Psychologist bonus 2024, two million euros more

The Budget and Finance commissions of the Senate have unanimously approved an amendment to the Omnibus decree first signed by Sensi (Pd), which the commissions have endorsed with the signature of the entire majority, which adds another 2 million for 2024 for the psychologist bonus.

“The amendment that adds another 2 million to the psychologist bonus has been approved in the Senate commission. Voted unanimously”, writes Sensi on , for people’s mental health,” he adds. The additional two million bring the total endowment for 2024 to 12 million.

Applause also comes from the M5S group leader in the Senate Budget Committee, Elisa Pirro: “The increase in the Psychologist Bonus for 2024 to 12 million, contained in the Omnibus decree, is a result of the opposition which has shown solidarity in asking the government to invest in people’s psychological well-being. The amount remains insufficient compared to the 400 thousand requests received on the INPS portal. data in hand, it has proven to work.”

A bonus, continues Pirro “which, according to the PsyCare report, reduced anxiety symptoms by almost half at the end of treatment and depressive symptoms by a quarter. In addition to being a net investment: 25 million invested produced 312 million in savings in hours of absence from work. The psychologist bonus has proven to work in these first years of life, now we need to strengthen it.”

Among the requirements to access the benefit, residence in Italy and a valid ISEE value, ordinary or current, not exceeding 50 thousand euros.

INPS reminds you that the benefit is up to 50 euros for each session and that the maximum overall amount is based on three bands:

• with a value Isee less than 15,000 euros it is 1,500 euros for each beneficiary;
• with a value Isee between 15,000 and 30,000 euros is 1,000 euros;
• with a value ISEE over 30,000 and not exceeding 50,000 euros is 500 euros.