Social benefits, in particular the RSA, the activity bonus and family allowances, will increase by 1.6% on April 1, as we learned this Wednesday from the Ministry of Solidarity and associations of the most precarious, the latter criticizing a very insufficient of his eyes.
This revaluation was calculated based on the average of the monthly inflation rates of one year, that is to say +5.6% with respect to April 2022. But the real increase of April 2023 was reduced to +1.6% because the The government took into account the exceptional 4% increase that had been granted “in advance” in July 2022, the ministry told AFP.
The minister, Jean-Christophe Combe, announced this decision to the solidarity associations on Tuesday during the first meeting of a cell dedicated to “monitoring inflation”, indicated his cabinet. This unit “will meet again soon to anticipate the measures and systems necessary to protect the most vulnerable in the face of rising prices” and “maintain a strong vigilance on the risks of falling into poverty,” said the same source.
“Indecent” for associations
The representatives of the associations present, however, expressed to Jean-Christophe Combe their incomprehension in the face of a reassessment considered largely insufficient, Noam Leandri, president of Collectif Alerte, which brings together 34 associations fighting poverty, told AFP. “We were all unanimously shocked, we found it indecent,” said Noam Leandri. “We are still waiting for the decision to go forward by April 1, but I told the minister that we couldn’t leave this without action,” he added.
For this executive of the association, the “anticipated” increase granted as of July 2022 was “smart”, since it made it possible to cope with inflation assessed by INSEE on average at 5.2% in 2022. However, ” prices continue to rise, we are very far from reaching the end of an inflationary spiral,” he insisted. Consumer prices did increase an average of 6.2% in one year, but at least between 14 and 15% in food and basic necessities, which constitute an important part of the budget of the precarious public, he insisted.
Source: BFM TV
