing of the application and those of the payment
The question can be asked now and throughout February. The single check is annual and includes the monthly payments from March to February of the following year. Payment is made by crediting a bank or postal current account or by choosing the method of domiciled bank transfer. Specific provisions concern the cases of separated or divorced parents.
3) Who and how can apply
The application for a single allowance can be submitted by parents or guardians through the INPS website or the contact center or by contacting a patronage. Adult children can provide for themselves.
4) The trap of the Isee
An indicator of the economic condition (ISEE) of less than 40,000 euros gives the right to a check for a maximum amount, while if the ISEE exceeds that threshold or is not presented, one is still entitled to the benefit but to a reduced extent.
5) How is the ISEE obtained
You can contact intermediaries authorized to provide tax assistance (Caf) or directly on the INPS website using Spid credentials, electronic identity cards or national services cards.
6) The amount of the check
The allowance varies according to several parameters. They range from a maximum of 175 euros for each minor child with Isee up to 15 thousand euros, to a minimum of 50 euros for each minor child in the absence of an Isee or with an Isee equal to or greater than 40,000 euros. The amounts due for each child may be increased in the case of large families, mothers under the age of 21 or children with disabilities.
7) The abrogated concessions
The single check replaces: the birth or adoption bonus (the so-called “mother tomorrow bonus”); childbirth allowance (“baby bonus”); the various types of support allowances for families with children; and tax deductions for households with children up to 21 years of age. On the other hand, the new check does not supplement or limit the nursery bonus.
8) The safeguard clause
A share as an increase will be paid to compensate for any economic loss suffered by the family unit, if the amount of the single allowance were to be less than the sum of the economic contributions and tax deductions to which they would have been entitled under the previous rules. (thus avoiding the mockery).
9) Tax neutrality
The single allowance does not contribute to forming the total income for personal income tax purposes and is compatible with any other financial support in favor of dependent children by Regions, Provinces and other local bodies.
10) Compatibility with citizenship income
The single allowance is compatible with the citizenship income, and indeed the child allowance is paid to the recipients of the income automatically by INPS, without the need to submit an application.