The news of the week from 9 to 16 November

The news of the week

Milan, 16 November - 'Home shopping': The georeferenced map of neighborhood businesses that make home deliveries is back online. This is a free service, already activated during the last lockdown, which allows citizens to know all the neighborhood shops that guarantee takeaway and home deliveries, thus helping to limit travel even in this new moment of emergency.
'Home shopping' remains active for the entire duration of the restrictions imposed by the latest Prime Ministerial Decree and even beyond.
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Energy efficiency: 12 million euros still available for the renewal of the systems.
It is still possible to submit the request for contribution to carry out works to reduce the environmental impact, such as the replacement of diesel systems, the installation of solar panels or thermal insulation interventions, on the properties owned. 
Economic support to support actions that make it possible to significantly reduce polluting emissions and reduce the costs of heating and cooling private homes, improving both the quality of life of the Milanese and that of the air in the city.
The call for applications will remain open until December 31st.
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Mutual aid fund: 700 thousand euros for rent in favor of non-profit associations.
A tender is being released for the disbursement of funds to support associations and bodies concessionaires of municipal premises for non-commercial use aimed at covering rental costs up to a maximum of two months' rent. The aid is particularly aimed at those who operate in the socio-cultural, educational, recreational and training sectors and who, for the period of mandatory closure of activities due to the health emergency linked to Covid-19, are in a proven situation of economic difficulty and do not benefit from other types of subsidies.
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Education: 2,7 million for private nursery schools. Supporting the Milanese education system and expanding the offer of services dedicated to children in the 0-6 year age group, these are the objectives of the agreement that the Municipality will stipulate with the associations of parents and managers of private nursery schools, in order to guarantee an offer that is as broad and varied as possible for families. 
The agreement, which supports the sector with a contribution of over 2,7 million and which is based on close collaboration between public and private, will allow users of private nursery schools to benefit from some of the school services, such as lunches, same conditions as children attending municipal institutions.
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Updated: 24/11/2020