Italy to Send Out 1.18 Million "Dedicata a te" Food Cards in October
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Italy has a new help card. It is called "Dedicata a te". The card gives money for food. It is for people who need help.
The agency INPS will send out 1,177,597 cards. INPS gives money and help to people in Italy. This is a big number of cards.
From September 24, INPS will publish the lists of people who get a card. This is called the beneficiary list. A beneficiary is a person who gets help.
The card gives up to 500 euros in 2026. People can use it to buy food and other things. The money goes on the card in one payment, called an accredito.
The first payment will be on October 1. People with a card can then start to use the money.
Some news reports say the card can give up to 1,000 euros. This may depend on the family. Not everyone can get this card. There are rules about who can get it.
People who think they can get a card should check the lists. They can also ask INPS for more information.
Vocabulary15 words
- INPS
- a big Italian office that helps people with money
- beneficiary
- a person who gets help or money
- accredito
- money put on a card or account
- card
- a small plastic thing used like money
- list
- names written together
- payment
- money given to someone
- rules
- things you must follow
- help
- support for people who need it
- family
- people who live together, like parents and children
- food
- things people eat
- money
- what people use to buy things
- October
- the tenth month of the year
- September
- the ninth month of the year
- number
- how many of something
- check
- to look at something carefully
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1. A help card for food 2. 1,177,597 3. October 1
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Italy has a new help card. It is called "Dedicata a te". The card gives _____ for food. It is for people who need help.
The agency INPS will send out 1,177,597 _____. INPS gives money and help to people in Italy.
From September 24, INPS will publish the _____ of people who get a card.
The card gives up to 500 _____ in 2026. People can use it to buy food and other things.
The first _____ will be on October 1.
Some news reports say the card can give up to 1,000 euros. This may depend on the _____.
Not everyone can get this card. There are _____ about who can get it.
People who think they can get a card should _____ the lists.
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