Like every beginning of the month, a new wave of measures will come into force on April 1. With direct repercussions in the daily life of the French for some of them. General description.
• RSA, activity bonus, family allowances, AAH
Social benefits, in particular the RSA, the activity bonus and family allowances, will increase by 1.6% on April 1, the Ministry of Solidarity and the associations of the most precarious announced on March 22, criticizing an increase very insufficient in his eyes.
This revaluation was calculated from the average of the monthly inflation rates for one year, that is to say +5.6% with respect to April 2022. But the real increase in April 2023 was reduced to 1.6%, having had into account the government exceptional increase of 4% granted “early” in July 2022.
This 1.6% increase also affects the AAH (disabled adult allowance) which went from 956.65 to 971.96 euros per month, an increase of 15.30 euros.
HE unemployment insurance benefits they are revalued by 1.9% since April 1, an exceptional boost due to inflation. The decision was made on March 24 during a meeting of the Unédic board of directors. “This follows a collective initiative by the unions which, faced with galloping inflation and the declining purchasing power of job seekers, requested and obtained this reassessment,” Force Ouvrière greeted in a press release.
FO hailed “a first” because until then, only one reassessment per year took place on July 1. The CGT, however, regretted that the employers “had not granted more than a revaluation of 1.9% in total disconnection with the precariousness of the unemployed but, also, with the increases in the social minimums and the Smic”.
For 5 months, most deportation proceedings were suspended, winter holidays from November 1 to March 31. It will end on April 1. Landlords will once again get to watch delinquent tenants get evicted. This winter holiday principle has also extended to gas and electricity cuts. During the last two years, due to the pandemic, the winter break has been extended until July 10, 2020 and until June 1, 2021.
The winter truce was born after an appeal by Abbé Pierre in 1954 and was enshrined in law in 1956. Initially set from December 1 to March 15, it has been extended several times. Since 2014, it applies from November 1 to March 31. During this period, the law prohibits the eviction of the vast majority of tenants from your home. Since 2017, it has also been protecting slum dwellers.
As of April 1, an energy audit will be mandatory in mainland France to sell a single property considered to be a thermal sieve (F or G label). This measure will apply in the overseas departments and regions (DROMs) from July 1, 2024.
This audit includes, in particular, a general inventory of the property, an estimate of the performance of the building -based on the DPE- and proposals for energy rehabilitation works. It must be given to the potential buyer on the first visit and included in the sales promise. Its purpose is to inform the potential buyer, so that they integrate this work and its cost into their purchase program. It must also contain at least two scenarios of work proposals to be carried out to improve the energy performance of the property in question.
• Payment of the energy check
The energy check will be finally paid on April 21, 2023 and not from March 31. This delay is due to an “exceptional workload”, the distribution of this aid for the payment of energy bills will be postponed “a few weeks”, explained the Ministry of Energy Transition.
With a price of between 48 and 277 euros per year, this system affects 5.8 million homes. 12 million households have already benefited from a exceptional power control of 100 or 200 euros distributed between December 2022 and mid-February 2023 to respond to the rise in electricity prices. Other households were also able to receive a “fuel control“200 euros or one”wooden check“from 50 to 200 euros.
• Usury rate raised to 4.24% for housing loans
The usury rate, which sets the upper limit for new loans, will rise on April 1 from 4.00% to 4.24% for fixed-rate mortgages with a term of 20 years and more.
This maximum rate set by the Banque de France includes all the costs of a mortgage loan: credit rate charged by the bank, borrower’s insurance, possible commission from brokers… Since February 1, it has been exceptionally adjusted every month . six month period.
• Towards the end of the Navigo Pass refund
Ile-de-France residents have until April 14 to claim a refund for the Navigo Pass. This compensation measure was taken by Ile-de-France Mobilités to compensate travelers for service interruptions during social events.
Users can be reimbursed for half a month of subscription, that is, an amount of up to 37.60 euros and even up to a full month for users of certain axes of the RER B and D lines. To be entitled to this compensation it is necessary have purchased at least three monthly passes during the last four months of 2022.
As of April 1, it will no longer be compulsory to wear winter tires or removable equipment (chains or socks) to drive in 34 French departments.
All motorists using the roads of the municipalities in question were supposed to have the mandatory equipment, not just those who resided in a mountainous area. Light and utility vehicles, motorhomes, heavy vehicles and coaches were also affected.
• The blue Twitter badge becomes a simple “payment slip”
As of this Saturday, certified accounts will lose their blue authentication badge, leaving this distinction only for users subscribed to Twitter Blue. This sign was until now a mark of recognition reserved for personalities and organizations. Since April 1, the famous blue mark you will only have to pay a subscription to take advantage of it.
Source: BFM TV
