Historic ruling in Nocera Inferiore: right to 9.000 euros of benefits recognized. “Victory of social justice”
A ruling by the Nocera Inferiore Labor Court (no. 636/2025) overturned the request for the restitution of 9.000 euros made by INPS against a beneficiary of the Citizenship Income, establishing that the citizen had full right to the support measure for the period between January 2021 and June 2022.
The details of the sentence
INPS provision of 16 January 2024 requesting reimbursement cancelled
Ordering the entity to pay legal costs, including defense attorney's fees.
Recognized that the applicant complied with all the requirements set by law. An important precedent. The decision marks a turning point in jurisprudence.
“Social rights cannot be compressed by incorrect procedures or restrictive interpretations”, it is written in the motivation.
The episode reopens the debate on automatic INPS disputes, often based on administrative errors or arbitrary assessments.
The reactions
The appellant's lawyers stress that the ruling "will set a precedent" for thousands of similar cases throughout Italy, where many beneficiaries have been unfairly called upon to return sums legitimately received.
Article published on May 8, 2025 - 16:48 pm
It is interesting how the ruling has changed the situation for citizens receiving the citizen's income. However, I believe that there are still many problems to be solved with the INPS and its procedures, especially on reimbursements.