After the summer of fires in Sicily, Irfis, the economic “arm” of the Sicilian Region, published a notice worth almost 3 million for damages. The contributions intended for those who suffered losses due to the heat wave and fires, starting from 23 July 2023, in the provinces of Catania, Messina, Palermo and Trapani.
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The public notice for extraordinary contributions for the damage caused by last summer’s fires is published today by Irfis FinSicilia. This is a 2.9 million euro measure intended for those who have suffered damage to their real estate and movable assets following the heat wave and fires which have affected, starting from 23 July 2023, the provinces of Catania, Messina , Palermo and Trapani and for which a specific ordinance was issued by the head of civil protection (1078 of 13 March 2024). Thanks to the Region’s decree (n. 31/2024 of 9.4.2024), a ceiling has been established, through an increase in the Sicily Fund, intended for the granting of contributions amounting to 2.9 million euros. Irfis – FinSicilia SpA has been appointed to manage the related benefits.
To access the contribution it is necessary, among other things, to be the owner of the assets and to have reported the damage caused by fires and heat waves before the date of the decree determining the allocation (9 April 2024).
There are limits to the contribution. In particular, for the restoration of the real estate unit intended as the owner’s main residence, this cannot exceed 50 thousand euros. If the home is different from the owner’s main home, the limit is 25 thousand euros. For the restoration of the common parts of a residential building the limit is 15 thousand euros for each building and while for the reimbursement of expenses relating to the restoration or replacement of destroyed or damaged movable property located in the damaged real estate unit, intended as the main residence of the owner or the holder of a real or personal right of enjoyment, the maximum limit is 5 thousand euros. In the presence of insurance compensation, or other types of contribution, paid or to be paid to the applicant by another public body, for the same purposes, the maximum limits are reduced by 50%.
The notice can be viewed and downloaded on the IRFIS institutional website at: www.irfis.it; on the institutional website of the Regional Department of Economy at the address: www.regione.sicilia.it/ispetti/regione/strutture-regionali/assessorato-economia
