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Activity bonus: lump sum raised by €20 and earned-income rate reduced

Decree No. 2018-836 of 3 October 2018 sets the monthly lump sum of the activity bonus for a single person at €551.51, compared with €531.51 under Decree No. 2018-323 of 3 May 2018, for bonuses due for August 2018. The same decree lowers from 62% to 61% the share of earned income taken into account in the calculation (article D. 843-3 of the Social Security Code). These provisions do not apply in Mayotte.

Measure originators

InitiatorGVT

Agnès Buzyn

Gouvernement

Amount

551.51 €/month

Impact on public finances

Costs 240 m €/yr2018 estimate · State

Source of the estimate: Rapport général n° 108 (2017-2018) de la commission des finances du Sénat sur le PLF 2018 (Indirect official figure)

A positive amount is revenue or savings for public finances; a negative amount is a cost or lost revenue.

Effective date

1 August 2018

Measure impact

The lump sum rises by €20 a month for a single person (€551.51), increasing recipients' bonus; the cut in the earned-income rate from 62% to 61% slightly reduces the effect for higher earnings. Cost of the uprating estimated at €240m in 2018.