Housing benefits: assets above €30,000 taken into account
Article 140 of the Finance Act for 2016 included in the calculation of the personalised housing aid (APL), the family housing allowance and the social housing allowance the capital value of the applicant's assets when it exceeds €30,000. The terms were set by Decree No. 2016-1385 of 12 October 2016. The measure applies to benefits due from 1 October 2016.
Measure originators
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Measure impact
Recipients with assets above €30,000 (savings, unoccupied property) have a notional income from those assets added to their resources, which reduces or removes their aid.
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Administrative implementation
Entrée en vigueur de la mesure et mise en œuvre par l'administration
Possible referral to Constitutional Council
Décision de conformité / censure partielle
President of the Republic signature
Publication au Journal officiel
Council of Ministers
Validation interne