Name

Patronato Epac

Legal name

PATRONATO E.P.A.C.

Website

https://patronatoepac.it

Company type

Private

Founded year

2020

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Social Welfare and Pension Advisory Services

NAICS

Individual and Family Services (6241), Human Rights Organizations (813311), Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (624120), Health and Welfare Funds (525120)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Legal Aid & Client Advocacy Services (BPAGAEAM)

akta.pro secondary industries

Consumer Rights & Public Interest Advocacy (BPAGAFAK), Migrant & Refugee Legal Aid and Documentation Services (BPADAHAE)

Keywords

• Social security assistance
• Pension advisory services
• Citizen welfare support
• Immigration permit assistance
• Unemployment benefits

Headquarters

HQ city

Rome

HQ country

Italy

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Public Funding (Government Subsidies): As a recognized patronato (social welfare organization), Patronato E.P.A.C. receives government subsidies and public funding to provide free assistance to citizens. The organization operates as a non-profit entity providing public utility services.
2. Free Citizen Services: The patronato provides free services to citizens including assistance with INPS paperwork, pension applications, unemployment benefits, family allowances, immigration documentation, and social security matters. Revenue comes from public subsidies rather than direct citizen fees.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Patronato E.P.A.C. provides free information, consulting, and assistance to all citizens for the protection of their rights in matters of social security and pension rights, social and health assistance, unemployment benefits, family protection, immigration, and work injury compensation. Services include complete paperwork handling from application to submission, delivered through a three-tier network of Regional, Provincial, and Zonal offices across Italy and abroad. The organization operates as a non-profit public utility entity funded through government subsidies.

Product overview

Patronato E.P.A.C. (Ente Previdenziale di Assistenza ai Cittadini) is a social security assistance organization providing free information, consultation, and assistance to Italian and foreign citizens for the protection of their rights. The organization operates through a network of Regional, Provincial, and Zonal offices across Italy and internationally. Its service portfolio is organized into six main categories: (1) Family Support services including citizenship income, birth bonuses, nursery allowances, maternity/paternity leave, and family allowances; (2) Social Protection services covering unemployment benefits (NASPI, DIS-COLL, agricultural unemployment), mobility allowances, and pension calculations; (3) Insurance and Pension services including contribution verification, voluntary contributions, period redemption, aggregation, totalization, and reconjunction; (4) Immigration services for residence permit requests and renewals; (5) Health Damage services including occupational disease recognition, workplace injury support, biological damage compensation, and survivor benefits; (6) Domestic Work Management for household employees. The organization is promoted by SI.NA.LP confederation and was officially authorized in May 2022.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Reddito di Cittadinanza (Citizens' Income)

Quantifiable outcome

• Provides comprehensive assistance covering pension applications, unemployment benefits, family allowances, immigration documentation, and health damage claims

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

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Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• INPS (Istituto Nazionale della Previdenza Sociale)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 5 May 2022Patronato E.P.A.C. operates as an authorized intermediary with INPS, providing citizens with free assistance for pension applications, unemployment benefits, contribution verification, and all social security paperwork. The patronato represents citizens before INPS for social security and pension matters.
• S.I.NA.L.P. - Confederazione Sindacale Nazionale Autonoma dei Lavoratori e dei PensionaticoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe patronato was promoted by S.I.NA.L.P., the National Autonomous Trade Union Confederation of Workers and Pensioners. S.I.NA.L.P. is the founding trade union organization behind Patronato E.P.A.C.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• ACLI Patronato: Patronato of the Italian Christian Workers' Associations, offering social security assistance, CAF fiscal services and rights advocacy across Italy. Directly comparable in mission, regulatory authorization, and citizen-facing service mix.
• Patronato 50&Più: Confcommercio-affiliated patronato specializing in services for the over-50 population, including pensions, healthcare benefits and welfare assistance. Comparable in service model and non-profit authorized structure.
• Patronato ENAPA: CIA-Agricoltori Italiani-affiliated patronato providing pension, disability and welfare assistance services to agricultural workers and citizens. Comparable in authorized non-profit patronato model and grassroots union sponsorship.
• INAS-CISL (Istituto Nazionale Assistenza Sociale): CISL-affiliated patronato providing social assistance and pension/welfare rights protection to citizens and workers. Overlaps nearly 1:1 with E.P.A.C. in services, target segments and free-to-citizen non-profit model.
• EPACA (Ente di Patronato e di Assistenza per i Coltivatori Diretti): Coldiretti-affiliated patronato offering the same pension, welfare and social security services to citizens including agricultural workers. Comparable in regulatory status and operating model, with a specific member-base anchor similar to E.P.A.C.'s S.I.NA.L.P. backing.
• Patronato Labor: CISAL-affiliated patronato offering pension, welfare and social security assistance to citizens and union members. Closely comparable in service mix, scale profile and trade-union sponsorship model.
• Patronato SIAS: Italian recognized patronato providing social security, pension and welfare assistance services. Operates with the same ministerial authorization model and non-profit, publicly-subsidized revenue structure as E.P.A.C.
• INCA-CISL (Istituto Nazionale Confederale di Assistenza): Italy's largest patronato, operated by CISL, providing the same INPS intermediation, pension, unemployment, family benefits, immigration and work-injury assistance services. Closest comparable in service portfolio, customer segments, and revenue model.

Others

• CISL (Confederazione Italiana Sindacati Lavoratori): Major Italian trade union confederation that promotes INCA and INAS — directly parallel to how S.I.NA.L.P. promotes Patronato E.P.A.C. Comparable as the parent ecosystem enabling patronato scale and member pipeline.
• Coldiretti: Italy's largest agricultural association, which promotes EPACA patronato — analogous to S.I.NA.L.P.'s role for E.P.A.C. — providing the union-driven grassroots pipeline that defines patronato customer acquisition.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Funding rounds

Investors

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