Aid increaseIn effectSocial benefitsNational

Higher small pensions for spouses and family helpers in agriculture

Law no. 2021-1679 of 17 December 2021, from a bill tabled by André Chassaigne, aligns the reference increased pension (minimum basic pension) of collaborating spouses and family helpers in agriculture with that of farm managers. It also raises to the level of the old-age solidarity allowance (ASPA) the ceiling above which this top-up is reduced. It limits the collaborating spouse status to five years and improves information on the ASPA.

Measure originators

General rapporteurCRCE

Cathy Apourceau-Poly

Communiste Républicain Citoyen et Écologiste - Kanaky

InitiatorGDR

André Chassaigne

Gauche Démocrate et Républicaine

Impact on public finances

Costs 151 m €/yr2022 estimate · Social security

Source of the estimate: Sénat, rapport n° 249 (2021-2022), commission des affaires sociales, commentaire de l'article 1er (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 January 2022

Measure impact

From 1 January 2022, including for pensions already being paid, about 192,000 farm retirees in mainland France see their basic pension rise, 72% of them women. According to the Senate report, women who spent their whole career as collaborating spouses gain about €100 a month on average, including a regulatory increase announced by the Government.