As the government finalises its project for a single social allowance, the Minister of Labour Jean-Pierre Farandou specifies the main lines of a long-awaited text. Announced for December, this reform aims to combine several aids into a single payment and introduce a reference social income. But how will it really work? And what consequences could it have for the households concerned? The first indications, now more legible, are beginning to take shape.
The government clarifies the contours of the single social allowance
In an interview with La Tribune Dimanche, the Minister of Labor Jean-Pierre Farandou presented a new stage of the project aimed at introducing a single social allowance. The text, which is still scheduled to be tabled in December, would bring together in a single payment the active solidarity income, the activity bonus and housing benefits. The stated objective is to simplify the aid system and to improve understanding for beneficiaries.
The minister indicated that the bill would be presented to the Council of Ministers after a series of consultations with the actors concerned, including several associations supporting low-income households. According to him, the reform would introduce the principle of a "social reference income" per household, without modifying the existing mechanisms. This basis would improve the clarity of the information transmitted to households, in particular through a more transparent system.
A dedicated platform to consult your resources and assistance
Jean-Pierre Farandou said that each household would be able to know the level of its resources as well as the amount of aid allocated thanks to a dedicated platform. However, it did not detail the method of calculating this reference social income, which is distinct from the reference tax income used in other administrative procedures.
Since 1 February 2024, a "net social amount" has already appeared on payslips and benefit statements. It serves as the basis for the declaration to the CAF for the activity bonus and the RSA. This amount differs from the "net tax amount", used for the withholding tax. The future platform would thus extend the clarification effort undertaken by the State.
