Inps, in 2025 3 months of parental leave paid at 80%. Here's how to apply

For children born from 2025 and for those for whom compulsory maternity or alternatively paternity leave has expired after 31 December 2024, employed parents can have parental leave paid at 80% for three months. This is explained in an Inps circular clarifying the rule introduced with the Budget Law for 2025, which introduces improvements over the previous year's rule when there were two months paid at 80 per cent.

To qualify for the increased allowance, periods of parental leave must be taken within the sixth year of the child's life (or within six years of the child's entry into the family in the case of adoption or fostering).

The Inps points out that the three months compensable at 80 per cent concern both parents and can be used in a split manner between them or by only one of them. It can also be used on the same days for the same child, as allowed for all periods of parental leave. The Institute recalls that the maximum limit of parental leave for each parental couple is ten months (which can be increased to eleven months if the father abstains for a full or fractioned period of not less than three months), to be taken within 12 years of the child's life or from the child's entry into the family. Six months are compensated at 30% while the last two are not compensated unless there is a special income condition.

If the child is born or adopted, fostered/placed before 1 January 2023, the right to 80% of the parental leave allowance is for a maximum of one month (in application of the Budget Law 2023), if at least one employed parent has completed the mandatory leave period after 31 December 2022.

If, on the other hand, the child is born or adopted, fostered/placed on or after 1 January 2023, the right to 80% of the parental leave allowance is for a maximum of one month regardless of maternity or paternity leave, provided there is an employment relationship at the time of taking the leave.