Separated parents: the rent fund is growing – by 2027 it will stand at 50 million
The Infrastructure Decree increases the funding allocated to the scheme that supports the rent payments of parents who have not been allocated the family home
The Housing Support Fund for separated or divorced parents will rise from 20 to 50 million euros in 2027. Next year, the funding ceiling – established by the 2026 Budget Act – will more than double. The first round of funding is currently being allocated; applications closed a few days ago, on 28 October. The payments will be made in December.
The extra equipment
The Infrastructure Decree-Law, approved by the Council of Ministers, adds 30 million to the original allocation. It should be noted, in this regard, that last year’s budget set aside ‘an annual allocation of 20 million euros from 2026 onwards’. This allocation has been increased, ‘strengthening – according to a statement from the Ministry of Infrastructure – a measure strongly championed by Minister Matteo Salvini to help those who, following a separation, face the need to find a new home”.
How the bonus works
It should be noted that the bonus is reserved for those separated parents who do not have custody of the family home and who have declared an income of a maximum of 35,000 euros (the ISEE is not taken into account). The allowance amounts to 50 per cent of the rent paid, subject to a cap of 6,000 euros per year: that is, 500 euros per month. In addition to being legally separated or divorced, the parent must hold a tenancy agreement and must not own any property in the same municipality as the family home or in neighbouring municipalities, within a radius of 50 kilometres. They must also ‘be in compliance with their obligations regarding the care and maintenance of their children’.
Payment times for cheques
The timetable for the disbursement of funds, following the close of the submission of applications has ended, are not immediate: cheques will be paid out in December based on the applications deemed eligible. The average annual rent paid by applicants is 5,501 euros, approximately 458 euros per month. The highest expenditure is in the Centre, at 6,048 euros a year, equivalent to 504 euros a month. It is mainly women (61 per cent) who have applied.
