Aid increaseIn effectSocial benefitsNational
25% increase in the back-to-school allowance for the 2012 school year
The decree of 27 June 2012 raised the rates used to calculate the back-to-school allowance, expressed as a percentage of the monthly family allowance base: 72.50% to 89.72% (ages 6-10), 76.49% to 94.67% (ages 11-14) and 79.15% to 97.95% (ages 15-18), so that the allowance is 25% higher than the previous year.
Measure originators
InitiatorGVT
Dominique Bertinotti
Gouvernement
InitiatorGVT
Marisol Touraine
Gouvernement
Impact on public finances
Costs 372 m €/yr2012 estimate · Social security
A positive amount is revenue or savings for public finances; a negative amount is a cost or lost revenue.
Effective date
1 August 2012
Measure impact
Concerns low-income families with children in school aged 6 to 18, for the allowance paid in August 2012 and in later years.
Official references
Law number: Décret n° 2012-830 du 27 juin 2012
Official Journal: JORF n° 0150 du 29 juin 2012 (texte n° 30)
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