Several important changes for the daily lives of French people and their wallets are expected from April 1.
Le Figaro
takes stock.
Increased social benefits
Social benefits, in particular the RSA, the activity bonus and family allowances, will increase by 1.6% on April 1.
This revaluation was calculated from the average of the monthly inflation rates for one year, i.e. +5.6% compared to April 2022. But the real increase in April 2023 was reduced to +1.6% because the government took into account the exceptional increase of 4% which had been granted “anticipated
”
in July 2022. The RSA therefore goes from 598.54 euros to 607.15 euros for a person living alone.
On the family allowance side, households will benefit from an increase of 2.24 euros for those who receive less than €71,194 and 55 cents for those who receive incomes above €94,893.
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Unemployment benefits increased by 1.9% on April 1
Unemployment insurance benefits will be increased by 1.9% on April 1, an exceptional boost due to inflation.
"
This follows a collective initiative of the trade unions which, faced with galloping inflation and the decline in the purchasing power of job seekers, requested and obtained this reassessment", welcomed Force Ouvrière in a press release
. .
The union hailed “
a first
” because until then, only one revaluation took place per year on July 1.
Beginning of the 2023 tax return
From April 13, you will be able to file your tax return for 2023 on the impots.gouv application or on the impots.gouv.fr website.
People wishing to make their declaration by letter, the forms will be sent between April 6 and 25.
Please note: the deadline is not the same for all departments.
Thus, departments from 1 to 19 will have until May 25, 11:59 p.m., departments from 20 to 54 have until June 1, 11:59 p.m., and departments from 55 and beyond can declare their income until June 8, 11:59 p.m. .
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End of the Navigo Pass reimbursement request
Until April 14, Île-de-France Mobilités (IDFM) compensates Navigo Pass subscribers after the multiple damage to the network that occurred between September and December 2022. SNCF and RATP users can apply for reimbursement.
The vast majority of them receive a refund of €37.60 (for the full price subscription), equivalent to half a month's package.
Others can benefit from a full month of reimbursement on certain lines of the RER B. Requests are to be made on the dedicated platform, in the “
Compensation
” tab on the Île-de-France Mobilités website.
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The energy check distributed in April
From April 21, the energy check will be received in some 5.8 million French households, corresponding to the 20% least well-off.
As a reminder, this aid is between 48 and 277 €.
A reference tax income per consumption unit of less than 11,000 euros in 2021 is requested.
The check is valid for one year.
To complete the financial boost, a recent decree introduced a minimum period of 60 days of power reduction in the event of non-payment for households benefiting from the energy voucher, only if they are equipped with a Linky meter.
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Twitter pushes businesses to pay to stay visible
From Saturday, Twitter will gradually withdraw the certifications it had granted free of charge in recent years to celebrities, political figures or journalists, but also to companies and associations.
These blue checkmarks, present on the profile page, made it possible to fight against identity theft.
The social network, bought in November by Elon Musk, now wants to push companies and institutions to take out a subscription to maintain their certification and those of their employees.
For France, the price is 950 euros per month, to which are added 50 euros per employee to be certified - for example, journalists from an editorial office or the management of a company.
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One less aid for MaPrimeRénov'
End of the package relating to thermal insulation from 1 April.
It was intended for households with higher resources.
Calculated by the type of work, the type of housing, the heating energy or the household income, the aid could reach more than €36,000 for a two-person household in Île-de-France.
Another change: the “ global renovation
” package
no longer includes heaters that run mainly on fossil fuels.
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Audit obligation for energy-intensive housing
The month of April finally marks the implementation of an audit during the sale of an energy-intensive property.
The latter is implemented at the same time as a new DPE (Energy Performance Diagnosis).
The audit is compulsory for accommodation classified F and G and is valid for a period of five years.
This document will make it possible to point out the areas for improvement and the work to be undertaken in order to reduce the energy consumption of the dwelling.