a new one arrives assistance allowance destined to non-self-sufficient older people. The measure, approved by the Council of Ministers on an experimental basis, provides for a benefit of €1000. The resources will cover the period of two years. 2025-2026.
A new care subsidy for the elderly
There are two conditions to access the subsidy, in addition to having a “very serious level of assistance need”: having more than 80 years it’s a I see that does not reach 6000 euros.
The check consists of two actions: one fixed which is equal to the accompanying allowance, and one integrative (the so-called “attendance subsidy”) which is equivalent to 1,000 euros per month.
As announced by the Prime Minister Giorgia MeloniThe measure aims to guarantee “older people the right to continue being treated in their own home” by supporting the cost of caregivers or other care and assistance services.
“This is an extremely innovative provision that aims to build a new model of well-being and that will allow us to provide concrete responses to the needs of our more than 14 million elderly people, of which 3.8 are not self-sufficient,” explained the Vice Minister of Labor María Teresa Bellucci in Fratelli d’Italia, who coordinated the drafting of the decree.
The Pact for the elderly of the Meloni government
A week before the measure was to be examined by the Council of Ministers, Giorgia Meloni appeared in the House for Prime Minister’s Question Time and to announce the “Pact for the Elderly”.
They ascend to billion the resources available to begin the welfare reform 14 million elderly peopleof which 3.8 not self-sufficient.
The reform operates on several fronts: it aims above all to promote healthy maintenance of the old man and his people integration into societywith the launch of multisector projects such as work, tourism, cohousing, health prevention, digital literacy, etc.
But the reform also aims to create structures and protocols intended to provide personalized evaluations and multidimensional to people who combine age with the presence of one or more chronic diseases.
The announced universal benefit of 1,000 euros per month is intended for them on an experimental basis. Half of the allocated resources are allocated to these beneficiaries.
The decrees are expected
Approval in the Council of Ministers is only the first step: the hypothetical measures involve several ministries, so it will be necessary to wait several months for the different decrees to be approved.