The spouse’s income will no longer be taken into account for the calculation of this benefit from October 2023 at the latest. A measure demanded for a long time by the oppositions and associations.
L’National Assembly voted unanimously minus one vote on the night of Wednesday to Thursday the deconjugalization of the disabled adult allowance (AAH), by adopting amendments tabled by all the groups, after several refusals from the executive during the previous legislature .
The spouse’s income will no longer be taken into account for the calculation of this benefit from October 2023 at the latest, a measure that has long been called for by oppositions and associations.
Read alsoThe last “battle” of the disabled adult allowance
“We are living in a historic moment“, welcomed the Minister of Labor Olivier Dussopt. “I believe that if there is a subject that deserves this evening to vote together, it is the one that will allow the deconjugalization of the AAHsaid Marine Le Pen, the leader of the National Rally deputies, after a stormy afternoon session. Socialist Arthur Delaporte spoke of a measure that remedies the “price of love» and to «humiliation“.
“The majority of the time were fiercely opposed to demaritalization.recalled the elected LR Aurelien Pradie, a great defender of the measure during the previous term of office. “It is true Mrs Le Pen that you did not vote for the last law that we proposed” on this subject, he added. The majority then pointed out that some recipients would lose out and that the cost would be too high.
160,000 people will see their allowance increase
The date of entry into force has nevertheless been the subject of debate. “October 2023 is too late”, objected environmentalists about the implementation deadline. “Technical considerations require lead time“Like changes to computer systems, pleaded the majority rapporteur Charlotte Parmentier-Lecocq, pointing to amendments that are not “unrealistic”. “A technical work meetingwill be organised, promised Olivier Dussopt. “If we can go further we will.”.
Read alsoPurchasing power: MPs vote to increase pensions and social benefits by 4%
If 160,000 people will see their allowance increase by 300 euros on average, according to evaluations carried out by the Department of Research, Studies, Evaluation and Statistics (DREES), around 45,000 people could be harmed in the event of deconjugalization “dried“. To make up for this loss, atransitional arrangement” was adopted by the deputies.
Created in 1975, the AAH is intended to compensate for the inability to work. With a maximum amount of 904 euros per month, it is paid on medical and social criteria. It now has more than 1.2 million beneficiaries, including 270,000 couples, for an annual expenditure of around 11 billion euros.