The activity bonus, paid to low-income workers, should be increased by 4% this summer, AFP learned Thursday from a government source, confirming information from
Les Echos
.
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According to the economic daily, this bonus, which is aimed at public or private employees, the self-employed and farmers, will be revalued in advance, up to inflation projected for 2022, i.e. 4%, just like pensions and social minima.
This increase should take place “
this summer with retroactive effect from July 1
”.
The activity bonus, which aims to encourage the most precarious workers to resume professional activity and the amount of which varies according to income and family composition, has already increased by 1.8% on April 1, the fixed amount for a single person reaching 563.68 euros per month.
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The daily recalls that, the bonus being calculated with reference to the Smic, already revalued twice this year and which crossed 1300 euros net on May 1, the number of its beneficiaries should increase due to a greater number of eligible people. .
In March, it concerned 4.6 million households, for a budget close to 10 billion euros.
