Ten months after the entry into force of the CBI another piece is added towards the total effectiveness of the law. With the publication in Official Gazette of the decree of the ministry of labour, the beneficiaries of the subsidy will be subject toobligation to carry out socially useful work free of charge for a minimum of eight hours a week, under penalty of forfeiture of the citizen's income.
USEFUL WORKS: THIS IS WHAT PUC ARE
PUC is the acronic of Projects Useful to the Community. The beneficiaries of the basic income will have to give their willingness to carry out unpaid activities, continuing to look for work with the help of employment centers and navigators. They will be able to act as guardians in museums, help the police in front of schools and operators who assist elderly people at home, support those who take care of municipal green areas. In short, they will have to carry out cultural, environmental, social, artistic, training and cultural heritage protection activities activated by their municipality of residence provided that, being free, they are not assimilated to subordinate or para-subordinate or self-employed work. In fact, recipients of basic income will not be able to work or carry out tasks to replace absent employees of the various Municipalities. Those who do not join the so-called Puc will lose their basic income.
CITIZENSHIP INCOME: WHO HE IS OBLIGED TO CARRY OUT USEFUL WORK
All beneficiaries of basic income who have signed the form are required to offer their willingness to carry out socially useful activities work agreement and the pact for social inclusion. Speaking in simple terms, while supporting the talks required by law, the income recipients will have to carry out activities that help the community activated by the Municipalities of residence or by third sector entities involved in the projects.
"The PUC - reads article 2 in paragraph 3 of the measure - involve, for the obligated subject, a commitment compatible with the other activities carried out by the same".
CITIZENSHIP INCOME AND PUC: THE EXEMPTED PERSONS
Recipients are not subject to the obligation to carry out socially useful activities, those employed with an income from employment (over 8.145 euros per year) or self-employment (with incomes over 4.800 euros), students and those who attend training courses or traineeships, beneficiaries of the citizen's pension or direct pension, the over 65s, family members with disabilities.
Also exempted are members with care responsibilities for small or disabled children and other categories, people who are in health conditions, including pregnant women, certified by a competent doctor, such as not to allow participation in a job placement.
SOCIALLY USEFUL WORKS: HOURS AND TIMES
You will have to do useful work for a minimum of eight hours and a maximum of 16 hours per week. However, general flexibility is foreseen. The programming of the eight hours per week can be developed both on one or more days of the week and on one or more periods of the month, "without prejudice to the obligation of the total number of hours foreseen in the month, including the possibility of a possible recovery of the hours lost in the reference month".
The Municipalities are required to set up a register of «participants in the Puc», in which to record the daily attendance and hourly services of the beneficiaries of the basic income.
CITIZENSHIP INCOME: THE LATEST DATA
There are 2,3 million beneficiaries of the basic income, of which 791 are employable. The remaining 2/3 are sent to the Municipalities to sign the Pact for social inclusion. As of 10 December 2019, according to data published by Anpal, only 28.763 people, 3,6% of the total, managed to find work. Of these, 67,2% obtained a fixed-term contract, 18% a permanent contract, 3,8% an apprenticeship. From an age point of view: 67,9% are under the age of 45. 58,6% are men and 41,4% are women. Over the 10 months since the activation of the basic income, more than 50 families (51.681) have lost the right to the benefit, mainly due to changes in income.
