Being married or not shortly will no longer be part of the disabled adult benefit (AAH) calculation. This was announced on 6 July 2022 by Elisabeth Borne, during her general policy statement before the National Assembly.
The Prime Minister assured the deputies that his government “will reform with you, with the associations, the allowance for disabled adults” starting well “Of the principle of deconjugation”. Is it a first victory for the specialized associations that have been asking for this measure for years?
1.2 million French people benefit from AHH
Recall that the AAH was created in 1975 and it is intended to compensate for the inability to work. It is calculated on various socio-medical criteria and can reach up to 904 euros per month. Today more than 1.2 million French people benefit from it, of which 270,000 couples, according to the 2022 data of the Social Assistance.
But last year twenty-two bodies and associations, including APF France Handicap, had warned about the precariousness of people with disabilities, and called to “a historic reform”. The latter wanted a strong provision: that of the state “consider this allowance primarily as an individual subsistence income”.
Universal accessibility for the disabled has been waiting for… 50 years!
Would the issue of disability finally be taken seriously by macronist politics, despite Borne’s recent validist outing for a France Bleu listener? The Prime Minister assured the deputies the institution ofa “National conference on disability early 2023.
Elisabeth Borne also said the government would act accordingly “autonomy of people with disabilities” and some “Transformation of medical-social structures”. A great project therefore in perspective.
But the associations remain cautious. The Collectif Handicaps recalls in the columns of Worldthat universal accessibility for people with reduced mobility, cited by Elisabeth Borne, is “ waited for more than fifty years “ ! The collective adds it “rejoiced in their desire to deconjugate AAH” but it will remain “Very vigilant that there are no losers after the announced reform. “ Case to follow.
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Source: Madmoizelle
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