In the first eleven months of 2025, 18.1 billion euros were paid to families for the single and universal allowance for dependent children, which is added to the 19.9 billion in 2024. This can be read in the INPS Observatory on the Auu.
Households involved and average amounts
There are 6,279,392 families who received the allowance at least once in 2025, for a total of 9,935,828 children. On a monthly average in the first 11 months, 5,998,698 families for 9,478,966 children received the allowance.
The average allowance per family in the first 11 months was 273 euros while that per child was 173 euros.
Amounts per child and ISEE brackets
The average amount per child in November 2025, including applicable increases, stands at 174 euros and ranges from approximately 58 euros for those who do not present an ISEE or exceed the maximum threshold (which for 2025 is equal to 45,939.56 euros), to 224 euros for the minimum ISEE class (up to 17,227.33 euros for 2025).
Distribution by number of children and income
In November 2025, 3,164,351 families received the allowance for a single child with an average of 150 euros per applicant, 2,224,370 families received the allowance for two children (for 332 euros per family) while 445,670 families received the benefit for three children (for an average of 658 euros per family).
4,553 families received the allowance for six children or more for an average monthly amount of 1,941 euros.
In the lowest ISEE income bracket in November, 4,779,556 children were paid, approximately half of the total, for an average of 224 euros per child while in the next bracket (between 17,227.34 and 22,969.78 euros) 1,040,570 children are paid for an average of 206 euros per child.
The highest income bracket includes 260,766 children with an average of 56 euros each received, while the children for whom the ISEE was not presented were 1,652,831 in the month for an average amount received of 58 euros.