Card Dedicated to You, the first 500 euro credits are starting: what to know

The card dedicated to you is a contribution reserved for those in financial difficulty and is intended for the purchase of basic food items (alcohol is excluded). The beneficiary families on a national scale are 1,177,597. They are automatically identified by the INPS according to precise priority criteria: family units made up of at least three members, of which at least one is a minor, with an ISEE of less than 15,000 euros and without other tools for social inclusion or poverty support. There is no need to submit any application.

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The measure consists of an economic contribution of 500 euros for each year, paid via a nominative, prepaid and rechargeable electronic card, made available by Poste Italiane through Postepay.

For those who already have the Card and meet the requirements, there will be an automatic credit of 500 euros on November 4th and a second credit of 500 euros in April. "This year we managed to obtain a financial intervention which allowed us to give 1,000 euros in 6 months to the beneficiary families", said Minister Lollobrigida.

"Those who access the measure for the first time will receive a communication, will have to go to the post office to collect the card and activate it by mid-December through a first purchase", the minister further explained.

The contribution is intended exclusively for the purchase of basic food items. All alcoholic drinks are excluded. The card can be used in participating shops and, as in previous editions, holders will be entitled to a 15% discount at shops affiliated with the Ministry of Agriculture.

Among the products that can be purchased with the Card are:

Pork, beef, poultry, sheep, goat and rabbit meat;

Fresh catch;

Tuna and canned meat;

Milk and derivatives;

Egg;

Olive and seed oils;

Bakery, pastry and biscuit products;

Frozen pizza and baked goods;

Pasta;

Rice, barley, spelt, oats, malt, corn and other cereals;

Cereal flours;

Fresh, processed and frozen vegetables;

Peeled tomatoes and tomato preserves;

Legumes;

Oil seeds and fruits;

Fruit of any type;

Food for children and early childhood, including formula milk;

Natural yeasts;

Natural honey;

Sugars;

Cocoa powder;

Chocolate;

Mineral waters;

Wine vinegar;

Coffee, tea and chamomile;

DOP and IGP products.

In recent months the INPS, with message no. 2906 of 22 September 2026, published on the basis of the indications contained in the inter-ministerial decree of 24 June 2026 and in the subsequent directorial decree of the Ministry of Agriculture, had communicated that from 24 September 2026 the online application dedicated to managing the lists of potential beneficiaries would be available for Municipalities. Local administrations had to verify and consolidate the lists by 13 October 2026, the deadline set for the closure of the service. Subsequently, INPS sent the final lists to Poste Italiane, which will make the card available and associate the identification codes with the individual beneficiaries.