Overview

• In a niche parliamentary session reserved for communist and overseas deputies, the Assembly approved the measure by 103 votes to 17.
• The flat-rate allowance would range from €19 to €75 per month based on household income.
• Government ministers argued the plan’s projected €3 billion annual cost could only be met through major cuts to other social benefits.
• Critics said the change would chiefly boost middle-income families and could reduce RSA or activity premium payments for low-income households.
• A far-right amendment to limit payments to families with at least one French parent was rejected before the text advanced to the Senate.