Seismic swarm

Campi Flegrei: from aid for displaced people to the reconstruction of buildings, €100 million has been allocated

The government has set up a special fund for the repair and seismic retrofitting of residential buildings rendered uninhabitable by the earthquake on 31 July

by Pietro Menzani

6 August 2026

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I danni causati dal terremoto di magnitudo 4,7 che ha colpito Pozzuoli, nei pressi di Napoli, in Italia, il 1° agosto 2026 (Foto di Alessandro Garofalo/LaPresse) LAPRESSE

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The government has allocated 100 million euros to respond to the emergency caused by the series of earthquakes that have struck the Campi Flegrei since 31 July. The fund is earmarked for the repair and seismic retrofitting of residential buildings rendered uninhabitable. The cost of this intervention will be borne entirely by the State. This was announced by Nello Musumeci, Minister for Civil Protection, at the Council of Ministers meeting held on 4 August. The measures to support the municipalities affected by the earthquake are set out in the decree-law on the public administration and local authorities, which was approved yesterday by the Council of Ministers. Among other things, the measure also includes provisions for post-earthquake reconstruction following the 2016 earthquake in central Italia, with the deadline for extraordinary administration extended to 31 December 2029.

Damage caused by the earthquake

With the decree approved yesterday by the Council of Ministers, the government has therefore set up a fund to provide grants for seismic retrofitting and damage repair works for families whose main residence was damaged and evacuated following the record-breaking earthquake on 31 July.

The toll from the earthquake is indeed alarming: 395 homes have already been evacuated because they were declared unfit for habitation; 700 people have been affected; 568 have found alternative accommodation themselves, whilst 128 remain in hotels. “The tremor,” Musumeci recalled, “was of unprecedented strength this time – at least in the last 40 years – with a magnitude of 4.7. There was a great deal of fear and a great deal of damage to property; fortunately, there were no fatalities. Five people were injured, two of them seriously.”

At present, as the Minister for Civil Protection has stated, 227 inspections have been carried out out of the 1,182 applications submitted by property owners; however, to bridge this gap, the inspection team has been reinforced with a further 36 teams of fire service technicians.

The Cas

Musumeci also announced the government’s decision to extend the CAS (contribution for independent accommodation) to cover past seismic events as well – those in May, June, July, August and September 2025 and May 2026 – subject to citizens submitting an application.

Furthermore, following the earthquake on 31 July, a grant for alternative accommodation is available to households whose main residence has been evacuated because it is unfit for habitation. The grant provided is a maximum of 400 euros for single-person households, 500 for two-person households, 700 for three-person households, 800 for four-person households, up to a maximum of 900 euros per month for households comprising five or more members. Furthermore, if the household includes people aged over 65 or those with a degree of disability of at least 67 per cent, an additional allowance of up to 200 euros per month is granted for each such person.

The grant is paid from the date specified in the eviction order until the recipient returns to their home or their housing needs are permanently met, but in any event no later than 31 December 2027. To implement this measure, the Decree-Law provides for an allocation of €1.875 million for 2026 and €4.5 million for 2027, drawn from the National Emergency Fund.

Seismic retrofitting of buildings

There is also news regarding grants for the restoration and seismic retrofitting of buildings in the Campi Flegrei area. ‘For those wishing to bring their property up to seismic standards,’ explained Musumeci, ‘we had set up a fund covering 50 per cent of the total cost of the work: 50 per cent from the state and 50 per cent from the property owner. As this offer was not well received by property owners, and in response to a request from the mayors, we have increased the state’s contribution to 70 per cent.”

The Decree-Law also amends Decree-Law No 65 of 7 May 2025, extending the scope of the grants from the earthquakes of 13 and 15 March 2025 to ‘the seismic events of 13 March 2025, 15 March 2025, the months of May, June, July, August and September 2025, and 21 May 2026’.

The decree provides for an extension of the deadline by which the requirements must be met, postponing it to 30 June 2026, and thus also covering buildings damaged as a result of the entry into force of Decree-Law 65 of 2025.

It will be the local councils that process the applications and take the necessary action within 60 days of the date on which the grant application is submitted. The deadline for submitting applications will be set by a resolution of the municipal executive committee, to be adopted within 30 days of the decree coming into force.

“It is not a question of making buildings safe. When you are sitting on the crater of a volcano, there is no such thing as 100 per cent safety. It is a question of reducing the risk to which buildings are exposed. We need to be clear in our wording, because we are talking about a particularly complex situation,” concluded the Minister for Civil Protection.

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