Birth grant for the third child

This is a one-off financial benefit aimed at households in which, from 1 January 2026, a third childis bornor adopted. The allowance is paid for a maximum period of ten years, starting from the month following the birth oradoption and until the child reaches the age of ten. It consists of a fixed component – the amount of which varies according to the household’s financial and asset situation – and a bonus component designed to support and promote female employment and assist the mother’s return to work.

The fixed amount is also determined using the ICEF Family indicator, and there are three bands:

1) for households with an ICEF of up to 0.40, the maximum amount payable is 48,000 euros, paid in monthly instalments of 400 euros until the child reaches the age of ten; these payments are exempt from personal income tax;


2) for households with an ICEF of more than 0.40 and up to 0.70, the maximum amount is €30,000, with a monthly payment of €250, which is exempt from personal income tax;

3) for households with an ICEF above 0.70 or where no ICEF certificate is available, the maximum amount is also €30,000, paid in monthly instalments of €250, which are subject to personal income tax (Irpef).

Bonus payment

In addition to the fixed allowance, a bonus allowance of 200 euros per month is provided for mothers who, from the third year of their third child’s life, re-enter or remain in the labour market, including by setting up their own business. The bonus payment is awarded annually to mothers who, at the time of application, can demonstrate that they have worked for at least 180 days in the year preceding the date of application – even if not consecutively – in at least one employment relationship involving 20 hours per week. The initial application for the bonus payment under the childbirth allowance is submitted viawelfare organisations operating within the province or directly by the mother herself via online authentication.

The childbirth allowance is payable to households in which a third child was born or adopted on or after 1 January 2026. The biological or adoptive mother must meet the residence and citizenship requirements at the time of birth or adoption, and the children must be registered in the same household as the mother. The approved criteria set out the requirements that must be met throughout the entire period of entitlement.

An additional requirement for eligibility for the allowance is that, at the time of the birth or adoption of the third child, the mother must be in employment or must have paid social security contributions for at least 12 months over the last 5 years, even if not consecutively. A working mother is defined as:

a. an employee with an employment contract, or a quasi-subordinate contract (meaning coordinated and continuous collaboration);

b. a self-employed person with a VAT registration number.

The application can be submitted independently by the mother via online authentication (SPID/CIE) or by contacting one of the welfare organisations operating within the province. 

Transitional provision

Families with three or more children as at 31 December 2025, upon the birth or adoption of a further child during the two-year period 2026–2027, shall be entitled to the birth grant for the third child provided for in Article 8a, paragraph 7a, 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 1/2011 – including for children after the second born by 31 December 2025 – shall cease from the month following the birth of the child for whom the new allowance governed by these provisions is payable.

Fixed allowance

The application for the fixed portion of the childbirth allowance must be submitted by the mother, who holds parental authority, within 180 days of the child’s birth or adoption. For children born on or before 30 June 2026, the application for the fixed-amount child benefit must be submitted by 31 December 2026, by way of derogation from the standard 90-day deadline following the birth. The applicant must declare in the application that the conditions and eligibility criteria for the benefit were met on the date of birth.

Bonus payment

1. The first application for the bonus portion of the childbirth allowance must be submitted:

a. for a natural-born child: between the child’s third and sixth years of age (not yet completed);

b. for an adopted child: from the child’s third year to their sixth year of age (not yet completed), if adopted before the age of three, or from the date of the court order granting adoption for subsequent years.

2. The annual application following the first may be submitted until the child reaches the age of ten.