The Italian regions have started to publish calls for the 2024-2025 school book bonus. This contribution is intended for families who need support for the purchase of school textbooks. In this detailed guide, let’s see what the school book bonus is, how it works, who can request it and how to apply
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What is the 2024-2025 School Book Bonus
The school book bonus is an economic contribution, voucher or reimbursement intended for families who must bear the expenses for the purchase of school textbooks. This aid is provided by the regions where the students live, often in collaboration with municipalities or specific local authorities for the right to study
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Who is the School Book Bonus for
The requirements for obtaining the school book bonus vary slightly from Region to Region, but in general it is intended for:
- First and second grade secondary school students (middle and high school).
- Students from state, equal schools (both private and local) or included in the regional register of non-equal schools.
- Students of three-year or four-year professional education courses accredited by the Region.
The bonus is mainly aimed at families with low and medium income, often measured through the Indicator of the Equivalent Economic Situation (ISEE).
Bonus Calls for Active School Books by Region
Lombardy Region
The Lombardy Region has activated the “Dote School Educational Material” call, which offers vouchers from 150 to 500 euros for the purchase of textbooks, technological equipment and teaching tools.
Piemonte Region
In Piedmont, the 2024-2025 school book bonus is available for primary, first and second grade secondary school students. The call was open until 28 June 2024.
Puglia Region
The Puglia school book bonus provides for the free or semi-free supply of teaching material for first and second grade secondary school students with an ISEE equal to or less than 10,632.94 euros. For families with three or more children, the ISEE limit has increased to 14,000
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Lazio Region
The call for the 2024-2025 school book bonus in Lazio is aimed at students residing in the Region with an ISEE not exceeding 15,493.71 euros.
Sicily Region
In Sicily, the book bonus for the 2024-2025 school year includes the free supply of textbooks to primary school students through the “Library Coupon Portal”. The news is the inclusion of municipalities in the bonus management and payment process
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Call for Bonus Books Not Yet Active or Expired
At the moment, the calls for 2024-2025 school book bonuses in the Marche, Abruzzo, Liguria, Basilicata, Molise, Calabria, Campania, Emilia Romagna, Veneto, Sardinia, Trentino Alto Adige, Umbria, Valle d’Aosta, Friuli Venezia Giulia and Tuscany regions have not yet been published but will be published soon.