The Minister of Public Accounts, Gabriel Attal, announced this Thursday that non-forecast allocations can no longer be paid from 2024 to non-European bank accounts, with the aim of combating fraud.
As of 2024, “no more social allowances other than pensions can be entered into a non-French or non-European account” (outside the SEPA zone), he indicated, presenting a Government amendment in this regard to the draft budget of the social security (PLFSS).
This will apply in particular to the ASPA (solidarity allowance for the elderly), family benefits, the RSA or the supplementary disability allowance.
Another government amendment provides for the imposition of management fees on fraudsters, whether they are social security contributions or benefits, in order to “make the financing of detection and recovery operations based on them and not on employees and companies of these frauds”.
“Message of firmness”
Gabriel Attal intends to send through this budget project “a message of firmness with respect to all fraudsters, whether it is contribution fraud or benefit fraud”. Because “fraud is simply stealing”.
The text provides in this area to fight in particular against the “abuse” of work stoppages through the framework of teleconsultation. Only sick leave prescribed by the treating doctor or by a doctor already consulted in the last twelve months will be covered.
Source: BFM TV
