ICRIC
It concerns hospital or residential stays: you declare whether during the year you were admitted free of charge to an institution, and for how long. A free stay affects the indennità di accompagnamento (attendance allowance).
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ICRIC, ICLAV and ACC.AS/PS
ICRIC and ICLAV are the annual declarations with which people receiving a civil disability benefit confirm that the conditions for receiving it still apply. They take two minutes and, if you skip them, the payment is suspended.
01 · What they are
ICRIC, ICLAV and ACC.AS/PS: three declarations, three different subjects
Anyone receiving a welfare benefit linked to civil disability must confirm every year that the conditions still apply. INPS (the national social security institute) asks for this through separate forms, each referring to a specific condition.
ICLAV
It concerns work: you declare whether you carried out any work. For some benefits the incompatibility with work is total, for others it is partial.
ACC.AS/PS
It concerns people receiving the assegno sociale (social allowance): you declare that you still meet the residence and stay requirements, and any admission to an institution with fees paid by a public body.
Receiving one of these forms does not exempt you from the others, nor from the RED form: they are separate declarations, which may arrive together or separately.
02 · Residential stays
The declaration on residential stays
Being admitted to an institution free of charge, meaning with the fees paid entirely by a public body, affects the right to some benefits: in particular the attendance allowance, which presupposes the need for continuous care at home.
- You declare whether during the reference year you were admitted to an institution, and for how many days.
- What counts is a stay with fees paid entirely by a public body: a paid stay, even partly paid, has different effects.
- Hospital admission for acute care follows its own rules and does not normally lead to the allowance being suspended.
- A nil declaration must also be made: silence does not mean "no stay".
- The declaration can be made by a family member or the legal guardian, when the person concerned is not in a position to make it.
03 · Work
The declaration on work
Some welfare benefits are incompatible with working, others only above certain income limits. The declaration is used to check which situation applies.
| Benefit | Relationship with work |
|---|---|
| Civil incapacity pension | Incompatible with work |
| Monthly assistance allowance for partial disability | Incompatible with work, except in the cases provided for |
| Attendance allowance for minors (indennità di frequenza) | Concerns attendance at schools or centres, with its own rules |
| Attendance allowance (indennità di accompagnamento) | Compatible with work |
| Communication allowance and special allowance | Compatible, according to the rules of each |
Any work must be declared, even occasional, even for a few days, even if it was not paid in the usual way. An omission comes to light when the contribution databases are cross-checked, and it creates an overpayment that has to be paid back.
04 · When to file
Timing and how to file
The campaign runs every year. The letter from INPS states the form required, the reference year and the deadline.
Check your file
The requests can be seen in your online INPS social security file, as well as being sent by post.
Gather the details
Periods of stay with the name of the institution, and any employment with dates and employer.
File through the CAF
The CAF (the authorised tax assistance centre) fills in and sends the declaration online at the practice, and you receive a receipt.
Keep the receipt
It is proof that you have complied, and you will need it if the benefit is later suspended by mistake.
05 · The consequences
What happens if you do not file
As with the RED form, the consequence is not a penalty but the suspension of payment, which you notice straight away on your payment slip.
- The benefit is suspended until the declaration is made.
- If the omission continues, the benefit is revoked.
- Sums already paid that were not due become an overpayment, recovered through deductions from later payments.
- The benefit is reinstated by filing the declaration, even late.
When the benefit drops with no explanation
Before you worry, there are three quick checks.
- Check your social security file: any outstanding requests are listed there
- Check whether a letter was sent to an old address
- Check that an earlier overpayment is not being recovered
- Bring your payment slip to the practice: from that the cause is almost always clear
06 · Who can do it
Who can make the declaration
When the person concerned is not in a position to do it themselves, the declaration can be made by someone entitled to do so.
- The guardian or the amministratore di sostegno (court-appointed support administrator), attaching the appointment order.
- The parent, for minors receiving the attendance allowance for minors.
- A family member acting under a proxy, with the proxy and an identity document of the person concerned.
- The heirs, for periods before the death, when INPS asks for it.
Where there is a guardianship or support administration order, it is worth bringing a copy to the practice just once: it stays on file and makes every later step simpler.
Frequently asked
The questions that keep coming up
I live in a care facility but I pay the fees. Does that change anything?
What counts is a stay with fees paid entirely by a public body. If you pay the fees, in full or in part according to the applicable rules, the situation is different.
If in doubt, declare the real situation and state who pays the fees: it is for INPS to draw the consequences, and a truthful declaration always protects you.
I worked for two weeks. Do I have to declare it?
Yes. Any work carried out during the year must be declared, regardless of how long it lasted or how much you were paid.
If the benefit you receive is compatible with work, the declaration has no negative effect. If it is not, leaving it out creates an overpayment that will be recovered anyway.
I have not received any letter. Do I need to do anything?
If you have not received the request, nothing is due. It is worth checking your social security file in your personal area, though: paper letters get lost, online notices do not.
A check once a year takes a few minutes and avoids the surprise of a reduced payment.
Can I file them together with the 730?
Yes, they can be dealt with in the same appointment. They are separate obligations using different channels, but nothing stops you handling them all at once.
In fact it is the most practical solution: you bring all your documents once and close the 730 (the Italian tax return for employees and pensioners) and the INPS obligations together.
Let's talk
They are short declarations, but they are not optional
If you have received the letter, bring it to the practice: we fill in the declaration and send it during the same appointment.