updated January 31, 2024 1.56pm
From 12pm today, 31 January 2024, you can request the “Youth Culture Card” and the “Merit Card”, the new electronic tools prepared by the Ministry of Culture to replace the 18 App Culture Bonus. The cards have a value of 500 euros each.
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From today 31 January 2024, the “Youth Culture Charter” and the “Merit Charter” come into force, the new electronic tools introduced by the Ministry of Culture to replace the 18 App Culture Bonus, with the aim of financing and strengthening the diffusion of culture among young people.
As specified https on ministry website, from 12 this morning until June 30th it is possible to request both cards: each is individual, nominative and has a nominal value of 500 euro, and can be used no later than December 31st of the year in which the beneficiaries registered on the platform. The two cards also they can be combined with each other.
Who is entitled to the Youth Culture Card and the Merit Card: the requirements
The “Youth Culture Card” is recognized to all residents in the national territory in possession, where applicable, of a valid residence permit, belonging to families with ISEE not exceeding 35,000 euros. The Card is assigned and usable in the year following the year in which you turn eighteen.
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The “Merit Card” is recognized to all residents in the national territory in possession, where applicable, of a valid residence permit, who have obtained, no later than the year in which they turn nineteenth, the diploma of high school diploma from secondary schools with a grade of 100 or 100 cum laude. The Card is assigned and can be used in the year following the year in which the diploma is obtained.
How to apply for the two culture bonuses
To participate in the initiative, interested young people and businesses can register on the website www.cartegiovani.cultura.gov.it.
Where the Youth Culture Card and the Merit Card can be used
The Cards can be used to purchase tickets for theater performances, film screenings and live shows; for the purchase of books, subscriptions to newspapers and periodicals, including in digital format; for recorded music and audiovisual publishing products.
With the Cards it is also possible to purchase entrance tickets to museums, exhibitions, cultural events, archaeological areas and natural parks. The credit can also be used to participate in music, theatre, dance and foreign language courses. Video games and subscriptions for access to channels or platforms offering audiovisual content are excluded from the list of products that can be purchased. The Cards cannot be converted into replacement shopping vouchers generated by the merchant.