Il 200 euro bonus is also coming to self-employed, VAT numbers e to other categories excluded from the previous provision, such as doctoral students and research fellows. The Minister of Labour, Andrea Orlando, has in fact signed the implementing decree which establishes the rules for access to the Purchasing Power Support Fund for self-employed workers, resources that will be used to disburse the allowance in the coming months. They are on the plate 600 million euro.
“An important measure of social protection to support the purchasing power in the face of energy crisis and high prices in progress,” wrote Minister Orlando on social media. "To have the one-off 'bonus' - he explains - it will be necessary to submit an application to your own social security institution according to the methods and schemes provided by the individual institutions".
Bonus 200 euros: here are all the (new) beneficiaries
After i public and private employees, who received the bonus in July, now it's time for the other categories. Based on what is expected, avrannor access to the allowance one-off payment from 200 euros also:
- self-employed;
- professionals enrolled in the social security management of INPS;
- professionals enrolled in the management bodies of compulsory forms of social security and assistance.
According to initial calculations, they will receive the bonus 3 million VAT numbers: 973 merchants, 860 artisans, 477 registered professionals, 216 exclusive professionals and 30 direct farmers.
Bonus 200 euros autonomous and VAT numbers: the conditions for access
There are three conditions for accessing the allowance. The first is income: in the 2021 tax period these workers must have received an income not exceeding 35 thousand euros.
On the date of entry into force of the Aid decree (July 16, while that of the Aiuti Bis decree is August 9), the beneficiaries must also be enrolled in pension funds of reference and must have made at least one payment, total or partial, for the contribution due to the management of the registration for which the bonus is requested, with competence starting from the year 2020.
Third condition: it is necessary submit an application.
How to apply for the 200 euro bonus
As done by the majority of employees, even self-employed and VAT numbers will have to apply to access the bonus. The request must be forwarded to the relevant social security institution. It will be the latter who will establish the appropriate timing, methods and schemes in the coming days.
The Aiuti Bis decree underlines that the bonus will be disbursed on the basis of the data declared by the applicant and available to the disbursing body at the time of payment. But be careful: the questions forwarded will be subject to subsequent verifications.
Aid Bis Decree: bonus also extended to other categories
The Aiuti Bis decree extended the one-off 200 euro bonus to other categories that were excluded from the previous provision and who will receive the allowance in October. Article 23 of the decree explains that the bonus will also be paid “to workers with existing employment relationship in July 2022” who – until the date of entry into force of the last Aid decree – did not benefit from the contribution exemption required to have the 200 euros, because they were “affected by events with full notional contribution coverage by INPS”. The disbursement is scheduled for the month of October. The bonus has also been extended to PhD students, research fellows and sports collaborators.
