Aid reductionIn effectSocial benefitsNational
Reform of personalised housing benefits (APL)
€5 cut in APL in October 2017, followed by a reform of the calculation method in 2018-2019: move from year N-2 income to N-1, then to real-time calculation ('contemporanéisation')
Measure originators
InitiatorGVT
Bruno Le Maire
Gouvernement
General rapporteurEPR
Jean-René Cazeneuve
Ensemble pour la République
General rapporteurLR
Jean-François Husson
Les Républicains
Amount
5 €
Impact on public finances
Brings in 1.11 bn €/yr2021 estimate · State
A positive amount is revenue or savings for public finances; a negative amount is a cost or lost revenue.
Effective date
1 October 2017
Measure impact
October 2017: flat-rate cut of €5 per month in APL for all recipients (-€60 per year). 2018-2019: reform of the calculation, using N-1 income instead of N-2, followed by a gradual move to real-time calculation. Savings of €1.3bn.
Official references
Law number: Décret du 28 septembre 2017
Sources
30 September 2017
Procedure timeline
Follow the progress of this fiscal measure through the different stages of the parliamentary procedure.
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4 / 4 steps
Completed
1 January 2021Entry into force
Application
Immédiate ou à la date prévue
Implémentation effective de la réforme de contemporanéisation, plusieurs mois après le décret d'août/septembre 2020
Completed
31 December 2019Publication in Official Journal
Publication
Décret fondamental pour la phase 2 de la réforme (passage en temps réel)
Completed
1 October 2017Entry into force
Application
Immédiate ou à la date prévue
APL reform effective October 1, 2017
Completed
28 September 2017Publication in Official Journal
Publication