Politics · Italy · 6 hrs ago
Italy raises 2026 working mothers’ bonus to up to €720
Italy’s social security agency, INPS, has set out the rules for a 2026 payment of up to €720 for working mothers.
Eligible women must be employed or self-employed, have two or more children, and meet the income and other requirements.
Mothers with two children qualify if the youngest is under 10; those with three or more qualify if the youngest is under 18.
The payment is €60 for each qualifying month, up from €40 in 2025, with a maximum of 12 months.
Applicants must have total work income of no more than €40,000 a year and submit an application to receive the bonus.
The family requirements must be met by 31 December 2026, and eligibility begins in the month all conditions are met.
INPS says the qualifying payments will be made in one sum in December 2026; the partial contribution exemption mentioned in the rules has been deferred to 2027.
Italy’s 2026 bonus for working mothers will pay up to €720, up from €480 in 2025.
The benefit is €60 for each eligible month, for a maximum of 12 months.
It is aimed at employed and self-employed mothers who meet family, work and income requirements.
Eligible mothers must apply, and payments for 2026 are due in a lump sum in December.
The Italian Social Security Institute says the measure continues the 2025 benefit while a partial contribution exemption has been delayed until 2027.
- Who
- Working mothers in Italy who meet the eligibility requirements.
- What
- A monthly benefit of €60 for eligible months, up to €720 in 2026.
- When
- For eligible months in 2026; payment is scheduled for December 2026.
- Where
- Italy.
- Why
- To provide income support to working mothers with two or more children.
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INPS published circular No. 106 setting out the rules for the 2026 bonus.
The eligible monthly amounts for 2026 are scheduled to be paid in one lump sum.
The partial contribution exemption was deferred to 2027.
- Monthly benefit
- €60 per eligible month
- Maximum amount
- €720 for up to 12 months
- Eligible children
- Two children, youngest under 10, or at least three, youngest under 18
- Income limit
- No more than €40,000 in annual total income from work
- Application deadline
- 31 December 2026
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recognizes, for 2026, an income supplement for working mothers with two or more children
at a rate of 60 euros monthly for each month or fraction of a month in which the employment relationship or self-employed activity is in force, subject to the requirements, up to a maximum of twelve monthly payments and a total amount of 720 euros