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Publication: 25 August 2025
What is it
The Marriage Leave Allowance is a social security benefit granted solely to non-employed workers who have worked for industrial or artisan craft companies, subject to the CUAF contributions, for at least 15 days within the 90 days prior to the date:
- of civil marriage;
- of the religious marriage with civil recognition [matrimonio concordatorio];
- of the civil partnership.
Who is it aimed at
The service is addressed to both spouses/parties to a civil partnership when both are entitled to it.
The benefit is available to non-employed workers who have worked for industrial companies or artisan craft companies. To receive the benefit, the persons indicated must meet the following criteria simultaneously:
- to have worked, for at least 15 days in the 90 days prior to the date of the marriage/civil partnership, for industrial or artisan craft companies, with an obligation regarding CUAF contributions;
- to have submitted the claim for the Marriage Leave Allowance within one year from the date of the marriage/civil partnership;
- to have acquired residence in Italy before the date of the marriage/civil partnership and have also acquired married status in Italy (in the case of a marriage that took place abroad).
The Allowance is not disbursed to those who only have a religious marriage.
You can only be entitled to subsequent Allowances if you are widowed, divorced or dissolved from civil partnership.
How does it work
What am I entitled to
The Marriage Leave Allowance is equivalent to seven days' pay. It is calculated on the basis of the salary received in the last pay period.
INPS directly disburses the Allowance to non-employed workers.
The Marriage Leave Allowance:
- cannot be combined with any other remuneration or replacement of remuneration for the same period;
- can be combined with the INAIL (National Insurance Institute for Employment) daily incapacity allowance for accidents at work.
Claim
The claim must be submitted directly to INPS within one year from the date of the event. Submissions made after this period shall result in forfeiture of the right.
Claims for the recognition of the benefit must be submitted via the dedicated INPS service.
The following features are available within the service:
- Information: information sheet on the benefit;
- Claim submission: completion of the claim for the Marriage Leave Allowance and electronic submission;
- Consultation of claims: list of claims for Marriage Leave Allowance submitted/currently undergoing submission.
You may use one of the following channels to submit your Claim:
- online service, using your login credentials;
- calling the contact centre on 803 164 (free from Italian landlines) or +39 06 164 164 from a mobile phone.
- digital online services offered by patronage institutes and intermediaries of the Institute.
INPS makes the payment through:
- bank transfer through the post office;
- by crediting a current bank account or current postal account; It is possible to indicate both national and foreign IBAN codes on the SEPA scheme.
Processing times of the measure
The deadline to define the measure was set at 55 days by the Regulation for the definition of the terms to conclude the administrative proceedings adopted by INPS pursuant to Article 2 of Law no. 241/1990.
The table (in Italian) (pdf 210KB) attached to the Regulation shows both the deadlines for defining the measures established by the Institute that are longer than the normal 30-day period, and the indication of the relevant manager.