Single allowance, towards extension also for dependent children not resident in Italia
This is a corrective amendment filed by the government to the Pnrr decree, which is expected to begin its process in the Chamber of Deputies next Wednesday, after the corrective amendments are considered in the Budget Committee on Tuesday upon return from the Easter break
Key points
Extend the number of people entitled to the Single and Universal Allowance (Auu) to workers from EU Member States not resident in Italia and to dependent children resident in another State. That is, to allow, for example, a citizen resident in France or Romania, and working in our country, to have access to monthly support even if their dependent children reside abroad.
AMENDMENT TO DECREE 2021
This is what is envisaged by an amendment deposited by the government to the Pnrr decree, which is expected to begin its process in the Chamber of Deputies next Wednesday, after the corrective measures are examined in the Budget Committee on Tuesday upon return from the Easter break. The text intervenes on legislative decree no. 230 of 29 December 2021, of the Assegno Unico, which among the beneficiaries excludes workers who do not reside in Italy for at least two years or whose children do not reside in Italy.
The estimates in the technical report
The technical report of the amendment estimates a number of 50,000 new beneficiary children. The estimated expenditure would thus be 20 million for the remaining months of 2026. It would rise to 31.1 million for 2027, to 31.7 million for 2028, to 32.3 million for 2029, to 32.9 million for 2030, to 33.5 million for 2031, to 34.2 million for 2032, to 34.8 million for 2033, to 35.5 million for 2034 and to 36.2 million per year from 2035.
The other points of the amendment
The amendment, moreover, states that 'the payment of the Single and Universal Allowance is parameterized to the effective duration of residence, domicile or work performance in Italia'. As regards workers not resident in Italia, it is provided that 'the application must be submitted for the duration of the work performance and, in any case, must be renewed every year from 1 March'.
Italy referred to the EU Court of Justice
An intervention that the government is also putting in place to avoid a possible condemnation by the Court of Justice of the European Union, after the European Commission referred our country in 2024. The reason is related to the two years of residence required to access economic support. A 'discrimination' that violates, according to Brussels, 'EU law on the coordination of social security and the free movement of workers'.
