Background information

The order of the Head of the Civil Protection Department No. 658 of the 29 March 2020 approved the allocation of €400 million to municipalities. This funding is intended to cover urgent measures of food security by directly providing food products and food vouchers to citizens in need. This measure was enacted as a response to the economic crisis resulting from of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Content of measure

The measure is intended to support people and families in financial distress due to the economic consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic. More specifically, the measure works to ensure that people have secure access to food and basic goods. The fund provides municipalities with the financial resources necessary for them to supply food and staple products to people in need. The measure is implemented by providing municipalities with the resources to distribute direct provisions and vouchers to citizens. Individual municipalities determine the eligibility criteria for beneficiaries. The local government is responsible for defining the specific methods of distribution for their own municipality.

Use of measure

No information available.

Target groups

Workers	Businesses	Citizens
Does not apply to workers	Does not apply to businesses	Other groups of citizens

Actors and funding

Actors	Funding
National government Local / regional government	National funds

Social partners

Social partners' role in designing the measure and form of involvement:

	Trade unions	Employers' organisations
Role	No involvement	No involvement
Form	Not applicable	Not applicable

Social partners' role in the implementation, monitoring and assessment phase:

• Unknown
• Main level of involvement: Unknown

Involvement

Social partners were not involved in the decision making process.

Views and reactions

Unknown.

Sources

• 29 March 2020: Ocdpc n.658 del 29 marzo 2020 (www.protezionecivile.gov.it)