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Exceptional solidarity payment to the lowest-income households (May 2020)

Decree 2020-519 grants an exceptional solidarity payment, funded by the State and paid by family allowance and agricultural social security funds, to households receiving in April or May 2020 the RSA minimum income, the ASS allowance, the retirement-equivalent allowance or the lump-sum bonus: €150 per household plus €100 per dependent child. Families receiving housing benefits without these minimum incomes get €100 per child. Only one payment is due per household.

Measure originators

InitiatorGVT
Olivier Véran
Gouvernement
Amount
150 €
Impact on public finances
Costs 880 m € (one-off)2020 estimate · State
Source of the estimate: Sénat, rapport n° 406 (2019-2020) sur le PLFR 2 pour 2020 (Indirect official figure)

A positive amount is revenue or savings for public finances; a negative amount is a cost or lost revenue.

Effective date
6 May 2020

Measure impact

A couple on RSA with two children received €350 (€150 + 2 × €100); a family receiving only housing benefit with two children received €200.

Official references

Law number: Décret n° 2020-519 du 5 mai 2020
Official Journal: JORF n° 0111 du 6 mai 2020

Procedure timeline

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Completed
6 May 2020

Publication in Official Journal

Publication
Publication du décret n° 2020-519 au JORF n° 0111 du 6 mai 2020
Completed
6 May 2020

Entry into force

Application

Immédiate ou à la date prévue

Entrée en vigueur immédiate du décret à sa publication ; date de versement par les CAF et la MSA non vue dans le décret