Overview
- From 1 September, phased retirement opens at age 60, allowing part-time work with a partial pension for those with at least 150 quarters and employer-approved hours between 40% and 80% of full time.
- Assurance maladie now requires the secure paper Cerfa for sick leave, with any non-compliant or software-generated forms rejected and returned to the prescriber.
- Newborn screening expands nationwide to include severe combined immunodeficiencies (DICS), spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) and VLCAD, bringing the panel to 16 conditions.
- Blood donation rules ease as the deferral after tattoos, piercings and procedures like acupuncture or endoscopy falls to two months, and dental implantology is no longer a contraindication.
- Household finances shift as the energy regulator lowers September gas reference prices and income tax withholding becomes individualized for each member of married or PACS couples.