(ANSA) - ROME, 02 JAN - From 1 January, the forms for requesting the Purchasing Card, which allows citizens aged 65 or over and parents of children under the age of three, to obtain a contribution of 80 euros every two months for food and health expenses and for the payment of electricity and gas bills.
The Mef made it known.
"Recipients of the grant can make purchases using an electronic payment card at food shops, supermarkets, pharmacies, parapharmacies, as well as pay electricity and gas bills at post offices and take advantage of the subsidized electricity tariff", explains the ministry in a statement.
The application for the Purchasing Card (completely free for those entitled) can be presented in the Post Offices by filling in the form on the basis of the requisites requested.
Those who have obtained the Card in previous years and continue to meet the required requirements will be able to take advantage of the benefit without the need for a new request, concludes the note from the MEF.
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