“Special for You” Card 2024: The activation of the social card for families in economic fragility, for the purchase of basic needs and products, begins today. In fact, from Monday, September 9, Postepay cards will begin to be distributed to new holders of the Economic Contribution. Cardholders who benefited from this measure last year and meet the current conditions will have to wait for their old card to be reloaded. Compared to last year, the prepaid card is changing: it will have a higher amount and new products will be added to the product list. Let’s see in detail what the requirements for the shopping bonus are, the methods of assigning the benefit, who is excluded, the deadlines to be met, what can and cannot be purchased.
“Your special” card: 500 euro bonus on purchases from September 9
The measure is financed with 600 million euros for this year. The amount of the “personalized” shopping card is 500 euros per household. As announced by the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Sovereignty, headed by Francesco Lollobrigida, the potential beneficiaries of the measure this year will be 1,330,000 families whose annual ISEE income is below 15 thousand euros. To be included in the INPS ranking, you must also be registered in the municipality’s resident population registry.
Those who receive other economic subsidies, such as participation allowance (ADI) or unemployment benefits such as Naspi or social unemployment allowance for Dis-coll cooperators, are excluded from the contribution. Shopping cards are not distributed even if only one person in the family receives public assistance.
For beneficiaries who received the purchase card in 2023 and who also meet all requirements this year, the amount will be automatically loaded into the “old” Postpay method and can be used again after September 9. The methods for allocating the contribution to the new owners also remain unchanged. After receiving the notification from your municipality of residence, you can collect your prepaid “Your Only” card from the post office by showing a message. Therefore, you do not need to fill out any online application.
There are dates that must be respected. In order not to lose the amount in stock, you must activate the card by making your first purchase by December 16, 2024. As last year, the card also has an expiration date; the entire amount must be used up by February 28, 2025. The rest is lost.
What you can (and can’t) buy with your “personalized” shopping card
This provision confirms all food products that could already be purchased last year: pork, beef, poultry, sheep, goat, rabbit meat; fresh game; milk and its derivatives; eggs; olive and seed oils; bakery products (both ordinary and high-quality), pastries and biscuits; pasta; rice, barley, dehulled wheat, oats, malt, corn and other cereals; cereal flours; fresh and processed vegetables; peeled tomatoes and canned tomatoes; legumes; oilseeds and fruits; all kinds of fruits; food for children and early childhood (including formula milk); natural yeasts; natural honey; sugars; cocoa powder; chocolate; mineral waters; wine vinegar; coffee, tea, chamomile.
In addition to the approvals for the 2023 list, this year’s spending via the social card includes new food products such as products with a protected designation of origin (PDO), products with a protected geographical indication (PGI), frozen vegetables and products from oven-frozen foods such as pizza. The 2024 innovations also include canned goods, from tuna to tinned meat. In addition to food, the social card can once again be used to refuel and purchase local public transport (TPL) season tickets. All alcohol, regardless of alcohol content, medicines and detergents are excluded from the list of products recognized by supermarkets and hypermarkets. The list also includes other “big misses” such as salt, jam and balsamic vinegar.
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Source: Today IT
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