Birth allowance for the third child

This is a one-time economic measure granted to households in which a third childisborn or adopted after 1 January 2026 . The allowance is recognised for a maximum period of ten years, starting from the month following the birth/adoption and up to the child's tenth birthday, and is made up of a fixed allowance, also differentiated in relation to the family unit's economic and financial condition, and a bonus allowance aimed at supporting and enhancing female employment and accompanying the mother's return to work.

The fixed quota is also determined through the ICEF Family indicator and three bands are envisaged

1) for nuclei with ICEF up to 0.40, the maximum amount recognised is equal to €48,000, disbursed in monthly instalments of €400 up to the child's tenth birthday, not taxable under Irpef;

2) for households with an ICEF higher than 0.40 and up to 0.70, the maximum amount is €30,000, paid in monthly instalments of €250, non-Irpef taxable;

3) for households with an ICEF above 0.70 or in the absence of an ICEF certificate, the maximum amount is also 30,000 euro, with monthly instalments of 250 euro, taxable under Irpef.

Premium quota

In addition to the fixed quota, there is a bonus quota of EUR 200 per month for mothers who, from the third year of their third child's life, return to or remain in the labour market, including by starting a self-employed activity. The bonus share is granted annually to the mother who proves in her application that she has worked at least 180 days in the year preceding the date of application, even if not continuous, with at least one 20-hour working week. The first application for access to the bonus portion of the childbirth allowance is submitted through thepatronage bodies present in the provincial territory.

The birth allowance is granted to households in which a third child is born or adopted after 1 January 2026. The biological or adoptive mother at the time of the birth/adoption must meet the residence and citizenship requirements and the children must belong to the same registered household as the mother. The approved criteria define the requirements that must be met throughout the entire benefit.

A further requirement to access the allowance is that, at the birth/adoption of the third child, the mother must be employed or must have paid social security contributions in the last 5 years for at least 12 months, even if not continuous. The following are considered working mothers

a. the employee with a subordinate employment contract, parasubordinate in the sense of coordinated and continuous collaboration,

b. self-employed with a VAT number.

The application must be submitted to the patronage bodies in the province. Notice will be given as soon as the first applications can be submitted, with retroactive effect from the month following the birth of the third child.

Transitional rule

Families in which there are three or more children on 31 December 2025, upon the birth or adoption in the two-year period 2026-2027 of a further child, benefit from the birth allowance for the third child provided for by Article 8 bis, paragraph 7 bis, of Provincial Law no. 1 of 2 March 2011. In the latter case, any allowance paid pursuant to Article 8 bis, paragraph 3 of Provincial Law no. 1/2011 also for children subsequent to the second child born before 31 December 2025 shall cease from the month following the birth of the child for whom the new allowance governed by these provisions is due.

The application must be submitted to the patronage bodies in the province.

Fixed portion

The application for the fixed portion of the birth allowance must be submitted by the mother, exercising parental authority, within 90 days of the birth or adoption of the child through the patronage bodies present in the province. For children born before 30 September 2026, the application for the fixed portion of the allowance shall be submitted by 31 December 2026, as an exception to the deadline of 90 days from the birth. Possession of the conditions and requirements for access to the measure are declared in the application as existing on the date of birth.

Premium share

1. The first application for access to the bonus portion of the childbirth allowance shall be submitted through the patronage bodies present in the provincial territory:

a. for a natural child: from the child's third year to its sixth birthday, not completed;

b. for an adopted child: from the child's third year to its sixth birthday, if adopted before its third birthday, or from the date of the judicial decree of adoption for the other years thereafter.

2. The annual application subsequent to the first one may be submitted until the child's tenth birthday.