Disabled allowance: the Senate takes the ball

Less than a week after an eventful debate in the National Assembly, the Senate, dominated by the right-wing opposition, is preparing to vote once again on Tuesday "

" of the allowance for disabled adults (AAH), rejected by the government. At the request of the Les Républicains group, the upper house will examine at second reading a bill on “

”, including the issue of the AAH. Unsurprisingly, it will restore its version of the text, which had been unraveled by the deputies. On first reading, the upper house had broadly validated the "

”Of the AAH, demanded by the associative sector, that is to say the fact of calculating the allowance without taking into account the spouse's income, unlike what is done today.

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But in the National Assembly, the majority deputies voted instead in June for a flat-rate allowance of 5,000 euros on the spouse's income, an average gain estimated at 110 euros per month for 120,000 couples from January 1. And they once again rejected Thursday the “

” of the AAH, demanded in unison from LR to LFI. Sophie Cluzel, the Secretary of State in charge of disabled people, praised on this occasion the formula of the flat-rate allowance, an "

" of "

”.

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In the Senate, the text of the rapporteur Philippe Mouiller (LR) will be very widely supported, including on the left.

But Philippe Mouiller has no illusions about his future.

"

", he indicated to AFP.

The AAH, of 904 euros per month, is intended to compensate for the inability to work.

It is paid under medical and social criteria.

But as soon as the spouse's income reaches 1020 euros per month, the AAH begins to drop.