by InTrieste
The regional government of Friuli Venezia Giulia has approved new guidelines for a family support program that will allocate more than €109 million over the next three years, reinforcing one of Italy’s most expansive local welfare measures aimed at households with children.
Known as the “Dote Famiglia,” the initiative is reserved for families already holding the region’s “Carta Famiglia,” a benefit card available to households with an ISEE income indicator of up to €35,000. Under the plan, eligible families will receive an annual contribution of €600 for each minor child, along with an additional €100 per household if a family member has a disability.
The guidelines were approved by the regional cabinet following a proposal by Alessia Rosolen, the councillor responsible for education and family policies. According to a regional statement, the funds are intended to cover services that support parenting and child development, including after-school educational programs, tutoring and language assistance, as well as cultural, artistic, tourism and sports activities — provided they take place within the region.
Applications will open on April 1 through the regional government’s online portal.
The same website will also allow families to apply for a separate incentive tied to complementary pension savings for minors. That measure offers €200 per child if at least €300 was deposited during the previous year into a registered savings fund listed with COVIP, Italy’s pension supervisory authority.
Meanwhile, regional officials have sought to reassure local administrations about potential impacts of national administrative reforms. From the regional council chamber, Pierpaolo Roberti, the councillor for local autonomy and security, said that the 32 municipalities set to lose their official “mountain” classification under a national decree would not face significant financial setbacks.
He noted that most funding received by those municipalities comes directly from the regional government, which has primary legislative authority on local governance. The region, he said, could enact its own rules to offset any disadvantages tied to the change in status, including issues such as minimum student enrollment thresholds needed to form school classes.
For many of the affected municipalities — particularly in the provinces of Trieste and Gorizia — additional protections remain in place under national laws safeguarding the Slovene minority, providing what regional officials described as an added “umbrella” of support.
