Culture bonus: here’s how to ask for the 500 euros

With the arrival of April, those who have turned 18 in 2020, therefore those born in 2002, can apply for the 500 euro voucher year through 18app, the state platform. To register it is necessary to be in possession of the Spid and it is possible to do so until 31 August 2021 with the possibility of spending the bonus by February 28, 2022.

You can buy them books (audiobooks included, also via e-commerce) and subscriptions to newspapers. No media though: Kindle, Kobo, Ipad or smartphone are not included.

There are instead CDs, DVDs, vinyl records and the music online, even if subscriptions are not granted for Spotify and Amazon Music.

Many then wait for these 500 euros to invest them in training, whether they are language or theater courses, are included in the list.

There are no spending limits for a single purchase. However, it is not possible to buy more than one unit of the same good or service: it is therefore not possible to buy, for example, multiple tickets for the same show at the cinema or multiple copies of the same book.

“The Culture Bonus for eighteen-year-olds is a successful initiative and an important investment that in recent years has seen both the volume of young people enrolled, reaching almost 1.6 million, and funds spent which exceeded 730 million euros. Significant resources especially in this moment of emergency “, declared the Minister of Culture, Dario Franceschini.

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