The Sicilian Region is making 17 million and 320 thousand euros available to help families pay the rent. The Infrastructure and Mobility Department has published the call for additional contributions to rental payments for 2025, with an allocation more than doubled compared to the eight million initially expected. Applications can be submitted from 9am tomorrow, 10 November, to 6pm on 30 November, exclusively through the regional online platform.
The requirements and amounts of contributions
The support is intended for citizens with a duly registered residential rental contract and a valid ISEE certificate of less than 15,639.40 euros. The announcement provides two access bands, determined by the economic situation of the family unit and the incidence of the rent. The maximum contribution can reach 3,098.74 euros for band A and 2,324.05 euros for band B. Among the new features is the possibility for the surviving spouse to access help even after the death of the contract holder, provided that the requirements of the notice are respected. The announcement also clarifies that those who live alone can benefit from the contribution under the same conditions, without differentiations linked to the number of members of the family unit.
Schifani: «Concrete support against the high cost of living»
“Helping people, today increasingly struggling with the cost of living, to pay the rent is an act of social justice and an intervention that concretely supports the community”, declared the President of the Region, Renato Schifani, recalling the other measures launched by the regional government, from the contribution on air flights to the gym voucher and poverty income. Councilor Alessandro Aricò explained that the work of the cabinet staff and the Infrastructure Department made it possible to raise a further nine million and 320 thousand euros. «The objective is to give an even more incisive response to the needs of Sicilian families», he underlined. On access for single people and surviving spouses, Aricò added: «These are choices that go in the direction of greater equity and a public administration capable of understanding and addressing social fragility».