Social allowance and social pension: responsibility statements

What is it

Social allowance and social pension holders must submit each year the statement of responsibility and continuity of the administrative requirements (ACC. AS/PS form), for the recognition of the benefit (Article 3, paragraphs 6 and 7, Law no. 335 of 8 August 1995 and Article 26, Law no. 153 of 30 April 1969).

The statement is necessary to confirm the existence of the following requirements, essential for the disbursement of the benefit, in the year to which it refers:

• permanent and continuous stay in Italy. The absence for a period exceeding 29 days results in the suspension of the benefit and, after 12 months of suspension, it is revoked;
• any admissions, with fees paid by public institutions.

Who is it aimed at

The service is aimed at citizens who perceive, as holders:

• Social allowance;
• social pension.

How does it work

The holders of the two benefits must submit the form for ascertaining the requirements for the social allowance or social pension (ACC. AS/PS FORM).

The methods of completion vary depending on the method of submission of the statement.

It is also possible to state, in addition to the presence in Italy, any possible free admissions, which took place during the year to which the statement refers, in the event of submission:

• through the online service;
• through the relevant local office of the declarant;
• Multichannel Contact Centre.

In case of submission through a CAF (Fiscal Assistance Centre) or authorised subject, the statement will only concern the permanent and continuous stay in Italy. Any admission will be acquired directly from the Ministry of Health.

Social pension holders must submit the form to state their residence in Italy.

Claim

HOW CAN I CLAIM

It is possible to submit the responsibility statement through:

• online service, by logging in with one’s own credentials;
• the help desk of the relevant local office;
• Calling the multichannel contact centre on 803 164 (free from Italian landlines) or +39 06 164 164 (from a mobile phone);
• CAF (Fiscal Assistance Centre)/authorised subjects (exclusively to state the permanent and continuous stay in Italy).

The annual submission of responsibility statements is compulsory for the provision of assistance benefits.

If the user is not compliant, they lose their right to the service.

From 2015, statements may no longer be sent in paper form. 

Other information

Article 20, paragraph 10, Decree-Law no. 112 of 25 June 2008, converted into Law no. 133 of 6 August 2008, establishes that "as of 1st January 2009, the Social Allowance referred to in Article 3, paragraph 6, of Law no. 335 of 8 August 1995, is paid to those who are entitled provided that they have resided legally, continuously, for at least ten years in the national territory".

With INPS circular no. 65 of 27 March 2003 (in Italian), the Institute, in application of the decree of the Ministry of Employment and Social Policies of 13 January 2003 and Law no. 335 of 8 August 1995, provided guidance on how to reduce the social allowance for holders admitted to institutions or communities with fees paid by public institutions.

With message no. 3239/2017, the Institute specified that the service must be suspended if the citizen stays abroad for more than 29 days, unless the stay is due to documented severe health reasons, starting from the first day of the month of transfer. This period must be understood as continuous.

The suspension must not proceed if the continuous period is equal to or less than 29 days. In the case in which 29 continuous days of stay abroad is exceeded, the undue payment will have to be recovered beginning from the start of the stay abroad.