INPS

The five allowances provided for by Decree-Law 18/2020 have different beneficiary audiences. The exhaustive list is as follows.

Allowance for freelancers and coordinated and continuous collaborators (Article 27, Decree-Law no. 18 of 17 March 2020)

The following are eligible for this allowance:

• freelancers with a VAT no. active on 23 February 2020, registered with the Separate Pension scheme;
• coordinated and continuous collaborators active on the aforementioned date of 23 February 2020 and registered with the Separate Pension scheme.

Allowance for self-employed workers registered with the General Compulsory Insurance special schemes (Article 28, Decree-Law no. 18 of 17 March 2020)

Workers registered with the following social security schemes are eligible for this allowance:

• Artisans;
• Traders;
• Independent farmers, tenant farmers and sharecroppers.

Allowance for seasonal workers in the tourism and spa sectors (Article 29, Decree-Law no. 18 of 17 March 2020)

This allowance is available to seasonal workers in the tourism and thermal spa sectors who have left the employment relationship between 01 January 2019 and 17 March 2020.

Allowance for agricultural workers (Article 30, Decree-Law no. 18 of 17 March 2020)

This allowance is available to agricultural workers on fixed-term contracts, provided that they can claim at least 50 days of actual farm work in 2019 and provided they are not in receipt of a pension.

Allowance for entertainment workers (Article 38, Decree-Law no. 18 of 17 March 2020

This allowance is available to entertainment workers registered with the Entertainment Pension Fund who have paid at least 30 daily contributions in 2019 to the same Fund and who have, for the same year, produced an income that does not exceed € 50,000.

Allowance for freelancers and coordinated and continuous collaborators

For eligibility purposes, the categories of coordinated and continuous self-employed persons and employees must not be pensioners and must not have any other form of compulsory insurance on the date on which the claim is submitted. The allowance for coordinated and continuous self-employed persons and employees is compatible and cumulative with the DIS-COLL unemployment benefit. Therefore, coordinated and continuous collaborators are eligible for DIS-COLL services, regardless of the use of this allowance, in the event of unintentional termination of the collaboration relationship and further legal requirements.

Paragraph 2 of Article 27 of Decree-Law 18/2020 provides that the allowance in question is paid by the INPS in the overall expenditure limit of €203.4 million for 2020.

Allowance for self-employed workers registered with the General Compulsory Insurance special schemes

For eligibility purposes, self-employed persons who are members of the special security schemes of the Compulsory General Insurance must not be pensioners and must not have any other form of compulsory insurance on the date on which the claim is submitted.

Paragraph 2 of Article 28 of Decree-Law 18/2020 provides that the allowance in question is paid by the INPS in the overall expenditure limit of €2,160 million for 2020.

In order to qualify for the allowance, these workers must not be in receipt of a pension or other form of compulsory social security and must not have an employment relationship as at 17 March 2020.

The allowance for seasonal workers in the tourism and thermal spa sectors is compatible and cumulative with the NASpI unemployment benefit. Therefore, seasonal workers in the tourism and spa sectors are eligible for DIS-COLL services, regardless of the use of these allowances, in the event of unintentional termination of the employment relationship and further legal requirements.

Paragraph 2 of Article 29 of Decree-Law 18/2020 provides that the allowance in question is paid by the INPS in the overall expenditure limit of €103.8 million for 2020.

Allowance for agricultural workers

The allowance for agricultural workers is paid by the INPS in the overall expenditure limit of €396 million for 2020

Allowance for entertainment workers

Entertainment workers are eligible for this allowance provided that they are not in receipt of a pension or in an employment relationship on 17 March 2020.

The allowance for entertainment workers is compatible and cumulative with the NASpI unemployment benefit. Therefore, entertainment workers are eligible for NASpI services, regardless of the use of this allowance, in the event of unintentional termination of the collaboration relationship and further legal requirements.

Paragraph 2 of Article 38 of Decree-Law 18/2020 provides that the allowance in question is paid by the INPS in the overall expenditure limit of €48.6 million for 2020.

REQUIREMENTS

Essential requirements for submitting the claim are: to not be in receipt of a pension, to not have an income or citizenship pension, and to not have any other form of compulsory social security on the date on which the claim is submitted.

How can I claim?

In order to receive the benefit of interest to them, workers who are potential recipients of the aforementioned allowances must submit their claim electronically to the INPS using the usual digital channels made available to citizens and employers on the Institute's portal.

The claim path will be available only and exclusively after adaptation of the computerised procedures, which will be appropriately communicated with a subsequent message.