Amount, requirements and application process: here are all the 2026 bonuses for families (and those that leave)

Requirements: Isee up to 9,350 euro for households with up to three dependent children; Isee up to 20,000 euro for households with at least four dependent children.

How to apply: it is necessary to present the Dichiarazione Sostitutiva Unica (DSU) and a valid Isee certificate. The data will be verified through the Integrated Information System.

Amount: the bonus, which is linked to the extra energy consumption compared to a typical household, ranges from EUR 142.35 per year for power bands up to 3 kilowatts to EUR 463.55 from 4.5 kW upwards.

Requirements: the incentive, which is not linked to Isee, is reserved for domestic customers suffering from a serious illness or domestic customers with an electricity supply where a person suffering from a serious illness, which requires the use of electro-medical equipment to maintain life, lives.

How to apply: the application must be submitted to the municipality of residence of the holder of the electricity supply (even if different from the sick person) using the appropriate forms or to another body designated by the municipality (CAF, mountain communities).

Amend: tax deduction over 10 years for building renovation work. In 2026, the deduction will remain at 50 per cent for main dwellings and with an expenditure ceiling of 96,000 euro, while for other properties the tax discount is 36 per cent.

How to claim it: by means of the tax return, indicating the expenses incurred, attaching the required documentation (invoices, talking transfers, authorisations, etc.) and complying with the assessment procedures laid down by the Agenzia delle Entrate.

Amount: 50% tax deduction over 10 years, up to a maximum of EUR 5,000, for the purchase of furniture and large household appliances of a high energy class, linked to building renovation work.

How to claim it: the deduction is obtained by indicating the expenses incurred in the tax return.

Tax deduction over 10 years for energy efficiency improvements on all types of property. For 2026 the allowance is confirmed at 50% for the first home and 36% for the second home. Expenditure limits: 100 thousand euro for global energy requalification works; 60 thousand euro for thermal insulation and solar panels, the replacement of windows and doors; 30 thousand euro for the replacement of heating systems.

How to claim it: the deduction is obtained by indicating the expenses incurred in the tax return.

Amend: tax deduction over 10 years for earthquake-resistant work (at 50% on the first house, 36% on other dwellings, with an expenditure ceiling of 96,000 euro) with a focus on the static safety of buildings, including those located in historic centres.

How to claim it: the deduction is obtained by indicating the expenses incurred in the tax return.

Amount: EUR 80 contribution for food, health, electricity and gas bills.

Requirements: reserved for citizens aged 65 or over and parents of children under three. An Isee of less than EUR 8,230.81 is required.

How to apply: through the forms available at post offices and on the websites of Inps, Poste Italiane, the Ministry of Economy and Finance and the Ministry of Labour and Social Policies.

Amount: a contribution worth EUR 1,000 awarded for each new birth, adoption or pre-adoptive fostering occurring on or after 1 January 2025.

Requirements: Isee less than EUR 40,000.

How to apply: by sending an application to the Inps.

Amount and requirements: it is an economic contribution for the attendance of nursery schools for children up to 3 years of age. The bonus is 3,000 euro with Isee under 25,000 euro, 2,500 euro with Isee from 25,001 up to 40,000 euro, 1,500 euro with Isee over 40,000 euro.

How to apply: by sending an application to the Inps.

Amount: facilitation of up to EUR 720 per year in favour of working mothers, with the aim of promoting parenthood and female employment.

 Requirements: employment income not exceeding 40,000 euro; be employed, fixed-term or open-ended, self-employed or professional with 2 children (of which the youngest under 10); be employed, fixed-term, self-employed or professional with at least 3 children (of which the youngest under 18).

How to apply: via the employer, communicating the number of children and their tax codes

Amount: contribution for the purchase of textbooks officially adopted by schools and included in ministerial lists. It is intended for students enrolled in secondary school: licei, technical and professional institutes.

Requirements: Isee less than EUR 30,000.

How to apply: through your municipality of residence.

Amount: EUR 1,500 contribution for families who decide to enrol their children in a parish school (middle school or the first two years of high school).

 Requirements: Isee up to EUR 30,000.

How to apply: by submitting an online application through the MIM portal.

Amount and requirements: incentive aimed at supporting the cost of psychotherapy sessions, up to a maximum of 1,500 euro for those with an Isee of less than 15 thousand euro; 1,000 euro with Isee between 15 and 30 thousand euro; 500 euro for Isee between 30 and 50 thousand euro.

How to apply: via the Inps portal.

Amount: EUR 500 contribution per household for the purchase of basic necessities.

Requirements: Isee up to 15,000 euro.

How to request it: the beneficiaries of the Carta Dedicata a Te are identified by Inps and the municipalities, which will communicate the allocation and the method of collection, which is possible at all post offices.

The bonuses that will disappear in 2026 include:

Superbonus: 65% tax deduction over 10 years for energy efficiency and seismic retrofitting. In 2026 the measure has not been extended except in specific cases, such as for interventions in earthquake zones.

Architectural Barriers Bonus: goodbye to the 75% tax deduction over 10 years for interventions aimed at overcoming or eliminating architectural barriers.

Culture Card and Merit Card: incentive for school leavers to buy theatre tickets, cinema and live shows, books, music, museums, exhibitions, etc.; it will be replaced by the Carta Valore Cultura awarded in 2027.

Bonus recharging columns: the subsidy for households and for companies and professionals that covered 80 per cent of the expenditure for the purchase and installation of recharging columns for electric-powered vehicles has been discontinued.

Sports Bonus: The EUR 300 subsidy for sports or recreational activities outside school for children aged 6-14 years disappears.