The Meloni Government is planning a significant reduction in the Single Allowance for children starting from 2025, with the aim of redistributing resources to the families most in need. The new changes provide for the elimination of the Allowance for families that do not have an ISEE or that exceed 45,000
euros in income.
In this article, we analyze how the Single Universal Check (AUU) will change in 2025, what are the proposals under discussion and how these could influence Italian families.
Single Child Allowance Cut: What Changes From 2025
Starting from 2025, the Single Universal Check could undergo a downsizing. The main changes to the study concern the reduction of resources allocated to families that do not have an ISEE or that exceed the threshold of 45,000 euros in annual income. Currently, the Single Universal Check is accessible to all families, regardless of income, but with amounts that vary according to the ISEE, the age and the condition of the
children.
The AUU has a value that ranges from 199.4 euros to 57 euros per month for each underage child and from 96.9 euros to 28.5 euros for children between 18 and 21 years old. For disabled children, there are no age restrictions.
However, alongside the cuts, the government is considering introducing new positive measures. One of the proposals is to exclude the Single Check from the calculation of the ISEE, to prevent large families from losing access to other benefits due to the increase in the ISEE due to the AUU. In addition, the extension of the Allowance is being considered for children between 18 and 21 years old and up to 26 for dependent children in academic or professional training
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Reasons for the Single Check Cut
The proposal to reduce the Single Check is mainly motivated by the need to contain public spending. The Single Allowance currently costs the State about 20 billion euros per year and involves more than 6.2 million families for a total of about 9.8
million children.
In addition, Italy has been obliged by the European Union to modify the rules for accessing the Single Check, removing the residence requirements that the European Commission has deemed discriminatory against foreign citizens. Adjusting to these EU rules could further increase the audience of beneficiaries and, consequently, the costs for
the State.
The Government therefore seeks a balance between supporting families and the need to contain public spending, in a context of increasing economic and demographic difficulties.
When will the Single Check Cut take place
The cut in the Single Check could come into force with the Budget Law 2025, scheduled to be presented to Parliament by October 2024. However, discussions within the government and between the majority parties are still ongoing, with a summit scheduled for September 2024. The final decisions will also depend on the structural budget plan that the Minister of Economy, Giancarlo Giorgetti, must submit to the European Union by September 20, 2024
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