Per many Italian families, Buying a book is not a simple choice or pleasurebut in the midst of the bills to be paid and the daily expenses that do not mention decreasing, it becomes a difficult step to support. And, thus, reading, especially for children and teenagers, thus risks being postponed or sacrificed. It is in this scenario that the Charter of Culture is borna Bonus of 100 euros designed to allow you to buy “Culture”to those who can give it too rarely.
The culture card is on the smartphone
There Culture card does not arrive by post and does not retire to the counter: It is a digital card that will appear directly in the appthe platform already used for other public services. With that virtual card, it will be possible to buy paper books or in digital format, as long as they have an ISBN code, in all bookstores and in the affiliated stores. Be careful, though, There is a precise time to spend it: 12 months. After the year, the unused amount is lost.
Who can get it, the ISEE is important
The measure was designed by Ministry of Culture together with Center for the book and reading. The recipients are families with Isee less than 15 thousand eurosresiding in Italy. Italian citizenship is not needed: even foreigners can apply, as long as they live in the country. However, there is an indispensable condition: have a digital identity, spid or electronic identity cardwithout which you cannot access the application and therefore not even the request. Each family unit can receive only one card. If both parents try to apply, only one will be welcomed.
Many families do not have the opportunity to make their children read for lack of resources. The culture bonus, however, can help (Getty)
How to require culture card
From 1 October it will be possible to request the Card of Culture in a simple and completely digital way. Just open the app or connect to the official Ioapp.it website, authenticate with Spid or electronic identity card (CIE) and fill in the application following the instructions on the screen. Once the request is sent, The system will automatically verify the requirements of the family unit And, in the event of a positive outcome, it will send a notification directly on the app. The digital paper It will then appear in the “portfolio” section of the app Iready to be used as a normal payment tool in the affiliated stores and bookstores, both for the purchase of paper books and digital versions.
A race against time
THE Funds available for the bonus are not unlimitedFor this reason, requests will be evaluated according to a precise ranking. There are two main criteria that determine the assignment of the contribution: The value of the ISEEwhich gives priority to families with lower income, and the order of arrival of the questions. This means that, with the same conditions, those who submit the request first will have a greater possibility of receiving the contribution. In practice, In addition to meeting the economic requirements, timeliness also counts: anticipating the question can make the difference between getting the card or not. For those who want to take advantage of this opportunity, it is therefore essential to organize themselves in time and not wait for the last few days, because the availability of the funds could be exhausted quickly.
100 euros, but only once a year
It is important to underline that The culture card arrives only once during the year. Once activated, in fact, the card remains valid for 12 months, during which it can be used. After this period without having spent the credit, the amount can no longer be used and the paper expires automatically. It is therefore a matter of a one -off measurement, but not definitive: every yearIndeed, It is possible to submit the application again to obtain the bonusalways respecting the income requirements and the methods of access via app I. The request for the following year will also follow a ranking based on the ISEE and the order of sending applications.
Because it is important
The Card of Culture, albeit with a modest amount, represents An additional tool for those who otherwise struggle to access bookstrying to be a way to counter, even if in a small part, educational poverty. It is not and cannot be a definitive solution, it is clear, that will not be enough to fill the inequalitiesbut offers an extra possibility to those who otherwise would remain excluded from the world of reading. In the next few days, further details will be published on the official sites of the Ministry of Culture and the Center for the Book and Reading. Meanwhile, For those who are entitled to the bonus, the date to be marked on the agenda is 1 October: the first day useful to request this small but significant opportunity.