The National Assembly voted unanimously less than two votes on Wednesday to increase social benefits and retirement pensions by 4% during the first reading of the purchasing power bill.
In particular, it deals, in addition to pensions, family allowances and social minimums, such as the RSA, the Disabled Adult Allowance (AAH) and scholarships for students based on social criteria.
This revaluation will take effect from July 1, 2022, retroactively, without waiting for the annual automatic revaluation date. The majority rapporteur, Charlotte Parmentier-Lecocq, defended an article that “will return purchasing power to the French from this summer” and allows “anticipation”. For its part, the left-wing alliance Nupes denounced, through the voice of Adrien Quatennens (LFI) and Arthur Delaporte (PS), a revaluation “below inflation”.
“Jupiter (…) throws crumbs from Olympus to mere mortals,” RN-elect Laure Lavalette joked, denouncing a revaluation “that in no way corresponds to the inflationary reality of our country.”
The RSA and AAH affected by this revaluation
The increase in prices reached 5.8% in June, but could climb to 6.8% annually in September, according to INSEE.
In detail, this measure especially affects the retirement and disability pensions of the basic schemes, already automatically increased by 1.1% in January. Family subsidies and social minimums will also be affected by this measure, namely, the active solidarity income (RSA), the subsidy for disabled adults (AAH), the solidarity subsidy for the elderly (Aspa) and scholarships based on criteria social for students Some of these social benefits had already increased by 1.8% in April.
Previously, the deputies voted an article to encourage the branches to sign agreements on their minimum wage, in order to avoid too crushed grids at the first levels. MoDem Nicolas Turquois boasted of an “additional tool” with the “branch approach”. LFI criticized the move. It is “the Pontius Pilate article, we wash our hands”, according to François Ruffin, a “classic to justify inaction” on wage increases. The RN voted for it even though it is “terribly minimalist”, “don’t count on us to stop there on wages. The question of wages is its great taboo”, estimated Jean-Philippe Tanguy.
Source: BFM TV
