Supplementary contribution to free market rent

The supplementary contribution is a public intervention provided for by the provincial law no. 15 of 7 November 2005 and aimed at reducing part of the rental fee for accommodation rented on the open market. It is granted by the Comunità di Valle and the Territorio Val d'Adige (Municipality of Trento) to households meeting the legal requirements and holding a regular rental contract.

The supplementary contribution is calculated taking into account the economic and financial condition (ICEF) and the composition of the household.

The amount of the contribution is between a minimum of € 40.00 and a maximum of € 300.00 per month, in any case it cannot exceed 50% of the monthly rent of the rental contract.

The contribution is granted for a maximum duration of 12 months on the basis of the annual rankings approved by the local authorities and the financial resources available.

Subject to the submission of a new application, it may be renewed for a further 12 months. There is a one-year interruption after the grant for two consecutive periods.

Weak persons' (persons over 65 years old; persons with an ascertained degree of disability equal to or greater than 75%, or with ascertained difficulty in performing the daily acts of life or with ascertained difficulty in performing the tasks and functions proper to age) or persons who are in a situation of serious economic or social difficulty, related to housing needs, assessed by the competent territorial authority which certifies the proven inability to independently resolve the hardship.

You can apply for the contribution if

• you are an Italian citizen or a citizen of the European Union, or a non-EU citizen with a regular long-term residence permit or a residence permit for at least two years, who is still working or registered on the employment lists

• you have at least 3 years of continuous residence in the Province of Trento on the date of application

• your household has an ICEF not exceeding 0.23 (this value may be increased or decreased by 0.02 points at the discretion of each local authority)
• your household does not have and has not had exclusive ownership, usufruct or dwelling rights to adequate housing in the three years preceding the application. The accommodation is adequate if it is equipped with indoor toilets and has not been declared uninhabitable by the competent authority. Housing whose title of availability has ceased as a result of real estate execution is not considered
• your household has a duly registered rental contract stipulated pursuant to article 2 of Law 431/1998 (rental contracts are not accepted for public housing at sustainable rents or moderate rents or at agreed rents, the cadastral category of the accommodation must not be A/1, A/7, A/8, A/9 and the rental contract must not be stipulated between spouses who are not legally separated or first-degree relatives or relatives-in-law)

The application is submitted annually online from 01 October 2024 to 30 November 2024.

The local authority on whose territory the accommodation is located and where you and your household reside is responsible for handling the application.

When filling out the application you will need the following documents

• ICEF certificate - Public Housing 2024 - access requirements
• lease contract
• residence permit if applicable and, if expired, the request for renewal
• any custody sentence or appointment as guardian (for persons treated as children)
• any disability certificates to indicate the percentage of disability

The compilation guide is available at the following link