Direct paymentIn effectPublic aidNational
RSA (Revenu de Solidarité Active, minimum income)
Monthly allowance guaranteeing a minimum income to all adults with insufficient resources. It is a last-resort benefit for people in financial hardship.
Measure originators
InitiatorGVT
Bruno Le Maire
Gouvernement
Amount
646.52 €/month
Impact on public finances
Costs 12.2 bn €/yrtotal cost of the scheme · 2023 estimate · Local authorities
A positive amount is revenue or savings for public finances; a negative amount is a cost or lost revenue.
Effective date
1 April 2025
Measure impact
The RSA was uprated by 1.7% in April 2025, bringing the maximum amount for a single person to €635.71. Around 1.8 million people receive the RSA in France, representing around €14bn in annual payments.
Sources
Service-Public.fr - RSAOfficial
1 April 2025
Procedure timeline
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