Questione giuridica chiave
Whether the child’s disability allowance had to be paid retroactively from April 2004 after the 2007 school-support application triggered an ex officio review.
Decisione estratta
The school-support application gave sufficient indications for the administration to examine entitlement to disability allowance, but retroactive payment was limited by the rules on late application; payment from April 2004 was too far back.
Motivazione estratta
The filing for external special schooling in June 2007, together with the medical and psychological findings, made a likely need for daily-life assistance apparent enough to require investigation. However, because the allowance application was filed only in April 2009 and the family could recognize the child’s helplessness earlier, the exception for inability to know the facts did not justify payment beyond the ordinary five-year limit.