In order to ensure adequate support for families with children with disabilities, in fact, Legislative Decree no. 73/2022 has increased, limited to the year 2022 (period from 1 March 2022 to 28 February 2023), the amounts due as a single and universal allowance for disabled children without age limits.
This amount, always limited to the 2022 financial year, is increased, for each child with a disability up to the age of 21, by an amount, determined on the basis of the disability condition as defined for ISEE purposes, equal to a maximum of 105 euros per month.
Also for the 2022 financial year, the amount of the transitional increase due to families with at least one dependent child with a disability and with an ISEE not exceeding 25.000 euros (provided that family allowances are actually received in 2021), is increased by 120 euros per month.
As an example, the comparison table between the amounts before and after Legislative Decree no. 73/2022 is provided:
TYPE OF SERVICE
AMOUNT PAID PURSUANT TO D.VO 230/2021
NEW AMOUNT EX DL 73/2022
(FOR 2022 YEAR ONLY)
Allowance and increase for disabled children up to 18 years, ISEE ≤15.000 euros
175 euros + (min 85 euros; max 105 euros*)
*depending on the degree of disability: medium, severe, non-self-sufficient
UNCHANGED
Allowance and increase for disabled children aged 18-20, ISEE ≤15.000 euros
85,00 euros + 80,00 euros
175 euros + (min 85 euros; max 105 euros *)
*depending on the degree of disability: medium, severe, non-self-sufficient
Child benefit for children aged 21 or over, ≤15.000 euros
85,00 €
175,00 €
For AUU applications submitted by June 30, the adjustment of the amounts will be adjusted retroactively starting from the March 2022 allowance and recognized for the period March 1, 2022 - February 28, 2023. For applications submitted from July 1, 2022, the payment of the allowance is already adjusted to the new amounts.
Starting from 1 March 2023, the amounts, divided by age group, provided for in paragraphs 5 and 6 of Article 4 of Legislative Decree no. 230/2021 will once again apply to adult children with disabilities.
Finally, as provided for by the aforementioned Legislative Decree no. 73/2022, orphan families are included among the beneficiaries of the single and universal allowance, for each adult orphan, provided that he or she is already entitled to a survivor's pension and recognized as having a serious disability pursuant to Article 3, paragraph 3, of Law no. 104/1992.
For further information, please refer to message no. 3518 of 27/09/2022. For the degrees of disability and the methods for determining the temporary increase, please consult circular no. 23 of 9 February 2022.
Article published on 3 October 2022 - 15:22
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