ROMA (ITALPRESS) – The idea of connecting the pension to the number of children who make themselves “is anything but a gamble”. In an interview with Italpress, the former president of Inps Antonio Mastrapasqua. “The demographic crisis imposes strong choices – he says. Moreover, the idea of linking a better social security benefit according to the number of children was also contained in the Dini Act of 1995. But it had remained among the folds of the previdential reform and especially at the time there was no demographic crisis with which we must confront today. Istat a few days ago reminded us that in 2024 the births were 369.944, down 2.6% on the previous year and 42.2% compared to 1995, when the Dini reform we talked about was prepared.” Does the demographic crisis put the entire welfare system in crisis? “Of course, starting with pensions. The distribution system, which lives in Italy, is an excellent form of generational pact, provided that there are new generations – it points out -. With the distribution system my pension will be paid by my son’s contributions, as I paid my father’s. And without new births there will be no new workers, less workers means a lower GDP, less social contributions and pensions more lean. This trend must be reversed in a radical way.”.
Isn’t bonuses enough to encourage families who make more children? “The bonuses are necessary, but not enough – replica Mastrapasqua -. We need a shock. And so you have to imagine a strong convenience, a bet on your own future, your family, your country. But above all an opportunity to improve your condition.” Mastrapasqua proposes an increase of 800-1000 euros per month for the pension of those who make more than two children. “That serves. It is a matter of having the courage to design a “disruptive” proposal that explicitly combines the “investment” of making children with a long-term prize: in the horizon of a financial saving we could compare to a thirty-year Btp, not cashable until expiry. However – he explains – you must be able to count on a great convenience; not a simple retouching to the transformation coefficient as the Dini of ’95 predicts, when the demographic crisis was only on the horizon. It takes radical intervention, which ensures an increase of at least 50% of the social security benefit reached at the expiry, old age or seniority for parents who bring at least two children to the world. A generational pact with a state bond.”.
Only for mothers? “The Dini predicted the benefit, very modest, only for mothers. I think today is the time to think about both parents, who must be able to count on a great increase in the future social benefits,” Mastrapasqua concludes.
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