APRIL FIRST CHANGES. Revaluations, new state bonuses, price changes… Here are all the changes to remember on April 1, 2022.
[Mis à jour le 1er avril 2022 à 08h29] Between price changes, new premiums put in place by the Government or the revaluation of certain allowances, this Friday, April 1, 2022 is loaded with changes. We suggest that you list all these developments relating to your personal finances. The resilience plan put in place by the Government has brought out a new fuel bonus of 18 cents, you will be able to take advantage of it in April. Several social benefits are also reassessed on April 1, such as family allowances, the RSA, the activity bonus or the AAH. Note that if you wish to carry out energy renovation work in your home, the Government has also set up a new bonus relating to the Ma Prime Rénov’ scheme. Overview of all the changes relating to your personal finances as of April 1, 2022.
This aid in the form of a “fuel discount” was detailed on March 16 by Prime Minister Jean Castex during a press conference to announce the economic resilience plan. The amount will not be 15 cents per liter of gasoline but 18 cents per liter of gasoline. “The initial announcement was made excluding tax, said the Ministry of Finance interviewed by Le Parisien. You must then add the VAT which is different depending on whether you are in mainland France, Corsica or in the DOM-TOM for example .” In mainland France, the discount will therefore be 18 cents per liter of fuel, i.e. an expected saving of around 11 euros for a full 60 litres.
Will all fuels be affected? Yes, Jean Castex said in mid-March, with one exception: bio-ethanol E85 little impacted by the energy crisis and the outbreak of war in Ukraine. On the other hand, liquefied natural gas and LPG will be affected. This boost, valid each time you go to the gas station, will therefore come into effect this friday april 1st and for a period of 4 months, i.e. until July 31 inclusive.
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The energy check is a device that helps the most precarious households to pay for their energy expenses. Its granting is conditional on the resources of the household, which must not exceed a ceiling, fixed according to the number of dependents. There is no procedure to take: the energy check is sent by post, automatically, generally in the spring. Remember that the payment of the energy check is not made at the same time for all beneficiaries. Indeed, its distribution is distributed according to your department of residence. For example, this year, the inhabitants of Pas-de-Calais will be served first, unlike the people of Hérault who will have to wait a good month. Discover all the departments that will benefit from the energy check first, i.e. a payment between the March 30 and the April 1st :
- aisne
- Ardennes
- Lower Rhine
- Corsica
- Eure-et-Loir
- Gironde
- Guadeloupe
- Guyana
- Isere
- The meeting
- Martinique
- North
- oise
- Pas-de-Calais
- Sum
Your household has several children and you wonder about the social and family benefits to which you can claim? The Family Allowance Fund pays numerous financial aids to parents such as the birth bonus,family support allowancethe parental attendance allowance (AJPP) or the childcare service (PAJE). From two children, the CAF can pay Family allowancessubject to means testing.
And precisely, this aid intended for families with more than two children and under the age of 20 will be increased by €132.08 in 2021 at €134.46 starting the April 1, 2022.
Emmanuel Macron wishes to condition the payment of the RSA to a minimum of activity. This compensation desired by the LREM candidate aims to lead to integration and employment. It should be 15 to 20 hours per week. “Today, some people who have been on the RSA for a long time can no longer get out of this situation. Because there is a desocialization effect” declared Richard Ferrand at the microphone of France Inter, Wednesday March 23. To remedy this, the LREM candidate therefore wishes to impose a consideration for the payment of the RSA which could resemble a CV preparation workshop, training, professional experience or immersion in a company.
In the meantime, the amount of the RSA will be revalued on April 1, 2022. An estimated increase of 1.8% which would bring the amount of the RSA to €575.52 in 2022vs €565.34 for the previous year.
The activity bonus is an allowance paid monthly by CAF. It is aimed at both workers and the self-employed, civil servants and apprentices. Its granting is conditional the applicant’s resources, which must not exceed a ceiling (read below). The amount of the activity bonus is €553.71 for a single person without housing assistance. On average, a recipient receives 160 euros per month. “The activity bonus is paid monthly“, says one on the site of the CAF.Beneficiaries of the activity bonus must declare their income for the previous quarter every 3 months, in the My Account space or on the Caf-My Account mobile application.“.
This activity bonus will be revalued at the April 1, 2022 to reach €563.68 for a single person without children. A couple should touch up to €845.52 in 2022vs €830.57 in 2021.
The allowance for disabled adults (AAH) is financial assistance that allows you to have a minimum of resources. This aid is granted subject to meeting the criteria of incapacity, age, residence and resources. It is granted by decision of the Commission for the Rights and Autonomy of Persons with Disabilities (CDAPH). Its amount supplements any other resources you may have. In 2022, the calculation for benefit recipients in couples will be completely reorganized with the creation of a flat-rate allowance. A reduction in the amount of €5,000 on the income of the non-beneficiary spouse of the AAH. Add to that 1,400 euros per dependent child within the meaning of family benefits. This new method of calculation should benefit couples in which the spouse of the disabled person has a modest salary. This standard allowance replaces the old proportional reduction of 20% previously applied.
And the AAH amount will also move at April 1, 2022. A revaluation of €903.60 at €919.86 is expected for this year compared to 2021.
The Minister for the Ecological Transition Barbara Pompili announced a tantalizing boost for Ma Prime Rénov’. Indeed, the aid system for the energy renovation of your home should benefit from a bonus of €1,000 for the replacement of an old fossil fuel boiler. By what other system? A biomass boiler, wood or even a heat pump. Even better, this bonus could reach up to €9,000 in certain situations. A measure which should concern all aid application files submitted from April 15 until December 31, 2022.
The period of winter break starts on November 1 and ends on March 31 of the following year. It therefore ends on April 1, 2022. It is decisive, sinceit prohibits any rental eviction. If the owner can take steps, he cannot use force or resort to the assistance of the police to put his tenants on the street. Created in the 1950s, the winter break therefore protects the most modest when they are faced with financial difficulties in winter, but beware, all rents and bills are still due during this period!
All tenants are affected by the winter break, regardless of their personal circumstances and resources. The exception relates to “squatters”, that is to say people who entered the premises by force, without the agreement of the owner and without having signed a rental lease. The Alur law of 2014 had relaxed this measure against squatters, but the Elan law of 2018 reinstated it. Squatters may thus be subject to eviction proceedings during the winter break.