The race is on bonus 480 euros for 870 thousand working mothers. There’s one month’s time, until December 9to submit a request for assistance via the INPS portal. Based on the technical report of Law 95/2025 which regulates the application of benefits this year, the potential recipients are 695 thousand female employees (temporary or permanent) and approx 175 thousand women are self-employed. However, 175,585 mothers of three or more children are recipients of the old tax exemption: however such mothers do not need to submit any application, as the benefit (up to 3 thousand euros per year) is recognized directly on the payslip (for profile, see tab on page).
The requirements
To ask what is called bonus momYou have to be the owner employer-employee relationship for a certain period of time or an indefinite period of time, or a independent workerregistered with mandatory social security managers, including professional pension funds and separate INPS managers. Based on clear regulatory provisions, female workers are not included in this category domestic sector: the number registered in the INPS is 726,589 (with a clear prevalence of foreign women: workers with Italian citizenship represent 31% of the sector).
To claim the bonus, you must be the mother of two childrenwith the youngest child being no more than 10 years old, or from three or more children, with the youngest child being under 18 years old. Finally, there is an economic requirement: the amount of income from work that is relevant for calculating the 2025 tax must not exceed 40 thousand euros.
The question
Bonuses for working mothers apply 40 euros per month and it is an amount of money that is not taxable from a tax and contribution standpoint. Monthly salaries due from January to November (for those who work throughout the year) will be paid in one solution in December to the recipient’s checking account, along with part of the last month of the year. As explained by INPS in circular 139/2025 dated 28 October, applications must be submitted to the Institute electronically no later than 9 December, to be disbursed within the year. Workers who meet the requirements after this date (for example because their second child will be born between 9 and 31 December) will be able to apply no later than January 31, 2026and the bonus will be paid no later than February 2026.
To access the compilation (the service is active and functioning on the INPS website) workers must identify themselves via Spid level 2, or electronic identity card, national service card or eIDAS. It is also possible to contact the INPS contact center or charity.
