No Tax Area

MIUR decree of 3 August 2021 no. 1014, provides for a university no tax area, from the 2021/2022 academic year:

• exemption with an Equivalent Economic Situation Indicator (ISEE) of up to €22,000
• and reductions of up to 80 per cent (minimum 10 per cent) for an ISEE between €22,001 to €30,000

With the resolution of the Board of Governors of 28.09.2021, Politecnico di Milano decided a further increase in the reductions provided by the decree indicated above.

The first instalment for the 2024/2025 academic year will be reduced for an ISEE issued in 2024 which has a value within €27,740.

Exemption

Action IV.2 “Support to families for paying university tuition fees (deductions and exemptions based on income brackets),” under the PON Research and Innovation 2014–2020 program and within the “REACT-EU” initiative, aims to support students facing economic hardship, ensuring access to education and promoting recovery in vulnerable areas.

The increased resources allocated into the Program have enabled students to enjoy full or partial exemptions from the annual tuition fees.

In particular, in the academic years 2021/2022, 2022/2023, and 2023/2024, Politecnico di Milano implemented the following actions:

• Extension of partial exemption for students with an ISEE (Equivalent Economic Situation Indicator) between €22,000 and €30,000, up to 100% – as per Ministerial Decree 1014/2021, Art. 1, para. 1, letter b): 1,211 students benefited from this action.
• Extension of partial exemption for students with an ISEE between €22,000 and €30,000 (excluding total exemptions) – as per Ministerial Decree 234/2020, Art. 1, para. 1, letter b): 8,504 students benefited. In this case, the University chose to smooth (downwards) the fee amounts for partially exempt students in the “No Tax Area”, removing the existing “steps” in the fee structure that could lead to unfair situations for students just around the income threshold.
• Partial exemption for students as per Law 232/2016, Art. 1, para. 258 (students with at least 25 ECTS, enrolled beyond the standard course duration plus one year, and with an ISEE below €30,000) not covered by the above actions (letter c, point iii): 735 students benefited. In such a case, the University decided to apply criteria set out in Ministerial Decree 1014/2021 also to students enrolled for more than one additional year beyond the standard duration of their program. Also, the same mechanism was applied to partially exempt students in the No Tax Area, eliminating the current fee “steps” often creating problematic situations for those on the threshold of the transition.