European Large Families Confederation (ELFAC)
Italy
Policies
ITALY
(900,000 large families)
1. Regarding policies for large families at a national level, please mark the measure you have in your country:
- Direct monetary benefits
- Reduced prices on basic supplies (energy, water, etc.)
- Housing subsidies
- Reduced prices in public transportation
- Tax deductions
- Large families cards
- Longer maternity/paternity leave for large families
- Support to buy a car
- Other benefits
2. Which specific monetary allowances for large families are in your country.
ASSEGNO UNICO UNIVERSALE: allowance per child with a variable amount from 57 to 199 euros per month up to 18 years of age, from 28.5 to 96.9 from 18 to 21 years of age. The variability depends on family income and assets (ISEE)
3. Which specific fiscal deductions for large families are in your country.
With the ASSEGNO UNICO UNIVERSALE tax deductions have been eliminated. Only deductions remain for some family expenses (e.g. health, school, transport)
4. Which specific reduced prices on basic supplies for large families are in your country
There are no reduced prices especially for large families in our country, but there are change in VAT rates for diapers or car seats, for example, for everyone.
5. Which specific benefits are provided by the large families card in your country
The national family card was introduced for the three-year period 2019-2020-2021. At the end of 2021 it was no longer renewed. Contacts are underway with the government for its restoration
6. Which specific maternity or paternity benefits for large families are in your country
For working mothers with three children, of which at least one is a minor, there is an exemption from pension contributions up to a maximum of 3,000 euros, and for a maximum of 3 years.
7. Which specific benefits for large families buying a car are in your country
There are currently no benefits
8. Which specific public transportation benefits for large families are in your country
There are no benefits at a national level. There are benefits at local level, the amount of which depends on family income and assets (ISEE)
9. Please write any other specific deductions or benefits for large families that are in your country
- A guarantee fund has been operational since 2024 for mortgages requested by families with 3 or more children, with a guarantee of up to 90%.
- A bonus is issued for energy bills, only for families that fall within certain ISEE limits (family income and assets)
10. Are any of the benefits for large families in your country connected to income? If yes, please explain.
Most benefits for families with children are linked to the ISEE (income + family assets).
11. Regarding policies for large families at European level, please mark the measures you have in your country
- Reduced VAT for diapers and basic goods for children
- Unpaid care of children in the household and for other dependent family members is recognized as work when calculating the national GDP
- Permit for large families with 7 and more children to drive the family van without professional driving license
- Basic consumptions tariff: water, electricity, gas, etc. is calculated taking into consideration the number of children
12. If you marked at least one of the measures mentioned above as applicable in your country, please provide details
VAT for diapers and early childhood products, previously at 22%, has been reduced to 5% in 2023; from 2024 it has increased to 10%
(Answers provided by Associazione Nazionale Famiglie Numerose – ANFN)