2023-05-01 16:37:07
The Italian government, dominated by the far-right party of its leader, Giorgia Meloni, chose International Workers’ Day on Monday 1is May, to announce in the Council of Ministers measures involving the abolition of existing aid for the poorest and favoring precarious contracts. Citizenship income, an emblematic reform introduced by the 5 Star Movement, an anti-system party present in the government coalitions between 2018 and 2022, had been put forward as a means of“to eradicate poverty” in the country. Important for the economy of the poor south of Italy, it has yet been the subject of recurring criticism from the right and center of the Italian political spectrum since its implementation in 2019.
Its suppression decided on Monday was part of the campaign promises of the party from the post-fascist tradition of Mme Meloni, Fratelli d’Italia, who dominates the right-wing coalition that came to power in Rome in October 2022 and has continued to give pledges to economic powers and Italian employers since his electoral campaign.
Vital for many Italians at a time when the country is being hit hard by inflation, Citizenship Income will be replaced from 1is January 2024 by an “inclusion check” with much more limited effects. In principle, the social assistance measure abolished by the government of Mme Meloni could be requested by anyone residing in Italy for more than ten years and living on a modest income. The Italian Institute of Statistics estimates that citizenship income has lifted one million people out of poverty. In 2022, it benefited 1.6 million households, or nearly four million people, with an average allocation of 550 euros, according to data from INPS, the Italian social security body.
Include check
Regularly criticized for its cost, which its detractors claim would be too high, i.e. 8 billion euros in 2022, it gives way to a measure estimated at 5.4 billion euros per year: the inclusion check . More restrictive, it will be reserved for families with dependent children, people over 60 or people with disabilities. It will also be capped at 500 euros per month in most cases, with additional aid being provided for households who do not own their homes. The effects of the new system put in place by the Italian executive will also be limited in time with a duration of eighteen months renewable for one year, accompanied by a waiting period of one month.
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