There will be time until 31 January 2024 to activate the "dedicated to you" card, the one-off bonus of 382.50 euros intended for the neediest families to cope with the rise in food prices. All those who were unable to collect the card or carry out the first transaction by last September 15th will be able to activate it and have the sum available from next December 15th, to which the 77.20 euros to be allocated to the purchase of food goods are now added. or fuel.

The Minister of Agriculture Francesco Lollobrigida announced the innovations of the card launched by the government last July, after the publication of the Masaf-Mimit-Me decree, which strengthens the instrument with an increase in resources of 100 million, thus going from 500 to 600 million euros.

«The card was an extraordinary success and the effectiveness of the measure is demonstrated by the numbers - says Lollobrigida - 91% of the beneficiary families, with an ISEE of less than 15 thousand euros, identified by the INPS, used this tool to deal with the difficult economic situation and the increase in prices of basic necessities".

Out of an audience of beneficiaries equal to 1.3 million families, the minister says, "more than 100 thousand families were unable to access the measure within the expected timeframe". As for the choices of the families who have benefited so far from the card for the 23 items included in the list of purchasable foods, from meat to coffee, from fresh fish to powdered milk, half preferred to buy fresh products, such as vegetables, fruit, fish and meat, while over 41% purchased off-the-shelf products, such as pasta, biscuits and preserves.

«This provision, which provides for an innovative collaboration between ministries - Lollobrigida highlights - reiterates our attention towards families experiencing a moment of economic difficulty. At the same time, it represents support for Italian production chains, a contribution to the growth of both internal consumption and the national economic system. For this I also thank the large-scale retail trade sector which will continue to guarantee a further 15% discount on purchases made with the card."

The list includes almost all food products, 90% of which refer to productions that derive from the national territory.

(Unioneonline/vl)

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