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Social safety nets 2026: extensions, new measures and protections for workers and families
INPS
INPS has provided an overview of the main provisions concerning social safety nets and income-support measures for workers and families introduced by the 2026 Budget Law and the most recent legislative measures.
Among the most significant developments is the extension, for the year 2026, of extraordinary wage supplementation schemes (CIGS) for workers employed by companies located in areas of complex industrial crisis, financed with an allocation of €100 million. The exemption from the payment of additional contributions has also been renewed for production units making use of CIGS in the same areas.
The 2026 Budget Law also extends CIGS in cases of business cessation and the measures supporting companies of strategic economic importance, providing for a further period of wage supplementation until 31 December 2026, within the established spending limits.
Extraordinary wage supplementation for complex reorganization processes has also been confirmed, as well as income support for workers of companies that have been seized or confiscated and measures in favor of employees in the call-center sector.
The framework is completed by provisions on the protection of parenthood and the strengthening of instruments relating to parental leave. Overall, these measures confirm the legislator’s intention to ensure continuity in income-protection systems and employment support.