Overview

• The Revenu de solidarité active (RSA) will increase by 1.7% starting April 1, 2025, to account for inflation, raising the monthly payment for a single person to €646.52.
• 72 right-leaning French departments have announced they will not fund the RSA increase, arguing the national government has imposed new costs without providing full compensation.
• The Caisse d’allocations familiales (CAF) confirmed that beneficiaries will still receive the revalued payments, regardless of the departments' refusal to contribute funding.
• Advocacy groups, including Collectif Alerte, have criticized the 1.7% increase as insufficient to combat poverty, calling for a revaluation aligned with the poverty threshold of €1,014 per month.
• The funding dispute highlights broader tensions over social policy financing in France, with local governments struggling to balance rising social expenditures and declining revenues.