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Means Testing: theory and facts The Italian Indicator of “Equivalent Economic Situation” (ISEE) Component Two - 2016 Training Course “European practices in the Governance, Financial Management and Strategies for a Sustainable Social Security System” Italy, October 16th - 30th, 2016

Carmeliana Franzese – Family income support benefits and ISEE ISEE in details Carmeliana Franzese – Family income support benefits and ISEE Component Two - 2016 Training Course “European practices in the Governance, Financial Management and Strategies for a Sustainable Social Security System” Italy, October 16th - 30th, 2016

Index The Italian Indicator of “Equivalent Economic Situation” (ISEE) ISEE in details Calculation factors ISEE request and calculation flows ISEE information and controls system ISEE Certification Next steps

ISEE in details Calculation factors ISEE is calculated by INPS taking into account different factors, in order to determine a comprehensive indicator of the actual household condition: Incomes from working and not working activities, including welfare allowances (not related to disabilities) Deductions: house rent, etc. INCOMES OF EVERY HOUSEHOLD MEMBER AND DEDUCTIONS APPLICABLE ASSETS OF EVERY HOUSEHOLD MEMBER AND DEDUCTION APPLICABLE Properties: Houses, lands, etc. Financial assets: cash deposits, stocks, bonds, etc. Deductions: decrease of the household house value, etc. HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS Number of people Presence of minors or disabled people Family peculiarities: large family, single-parent family, presence of children under age of 3, presence etc.

= = ISEE in details Calculation factors – ISEE formula + The ISEE is equal to ratio between the Economic Situation Indicator (ISE) of the household and the Equivalence Scale Parameter calculated with reference to the specific household composition ISE ISR + (20% x ISP) ISEE = = N N Household Income Indicator is the difference between the summation of the incomes of every household member and the deductions applicable ISR Household Asset Indicator is the difference between the summation of the assets of every household member and the deductions applicable ISP Household Equivalence Scale is given by law through a specific table that takes into account the possible different household characteristics N

Calculation factors – Source of data (1/2) ISEE in details Calculation factors – Source of data (1/2) Data source for ISEE calculation is defined by law and can be divided into two main clusters: SELF-CERTIFIED DATA BY APPLICANTS THROUGH DSU DATA AUTOMATICALLY GATHERED FROM REVENUE AGENCY AND INPS DATA BASES Household composition (number of people, presence of minors) and family peculiarities (e.g. single-parent family, presence of people with disabilities, etc.) Properties (Houses, lands, etc.) and Financial assets (e.g. cash deposits, stocks, bonds, etc.) Expenses related to the whole household (house rent) Incomes from working and not working activities welfare allowances eligible for ISEE calculation Health expenses Reference Period Household composition and peculiarities: DSU transmission date Properties and house rent amount (if applicable): 1st solar-year preceding the DSU transmission date 2nd solar year preceding the DSU transmission date Reference Period

ANNUAL INDIVIDUAL INCOME TAX RETURN ISEE in details Calculation factors – Source of data (2/2) In Italy, every year, workers, retired and welfare allowance beneficiaries must fill the Tax Income Return related to the previous solar year Income statement Employer EMPLOYEE ANNUAL INDIVIDUAL INCOME TAX RETURN REVENUE AGENCY SELF-EMPLOYED Pension and welfare allowances statement INPS and other welfare institutions (e.g. private pension funds) RETIRED WORKER and WELFARE ALLOWANCES* BENEFICIARIES *Only tax-relevant allowances must be included in the annual individual income tax return

ISEE request and calculation flow ISEE in details ISEE request and calculation flow The following figure describes the ISEE request and calculation flow: SOCIAL BENEFITS APPLICANTS ISEE DATABASE REVENUE AGENCY DATABASE Assets and household data necessary to calculate ISEE Income data necessary to calculate ISEE ISEE Applicants can use different channels to supply INPS the necessary data needed to calculate ISEE that cannot be found in Revenue Agency’s or INPS databases: assisted web application available on the INPS website intermediaries and tax assistance centers municipalities

ISEE release in ordinary way ISEE in details ISEE release in ordinary way The following picture shows the complete work flow for the ISEE calculation release by INPS in ordinary way; INPS must release the ISEE calculation to applicant citizens within 10 working days from the request 10 WORKING DAYS FROM DSU SUBMISSION Data request DSU submit on INPS website Data acquisition within 4 working days of DSU receipt and request to the Revenue Agency DSU data trasmission within 4 working days INPS calculates the ISEE and releases it to citizen* within 2 working day of data acquisition from the Revenue Agency, alternatively INTERMEDIARIES * Via reserved page on INPS website or persons in charge (the intermediaries) depending on the DSU submission modality CITIZEN Legend Flow in Flow out

ISEE release with amendments ISEE in details ISEE release with amendments The figure below shows the two scenarios that might occur after the ISEE Certification release if the citizen reveals mistakes on data of the ISEE Certification and what the citizen can do DSU submit on INPS website DSU data trasmission within 4 working days within 2 working day of data acquisition from the Revenue Agency, INPS calculates the ISEE and releases it to citizen alternatively PERSONS IN CHARGE CITIZEN MISTAKES ON SELF-CERTIFIED DATA The citizen may transmit corrections submitting a new DSU. The new DSU, with amended data, cancels the previous one and, through the same work-flow, the citizen will receive the new rectified ISEE Certification CITIZEN DETECT MISTAKES ! MISTAKES ON NOT SELF-CERTIFIED DATA The citizen may challenge the data acquired by INPS and Revenue Agency, and may self-certifies them. The citizen will receive a new ISEE Certification with evidence of the amended data

ISEE information and controls system ISEE in details ISEE information and controls system All the information flows needed to provide INPS the necessary data to calculate ISEE are totally digitalized and no paper forms are used. SOCIAL BENEFITS APPLICANTS ISEE DATABASE REVENUE AGENCY DATABASE Assets and household data necessary to calculate ISEE Income data necessary to calculate ISEE SUBMITED TO AUTOMATIC CONTROLS: personal data number of assets and their value actual existence of the household’s members SUBMITED TO AUTOMATIC CONTROLS: income data tax-deducible expenses amount ISEE Several controls are carried out in order to identify frauds attempts and to use only real information to calculate the indicators

ISEE in details ISEE Certification The following picture exemplifies the ISEE Certificate released to applicants citizens from INPS EXAMPLE household of reference for the ISEE calculation and, for each members, the relationship with the applicant indicator value social benefits to which it is possible to access and the specific beneficiary indicator calculation method and intermediate data, such as ISR, ISP and Equivalence Scale Parameter period of certificate validity

ISEE in details Next steps The extensive set of information owned by INPS regarding the citizens, obtained by the ISEE system, also leveraging on the ones acquired by the cooperation with other Public Administrations, could allow to totally automate the ISEE calculation and release flow. CITIZEN ISEE calculation request without submission of the DSU ISEE calculation release COOPERATION TO SHARING DATA AND INFORMATION SOCIAL ASSISTANCE DATABASE FUTURE ISEE FLOW Revenue Agency Other Public Administration Employers Financial institutions Legend Flow in Flow out