Council question on the disability taxi bonus in Turin

In October 2026 city councillor Ferrante De Benedictis (Fratelli d'Italia) submits a question to Turin City Council on the time taken to grant the taxi bonus for people with severe motor disabilities, citing the case of a Turin resident who has been waiting since the previous July.

The question submitted to Turin City Council by councillor Ferrante De Benedictis (Fratelli d'Italia, a right-wing party) concerns the time taken to grant the so-called taxi vouchers, a service for Turin residents with severe motor disabilities or for the totally blind who have a serious impediment to using public transport. The question is addressed to mayor Stefano Lo Russo and to the councillor responsible for Social Policy, Jacopo Rosatelli ^[1].

The case reported

At the centre of the question is the situation of a Turin resident who uses a wheelchair following the amputation of a leg, living alone in social housing without a lift. According to De Benedictis, the man submitted his application for the taxi bonus following the correct procedures, but has been waiting for a response since the previous July ^[1].

How the service works

Access to the taxi bonus requires a health and administrative-technical assessment, while the grant depends on available resources and priority criteria. According to the question, requests often remain «pending» without citizens receiving any indication of the status of their application ^[1].

Requests to the City Council

The question asks the city administration to provide the number of people currently waiting, the average waiting time, the number of applications processed each month and the criteria for allocating the service. It also asks whether the resources allocated are considered sufficient to cover demand ^[1].

De Benedictis states: «He is a vulnerable person who lives alone in social housing. In a building without a lift, where he can only rely on the help of his neighbours. He submitted his application following the correct procedures, but has been waiting since last July» ^[1].

Sources

1. Il caso di un torinese con una gamba amputata: «Aspetta da luglio di ricevere il bonus taxi» — CronacaQui Torino, 24 October 2026