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Publication: 3 April 2017 Latest update: 7 July 2026
What is it?
The Ordinary Invalidity Allowance is an economic benefit, paid upon claim, for individuals whose ability to work is reduced to less than a third due to mental or physical illness.
Who is it aimed at?
INPS grants the Ordinary Invalidity Allowance to the following categories of workers:
- employees enrolled in the Compulsory General Insurance scheme;
- self-employed (artisans, traders, independent farmers, tenant farmers and sharecroppers);
- individuals enrolled in the Separate Pension Scheme.
How does it work?
START DATE AND DURATION
The measure:
- runs from the first day of the month following the date of submission of the claim, if all the administrative and health requirements are met;
- is confirmed automatically after three consecutive approvals and is subject to review;
- is paid to a reduced extent during the performance of the work activity;
- it is valid for three years;
- upon reaching retirement age, and provided all conditions are met, it is automatically converted into an old-age pension.
The beneficiary may claim renewal:
- six months before the expiry date without interruption in payment;
- within 120 days of the expiry date.
WHAT AM I ENTITLED TO?
The amount of the Invalidity Allowance is determined using the mixed calculation system, which calculates one part using the remuneration-based system and another part using the contributory system.
If the worker started working after 31 December 1995, the contributory system is used.
WITHDRAWAL OF BENEFIT
The Allowance is valid for three years but can be renewed upon claim by the interested party.
Claim
REQUIREMENTS
The Allowance may be claimed by anyone who, due to physical or mental illness, has:
- a working capacity reduced to less than one third;
- completed at least five years of insurance and 260 weekly contributions (five years of contribution and insurance), of which 156 (three years of contribution and insurance) in the five-year period preceding the date of submission of the claim.
Termination of work activity is not required.
Foreign contributions accrued in European Union countries (in Italian) or in non-EU countries that have an agreement with Italy (in Italian) may also be used to obtain the right to the benefit.
In this case, determining entitlement to a pension can be carried out with the international totalisation of the Italian and foreign insurance periods.
The sum of the allowance, on the other hand, is calculated in proportion to the contributions credited to the Italian insurance scheme, in accordance with the pro-rata criterion applicable to benefits under the international system.
HOW CAN I CLAIM?
Claims must be submitted online to INPS using the dedicated service.
Alternatively, claim can be submitted by:
- telephoning the Contact Centre on +39 803 164 (free from Italian landlines) or on +39 06 164 164 from mobile phones;
- Telematic services offered by patronage institutes and intermediaries thereof.
The medical certificate (SS3 form) must be attached to the claim.
Processing times of the measure
The ordinary deadline for issuing the measures is set at 30 days under Law no. 241/1990. In some cases the law may set different deadlines.
The table (in Italian) shows the deadlines exceeding 30 days, established by the Institute by means of Regulations.
In addition to the deadlines for issuing the measure, the table (in Italian) also indicates the person responsible for it.