Retiring in Italy still has huge appeal in 2026: slower rhythms of life, strong community culture, walkable historic centres and genuinely good food that doesn’t feel like a “treat”. However, moving to one of the world's best places to retire isn't a casual decision.
Italy has announced that it will be introducing a one-off 200 euro payment in the country's latest set of measures to soften the blow of rising living costs. The 200 euro bonus is aimed at certain groups of workers, the unemployed, and pensioners.
As well its devastating effect on populations across the world, the COVID-19 pandemic has also taken its toll on Europe's economies, with many countries seeing widespread business closures, skyrocketing unemployment and rising debt.
Italy is one of the countries that has been worst
More and more young people are going to different countries for work or study, so the European Union has come up with a flexible supplementary pension that can be transferred between the various Member States of the EU.
It is called PEPP (Pan-European Personal Pension Product or Pan-European Pensio
With the Legge di Bilancio 2019, the Italian government introduced a Flat Tax of 7% for all pensioners who move their residence to Italy.
This is a rule that is intended to encourage natural persons who receive a pension from a non-Italian institution to transfer their residence to Italy.
The Flat
One of the new rules that has been introduced with the Italian Budget Law 2019 is a measure that provides tax relief to attract pensioners to southern Italy.
Everybody has their own retirement dream. Some think about picking up an old, forgotten hobby, some want to travel the world or learn something new, and some simply plan to relax.