The Ministry of Agriculture, Food Sovereignty and Forests updated the list of goods that can be purchased with the Savings Card “Dedicated to You” in 2024. The new INPS instructions confirm the start of the measure from September 2024, which this year recognizes a larger amount to families: 500 euros instead of 382.5 euros, for families with an ISEE not exceeding 15,000 euros and at least 3 people in them.
In addition, thanks to the increased resources allocated by the ministry, the card includes the gas bonus. In addition to basic necessities (food), the card can now also be used to buy gasoline or public transport subscriptions
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In this clear and detailed article, we explain what you can buy with the Savings Card and provide the list of assets updated to 2024.
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What can you buy with the Spending Savings Card
With the Savings Card, it is possible to buy only basic food items, gasoline or public transport passes.
Basic food items
As far as basic necessities are concerned, it is possible to buy, with the exception of any type of alcoholic beverage, those provided for in Annex 1 of the Decree of 4 June 2024, published in the Official Gazette General Series No. 146 of 24-06-2024. In particular, these are:
- pigmeat, beef, poultry, sheep, goats, tunnels
- Fresh catch
- milk and its derivatives
- Eggs
- olive and seed oils
- bakery products (both ordinary and fine), pastry and biscuits
- Food pastes
- rice, barley, spelt, oats, malt, corn and any other cereal
- Cereal flours
- fresh, processed vegetables
- peeled tomatoes and tomato preserves
- Legumes
- Oily seeds and fruits
- fruit of any type
- baby and infant food (including formula milk)
- natural yeasts
- natural honey
- Sugars
- Cocoa powder
- Chocolate
- mineral waters
- wine vinegar
- coffee, tea, chamomile
New features introduced since September 2024
Since September 2024, some new features have also been introduced, namely new categories of products allowed for purchase with the social card, such as:
- DOP and IGP products
- frozen vegetables
- frozen baked goods
- tuna and corned beef
The costs of public transport subscriptions and expenses for gasoline remain eligible. There is an additional 15% discount on products purchased at participating stores
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Where to use the Spending Savings Card
The card can be used at all businesses that sell food (supermarkets, hypermarkets, etc.), gasoline or at transport companies, as long as they are members of an agreement with the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Sovereignty, MIMIT or the Ministry of Labor. The list of participating stores or companies will be announced shortly
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How does the Spending Savings Card work
The Spending Savings Card works like a prepaid electronic payment card worth 500 euros, intended for families in economic difficulty. There is no need to apply to receive the card. The beneficiaries are identified by the INPS among those who have an ISEE not exceeding 15,000 euros with at least 3 people in the family unit, according to an order of priority that considers the number of members of the family, the presence of children and their age. The total number of assignable cards is 1,330,000 throughout Italy
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