To be entitled topension increase scheduled forJuly 1stas a result of the crediting of the fourteenth month’s salary, must be satisfied three requirements fundamentals:
- first be owners of one or more pensions paid by the compulsory general insurance (AGO) and the replacement, exclusive and exemptive forms of the same, managed by public compulsory social security bodies;
- fulfillment of the requirements is then required 64 years old of age;
INPS evaluates possession of the aforementioned requirements based on the information in its possession: obviously it cannot make mistakes for the first and second points, while as regards the assessment of income it could happen that it is not updated.
Therefore, it may happen that a pensioner who meets the requirements for the fourteenth don’t receive it in July as the INPS, taking into account the data it knows, believes that this is not the case.
In this case it is necessary to present a sort of “application” for the fourteenth salary using the appropriate INPS income reconstitution service. It’s not complicated, also because INPS recently put it online simplified version of the service.
What are the incomes considered for the fourteenth
As anticipated, the fourteenth is due exclusively to those who have an annual income that does not exceed 2 times the minimum pension. According to the current values of the minimum pension, 7,781.93 euros per year, the limit within which to receive the July increase is 15,563.86 euros.
But there are two clarifications to make:
- for those who have an income that does not exceed 1.5 times the value of the minimum treatment, therefore they are within the 11,672.89 eurosthe fourteenth has an increased amount;
- for those who slightly exceed the threshold of 15,563.86 euros the fourteenth is still due but in a partial amount, calculated as per the following table:
| Employees | Self-employed | Income between | Formula for calculating the fourteenth amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| up to 15 years of contributions | up to 18 years of contributions | From 15,563.86 to 15,899.86 | (15,899.86 – Personal income) |
| between 15 and 25 years of contributions | between 18 and 28 years of contributions | From 15,563.86 to 15,983.86 | (15,983.86 – Personal income) |
| over 25 years of contributions | over 28 years of contributions | From 15,563.86 to 16,067.86 | (16,067.86 – Personal income) |
Therefore, a pensioner registered with the management of employees for up to 15 years of contributions, or 18 years for those registered with the management of self-employed workers, is entitled to the fourteenth salary up to an income of 15,899.86 euros. The limit for those with between 15 and 25 years of contributions (between 18 and 28 for the self-employed) is 15,983.86 euroswhile for those who exceed these limits it is 16,067.86 euros.
For the purposes of calculating the aforementioned limits, INPS takes into account the pension received more than all other income of any nature, with the sole exception of:
- family treatments;
- accompanying allowance;
- income from the house;
- severance pay;
- backward skills;
- war pensions;
- allowance for partially blind people;
- communication allowance for deaf and dumb people.
How to apply for the fourteenth year (and when you need to do it)
Usually the fourteenth is automatically due to pensioners who meet the requirements. As explained above, however, it is not certain that INPS has the updated income situation and for this reason it could do not pay the fourteenth to those who would be entitled to it.
In this case you need to send some sort of request, using the income reconstitution service which as announced by INPS with message no. 4462 of 14 December last has been simplified to facilitate the request by the pensioner.
Therefore, if in the last period you have undergone a change in the aforementioned income such as to fall within the requirements for the fourteenth salary, you will necessarily have to use the service to make a request of the additional sum. Obviously we will need to prove it of the income variation through specific documentation.
The request can be submitted online (click here), subject to authentication. Alternatively you can call the INPS toll-free number or contact a charity.
And remember that you can also carry out a guided check of your right to a fourteenth salary by consulting the “fourteenth month bonus” section of the digital pension consultant.
If, once the application for reconstitution has been sent, INPS verifies that the requirements are met, then the fourteenth will be paid in the immediately following months.
