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Until then reserved, under conditions, for children until entering CP, financial aid for childcare will be paid until entering college for single-parent families, according to an official announcement.
This is great news for single-parent families. Tuesday, September 20, the Minister of Solidarity Jean-Christophe Combe announced that the financial assistance for childcare, currently paid by the CAF until entry to CP, will be extended until entry to college. for single parent families. The important measure will be included in the social security financing bill, presented next week.
Support for 5 more years
Specifically, the announcement concerns the “addition to the free choice of childcare“(CMG), allocated by CAF to means-tested families who “will be extended to single-parent families for children aged 6 to 11 “said the minister.
“It is an extremely strong social measure”he pointed out, while 30% of single-parent families, or nearly 1.6 million families, are in a situation of poverty.
The measure was already announced by the President of the Republic during his re-election campaign. In his program, the candidate noted that “after 6 years, a child does not look after himself, and families, especially single-parent families, find themselves in a sometimes very complicated situation, in particular to reconcile professional and personal life”.
Two other social measures announced
This decision comes in addition to two other measures to be included in the social security financing bill (PLFSS) of September 26, announced at the beginning of September.
- The first concerns a 50% increase in the minimum alimony paid to single-parent families, which will thus increase from 123 to 185 euros per month.
- The second relates to aid for the remainder to be paid for by families who have their young children looked after. “Currently, it is more expensive to use a childminder than a crèche, but the aid will be revised so that the remaining charge is the same, regardless of the mode of care.”, specified Mr. Combe.
The social security financing bill for 2023, the first of the new five-year period, must be presented to the Council of Ministers on September 26, debated in the Social Affairs Committee at the National Assembly and then from October 20 in the hemicycle.