A/HRC/43/44/Add.6 Verify percentages. The ISTAT report refers to the percentage incidence and not to absolute values: “L’incidenza delle famiglie in povertà assoluta si conferma notevolmente superiore nel Mezzogiorno (9,6% nel Sud e 10,8% nelle Isole) rispetto alle altre ripartizioni (6,1% nel Nord-Ovest e 5,3% nel Nord-est e del Centro).” Reddito di cittadinanza – Guaranteed minimum income A) 27. To combat extreme poverty and address its root causes, in 2019, the Government introduced the law “Reddito di cittadinanza”, or Guaranteed Minimum Income law 3. This is a social welfare provision that guarantees that citizens have an income sufficient to live on, provided they meet certain conditions. Eligibility is typically determined by citizenship and residence, as well as other criteria. Concerning citizenship the request can be made by Italian and European citizens and their third country relatives, as well as by citizens from third countries – depending on the residence permit they have – and by refugees and stateless people. Comments: As highlighted during the meeting, notwithstanding the name Reddito di cittadinanza, citizenship is not an excluding eligibility criteria. In fact, the request can be made by Italian and European citizens and their third country relatives, as well as by citizens from third countries – depending on the residence permit they have – and by refugees and stateless people. Stating that “Eligibility is typically determined by citizenship” is misleading, even if followed by the words “as well as other criteria”. As far as residence is concerned, the applicant needs a period of 10 years of residence in the country during the whole life, of which the last two years continuously. The tool was designed to benefit those families/households citizens that do not have a job or any sort of income or do have a job and income but it is insufficient to have a decent living standard. 28. The measure, which is also widely present in many other European countries, has resulted in a number of families accessing a temporary source of income that amounts to a maximum of 780 Euros for one member families, including up to 280 euros in case the beneficiary pays a rent or a mortgage. The system is designed to reestablish financial independence, including by accessing job opportunities through job centers and additional social services ensured by Municipalities. The supply of minimum income is limited in time: it lasts 18 months, but can be re-applied for any time it is necessary and until the needs are overcome. Actually, the application can be re-submitted after a one-month interruption Comments: People can receive RDC for a maximum of 18 months, but after one month of interruption they can apply again and can receive the benefit if the requirements are still satisfied and is strongly connected with the beneficiaries’ acceptance of the work opportunities identified for them by the job is conditioned to the participation to a personalised project agreed upon by the beneficiary and the job centres in case poverty is only related to the lack of employment or by the beneficiary and the social centres in case poverty is connected to multidimensional needs. For some beneficiaries, access to income is also possible only by serving hours of community services. The conditionality includes the participation to community service project for a minimum of 8 hours per week Comments: The sentence is not coherent with the law provision. 29. According to Italy’s 2020 expenditure programme, this social welfare tool will be slightly amended to redress some of the issues identified in 2019. Although the measure has 3 Italian Official Gazette. 3