APL: deputies increase it by 5 euros to erase the 2017 cut

The deputies of the Finance Committee of the National Assembly voted for an amendment to the draft budget for 2025 aimed at increasing the amount of APL by 5 euros per month. Enough to fill the gap put in place under Emmanuel Macron in 2017.

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A highly symbolic measure. The deputies adopted, in the finance committee of the National Assembly, an amendment to the finance bill for 2025, aimed at increasing the amount of personalized housing assistance (APL) by 5 euros per month and thus making up for the shortfall. plane “iniquitous” implemented under Emmanuel Macron in 2017. “This reduction, made at the same time as the wealth tax which targeted the wealthiest was also abolished, remains a symbol of the social injustice carried out by the Macron governmentsexclaims the environmentalist deputy Danielle Simonnet, at the origin of this amendment. The multiplication of gifts to the richest, financed by cuts in social spending and essential aid received by the most modest people, is a shame.”

An exceptional revaluation – which is added to the mechanical increase of 3.26% on October 1 – justified by the “record” of the number of rental evictions, estimated at 21,500 in 2023 by the Ministry of Housing, continues the parliamentarian. An increase of 23% in one year, coupled with increasing energy poverty. According to the Energy Mediator, 75% of households say they have reduced their heating to avoid paying too much, and 28% have experienced difficulty paying their bills.

“Applied to 6.6 million households receiving this aid, this amounts to an increase of 396 million euros in credits for housing assistance”calculated Daniel Simonet. An increase in spending which will be frowned upon by the government. The executive could also sweep away this measure of support for tenants by activating article 49 paragraph 3 of the Constitution. Which would allow it to return to the initial version of the finance bill for 2025, the unamended one.