TO starting today students can apply for the Young culture card And there Merit cardin practice the former culture bonus, an initiative to support and facilitate access to knowledge for young people. Both cards offer a value of 500 euros eachwith the possibility for the beneficiaries of accumulating the amounts for a total, therefore, of 1000 euros to be spent in education and training activities.
Culture bonus, or rather culture and merit card card
Unlike the previous culture bonus that was assigned to all eighteen -year -olds, these two cards have specific access criteria. There Young culture card is addressed Ai Born in 2006 with a Family ISEE not exceeding 35,000 euros. This economic requirement ensures that the bonus reaches families who may need more.
There Merit cardInstead, rewards school excellencebeing aimed at all those who graduated in the school year 2023/2024 with a vote of 100 or 100 and honors. There are no ISEE limits for this cardrecognizing academic merit regardless of the economic situation.
How to request the two incentives
The request for both cards must be submitted through The dedicated website of the Ministry of Cultureactive to leave, in fact, from today 31 January 2025. The platform offers a space both for the operators who want to join the initiative, both for young people who intend to present the askingto. Once you log in, it will be possible to follow the wizard to record your request.
The possibility of requesting the culture bonus, or rather culture and merit charter (Getty Images) is underway
Culture bonus, what can be purchased
Card funds can be used For a wide range of cultural goods and servicesfrom which video games and subscriptions to online streaming platforms are excluded. Furthermore, Trainers cannot convert the amount of the card into purchase vouchers that can be used for other productsthe. It is therefore possible to buy, even online:
- Books, including audiobooks
- Magazines and newspapers in newspapers, both paper and online
- Registered music, such as CD and vinyls
- Audiovisual publishing products
- Tickets for live shows (theater, concerts) and cinema
- Inputs to museums, exhibitions, archaeological areas and natural parks
- Courses of music, theater, dance or foreign languages.
Enrich your cultural and training background
While some criticisms are not spared to the two incentives For the fact of excluding different forms of expression from purchases that are part of the life of young people (see video games excluded in favor of a vinyl, for example, and the subscription to the streaming platforms that also offer cultural content), It is sure that the Culture card and the Merit card However, they represent an important effort towards the youngest.
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