Do you want citizenship income? If yes, you may have to lend activities in cultural or artistic fields

In recent hours, several newspapers have published the draft of the decree-law on citizenship income, a real workhorse of the 5 Star Movement. The text was reported by Corriere della Sera, according to which the decree could go as early as next week to the council of ministers. Among the various clauses that determine the number of beneficiaries, we point out one that closely concerns culture.

Indeed, paragraph 15 of Article 4 states that in order to qualify for citizenship income, the potential beneficiary will have to make himself or herself available for socially useful projects in the municipal area, which include those lent in the “cultural” or “artistic” sphere. It will be the local employment center, after interview, that will direct the beneficiary to the activities that best suit his profile. This is the full text of the subsection: “in coherence with the professional profile of the beneficiary, with the skills acquired in formal, non-formal and informal spheres, as well as on the basis of the interests and propensities that emerged during the interview held at the employment center or at the services of the municipalities, the beneficiary is required to offer within the framework of the Pact for Work and the Pact for Social Inclusion his availability for participation in projects under the ownership of the municipalities, useful to the community, in the cultural, social, artistic, environmental, educational and protection of common goods, to be carried out in the same municipality of residence, making available a number of hours compatible with the beneficiary’s other activities and in any case not exceeding the number of eight hours per week. Participation in the projects is optional for people not bound by obligations related to the RoC. The municipalities, within six months from the date of entry into force of this Decree, shall prepare the administrative procedures useful for the establishment of the projects referred to in this paragraph and communicate information on the projects to a special section of the platform dedicated to the Rdc program of the Ministry of Labor and Social Policy, referred to in Article 6, paragraph 1. The execution of activities and the fulfillment of the obligations of the beneficiary referred to in this paragraph are subject to the activation of projects. The fulfillment of these obligations is attested by the municipalities, through the updating of the dedicated platform.”

At the moment it is not known more about the nature of the projects to which citizenship income beneficiaries will have to lend themselves, nor is it known how and by whom their skills will have to be assessed. Certainly this is a point that will cause much discussion in the sector.

Do you want citizenship income? If yes, you may have to lend activities in cultural or artistic fields

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