Free supplementary health cover granted automatically to new RSA recipients and made easier for ASPA recipients
Article 88 of the 2022 Social Security Financing Act provides that free supplementary health cover (C2S) is granted automatically to recipients of the active solidarity income (RSA), unless they object. Recipients of the old-age solidarity allowance (ASPA) with no work activity during a reference period are deemed to meet the income condition for C2S with a contribution. The article also allows beneficiaries to give up the C2S at any time, at no cost.
Measure originators
A positive amount is revenue or savings for public finances; a negative amount is a cost or lost revenue.
Measure impact
Since 1 January 2022, a person applying for the RSA gets free C2S without a separate application, unless they object; according to the social security directorate, grants made through the RSA application rose from about 2,500 a month in 2021 to more than 15,000 a month in early 2022. Since 1 April 2022, ASPA recipients no longer have to prove their income for C2S with a contribution. Estimated cost: €8m (RSA) and €1.1m (ASPA) in 2022.
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Procedure timeline
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Administrative implementation
Entrée en vigueur de la mesure et mise en œuvre par l'administration
Administrative implementation
Entrée en vigueur de la mesure et mise en œuvre par l'administration
President of the Republic signature
Publication au Journal officiel
Possible referral to Constitutional Council
Décision de conformité / censure partielle
National Assembly has the final say
Si Ă©chec CMP
Debate and vote
Debate and vote
Debate and vote
Débat et vote en séance publique à l'Assemblée nationale, ou engagement de la responsabilité du Gouvernement (article 49.3)