The sensitive subject of the individualization of the allowance for disabled adults will be back on December 2 before the National Assembly at the initiative of the Communist deputies, while the majority is opposed to this principle.
The bill "
on various social justice measures
", containing the measure, will be examined at third reading during a "
niche
" reserved for the PCF group.
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On October 12, the right-wing majority Senate voted overwhelmingly in favor of this "de-
maritalization
" of the allowance for disabled adults (AAH), ie the fact of calculating the AAH without taking into account the spouse's income, contrary to this. that is done today. The fact that some people with disabilities are led to choose between living with a partner at the risk of seeing their allowance decrease or keep it, but legally renouncing their union, is at the heart of the controversy. Right and left are indignant at this "
price of love
".
If the Assembly votes on the same text as that adopted by the Senate, this will be considered final adoption by Parliament.
But the Communists fear that the Macronist majority will oppose it, as it has already done.
"
If the refusal exists, it will be political
" and "
the majority will have to assume it
", declared the spokespersons of the Communist deputies, Sébastien Jumel and Pierre Dharréville, Tuesday at a press conference.
The government is against it
The government is against "
deconjugalization
" which it considers unfair, because it benefits the poor as well as the wealthy.
He also presents it as a "
dead end
" likely to call into question "
the entire French social protection system based on family and national solidarity
".
The majority in the Assembly voted for a formula deemed “
more redistributive
”: a flat-rate allowance of 5,000 euros on the spouse's income, or an average gain estimated at 110 euros per month for 120,000 couples from January 1, 2022.
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In a recent letter to the President of the Assembly Richard Ferrand (LREM), the bosses of the communist, rebellious, socialist, Liberties and territories, UDI and LR groups had requested the meeting of a joint committee between deputies and senators, in order to quickly bring the law proposal to fruition.
In a letter consulted by AFP, Richard Ferrand replied on Monday that "
the impassioned debates which were held (...) revealed profound differences as to the answers to be provided
" and that the debates should be continued.
With a maximum amount of 904 euros per month, the AAH, intended to compensate for the inability to work, now has more than 1.2 million beneficiaries, including 270,000 in couples.
