Farewell to citizenship income with the new government? The official answer is coming

Here is the answer to the question that many Italians have asked about the citizenship income introduced in the last legislatures

Citizenship income is probably the socio-financial measure taken by the Italian government that has generated the most discussion in recent years, creating divisions even between political parties.

Citizenship income (web source)

This is the monthly economic aid that is paid to all those who are entitled to it, that is to say citizens who do not have a current employment contract and who demonstrate this impossibility of obtaining a work income.

An installation wanted above all by the Movimento 5 Stelle party, but which Giorgia Meloni, the new Italian leader, has often confessed to wanting to remove or at least modify to make it less attractive for the majority of the population.

Meloni against citizenship income: this is where everything could change

Giorgia Meloni, however, lowered the shot. He doesn’t want to completely eliminate the citizenship income, but to change something and keep it only for those who seriously need it, removing it from the availability of those who can work regularly.

The new prime minister for the time being, however, will not touch the income. In fact, those who collect it monthly can still sleep soundly. Here is the official response for those who had doubts about immediate action in this regard. Giorgia Meloni (@ANSA/ALESSANDRO DI MEO)

All revenue decisions will be made in the coming weeks. So, for the time being, the monthly payment will arrive regularly in the bank accounts of those who are entitled to it. October will arrive as usual in the weekend, given that it is paid around the 27th of the current month.

Same for the months of November and December. It seems that the citizenship income will remain intact and unchanged at least until the end of 2022. The first changes should arrive in January 2023, but they will not be general changes, but specific and concerning certain categories of citizens.

Separately, Labor Minister Marina Calderone has spoken out in the past in favor of using citizenship income as an aid to taxpayers in difficulty, although she has never denied the use of corrective measures to make it fairer and more appropriate. Especially for the part referring to the active policy for which greater involvement of private entities is required.