Thanks to this new system, this assistance becomes automatic. There will no longer be a hole in the racket.
This is one of the government’s battles. While tax fraud or social assistance fraud is often brought to the forefront, the opposite phenomenon does indeed exist: that of French men and women who do not receive the social rights to which they are entitled. If various measures have been put in place to easily allow each household to discover all the assistance available to them, a new stage will be reached very soon thanks to technological progress.
The project is clear to help the French with the least income: establish solidarity at source. In other words, the collectible social benefits arrive directly in the bank account, without taking the slightest administrative step. If the automatic payment of the RSA and the activity bonus is the flagship ambition, another aid will get the ball rolling and serve as a crash test, using artificial intelligence.
From September 2024, school scholarships will in fact be automatically paid to eligible families. This financial assistance, paid by the State, allows low-income households to receive money when their child is in middle school, then high school, in addition to the Back-to-School Allowance. In middle school, between 37 and 162 euros are paid each quarter for each child, and even 156 to 331 euros when they are in high school. This sum is allocated three times, generally at the end of December, the end of March and the end of June.
Until now, it was necessary to complete an online application on the Educonnect site each year, within prescribed deadlines. From now on, there will be nothing more to do. Only your agreement will be necessary to authorize the establishment to transmit your identity to the tax authorities so that the latter can verify your eligibility for the scholarship and pay you the amount directly. If you do not accept that the college or high school serves as an intermediary, you will then have to complete the traditional application form. The agreement or disagreement will only be valid for one year and the question of consent will therefore be asked every year.
According to the latest official figures, around 1.5 million households benefit from a scholarship for middle or high school. To receive this aid for a child, the resources of the entire household must not exceed 1,500 euros per month net before taxes, or 1,900 euros for two children.