Allowances and bonuses to which working mothers are entitled
Carolina Casolo is the founder of Sportello Mamme, a digital service whose mission is to simplify the bureaucracy that revolves around the economic bonuses of the family unit. By providing free and digitally usable information, it is a real point of reference for parents and for those who are about to become one. Before going into detail, we recommend the video below to learn more about the issue of voluntary resignations.
Here's how Sportello Mamme is useful for parents
The first step is the compilation of an onboarding questionnaire, thanks to which mothers and fathers receive a free response in real time on the types of bonuses available for their household. This is followed by a free call from a consultant who deepens the response and clarifies any doubts about the bonus and reward to which one is entitled. At this point, parents can decide whether to activate the annual subscription service made available by Sportello Mamme, which includes ongoing advice (by phone or email) and the evasion of all bonuses available to the customer.
The ultimate goal is to be able to provide families with a digital and smart tool to be able to independently manage all pension-related practices, obtaining clear and transparent information.
Identikit of the working mother: some data
In Italy, the female employment rate is very low: one in two women does not work. If we then consider how many female workers are also mothers, the numbers drop even more. This is why Sportello Mamme wants to be a way to help and make families more aware of their possibilities, in a context in which Italian welfare is not yet in step with the times.
Because of the difficulties in managing family and work, many women reduce their working hours (and salaries), while others leave their jobs altogether. Therefore, fewer and fewer families can count on a double income, and those in where it is only the man who contributes economically to the needs of his wife and children. In all of this, we must also consider the psychological aspect that sees women depriving themselves of their career, abandoning a job that made her feel affirmed.
The reasons why working mothers do not know their rights
Here are the main reasons why working mothers often fail to understand what their rights are.
In the first place the lack of information: it is often difficult to find clear and correct information, and one encounters conflicting news. Furthermore, the Italian bureaucracy is notoriously slow, medical certificates are often requested, but then during the approval phase of the requests they are rejected. Or, more frequently than one might think, important documents are lost during the telematic transmission of applications. Finally, the biggest problems are for women who work as freelancers, because this status is almost always not recognized in the right way and causes the "disbursement of the allowance" to suffer conspicuous delays.
Indemnities and bonuses that you are entitled to: the list in force until 31.12.2021 *
* They will then be absorbed into the Universal Child Allowance in 2022.
Baby Bonus 2021
Monthly allowance for families for each child born, adopted or in foster care from January 1, 2021 to December 31, 2021. It is paid every month until the first year of age or the first
year of entry into the family unit.
Birth Award - Bonus Mom Tomorrow
It is aimed at pregnant women or mothers for any of the following events:
- completion of the seventh month of pregnancy
- childbirth
- national or international adoption of a minor
- national or international pre-adoption foster care
Family allowances (Anf)
The family unit allowance is an income support for families of certain categories of employees, retirees or holders of social security benefits. Here are the amounts that can be received:
- € 37.50 for each child, for families with up to two children;
- 55 euros for each child, for families with a minimum of three children.
It can only be obtained if the overall income of the family is made up of at least 70% income from employment, a pension or another social security benefit that derives from work
employee.
Single check "bridge" until 31.12.2021
This transitional measure can be requested from 1 July 2021 to 31 December 2021 only by units with
Isee less than 50,000 euros who do not have access to the single family allowance (Anf).
Basically it is reserved for the unemployed, only with minor children.
Deductions for dependent family members
All family members with an income of less than € 2,840.51 are considered dependent. In particular:
- the spouse who is not legally and actually separated;
- children, including adopted children;
- other family members (parents, genders, daughter-in-law, in-laws, brothers and sisters), provided they are
cohabiting with the taxpayer.
Any taxpayer who has dependent family members can enjoy a tax benefit at the time of the annual tax return.
Third child allowance
Service reserved for families with at least 3 minor children, all present in the same state as
family. The allowance is paid only to families with ISEE equal to or less than € 8,788.99 per year
time of submitting the application.
The application must be submitted to your municipality of residence.
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