The payment is expected on September 9th Card Dedicated to you (also known as social card), with some new features for the requirements and for the Permitted purchasesas well as on theamount which rises to 500 euros.
To define thelist of what you can buy with the Card Dedicated to you is the decree of the Ministry of Agriculture published in Official Journal n. 146 last June 24th.
The Dedicated to You Card can be used for three different purposes:
- the purchase of foodstuffs – with some new products entering the what to buy list;
- the purchase of fuel;
- or alternatively for the public transport passes.
A few days before the launch of the Carta Dedicata a te 2024, it is therefore important to clarify the following: How the ways of using it have changedthen summarizing the information useful to families who are accessing the benefit for the first time and therefore have a greater need to understand How it works.
What can you buy with the 500 euro Dedicated to You Card?
As specified by theArticle 3, paragraph 1, of the Decree of 4 June 2024 of the Ministry of Agriculture, Food Sovereignty and Forestry, the contribution paid as a Dedicated to you card is intended for the purchase of only basic food necessitiesas indicated in Annex 1 (the list of which can be found below), with theexclusion of any type of alcoholic beverage.
In detail, theattachment 1 indicates the following goods as the only ones that can be purchased with the Card:
- Pork, beef, poultry, sheep, goat, rabbit meat.
- Fresh fish
- Canned tuna and meat
- Milk and its derivatives
- Egg
- Olive and seed oils
- Bakery products (both ordinary and fine), pastry and biscuit products
- Frozen Pizza and Baked Goods
- Pasta Food
- Rice, barley, spelt, oats, malt, corn and any other cereal
- Cereal flours
- Fresh, processed and frozen vegetables
- Peeled tomatoes and tomato preserves
- Legumes
- Oil seeds and fruits
- Fruit of any type
- Food for children and infants (including formula milk)
- Natural yeasts
- Natural honey
- Sugars
- Cocoa powder
- Chocolate
- Mineral waters
- Wine vinegar
- Coffee, tea, chamomile
- DOP and IGP products
But that’s not all: the money available can also be used to buy fuel (any type, from gas al dieseluntil the gpl and the methane) or, alternatively, for thepublic transport pass.
There are no specific quotas reserved for one purpose or another: just move within the boundaries of permitted purchases, then how you spend the money does not matter.
What you CANNOT buy with the Dedicated Card for you
The list just reported seems to include a good part of the products found in supermarkets, excluding in fact alcohol and non-food products: it is therefore not possible to use the Dedicated to you card to purchase the diapersor for the personal hygiene products (shower gel, shampoo), nor for napkins, plates and glassesnot even if disposable.
The list of goods they cannot buy also includes salt, jam and balsamic vinegar.
How and when you can use the Dedicated to you card
The Dedicated to you card – which will be delivered to beneficiaries by the local post office from Monday, September 9, 2024 – can be used for electronic payments only. The money available, therefore, cannot be withdrawn under any circumstances.
Those who already have a social card and still meet the requirements will simply have to wait for the old one to be recharged. New beneficiaries, however, must go to the post office to collect the prepaid card, but only after receiving the notice from their municipality of residence. It is not necessary to fill out an online application.
The purchase of the above goods can only take place at the Authorized commercial establishments. And it is important to know that at least one payment will have to be made by December 16, 2024: otherwise the benefit will no longer be available.
As regards the expiry of the benefit, it is established that all the sums credited to the card must be entirely used. by February 28, 2025.
Where to spend the Dedicated to you card
Online purchases are not permitted: the Dedicated to you card must be spent directly in physical stores, exclusively at the commercial establishments that sell food products. No one is excluded, so it will not be possible for the merchant to refuse a payment made with the card.
We also recall that the Ministry of Agriculture has stipulated agreements with some businesses belonging to the Large-Scale Retail Trade (and not only), in order to contain prices and apply a further 15% discount in favor of those who own the card. Authorized stores will advertise the discount.
Obviously the social card can then be used at the fuel dispenserseven with self-service mode, as well as at the local public transport bodies for the subscription of a monthly or annual membership.
