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Increase in the prime d'activité (in-work benefit) - Yellow vests measure
Increase in the prime d'activité (in-work benefit) of €90 per month for a worker on the SMIC following the yellow vests (gilets jaunes) crisis. Extension of the scheme to low-paid workers
Measure originators
InitiatorPRES
Emmanuel Macron
Présidence
Amount
90 €/month
Impact on public finances
Costs 4.1 bn €/yr2019 estimate · State
A positive amount is revenue or savings for public finances; a negative amount is a cost or lost revenue.
Effective date
1 January 2019
Measure impact
Base amount since 1 April 2025: €633.21 (single person without children). 2026 reform: +€50 per month on average for ~3 million households from 1 April 2026.
Official references
Law number: Décret du 21 décembre 2018
Sources
22 December 2018
Procedure timeline
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Completed
1 January 2019Entry into force
Application
Immédiate ou à la date prévue
Prime d'Activité increase effective January 1, 2019
Completed
21 December 2018Publication in Official Journal
Publication
Actors
Gouvernement
Publication of decree increasing Prime d'Activité (Activity Bonus) as response to Yellow Vests protests