The French National Assembly voted overnight from Wednesday to Thursday the deconjugalization of the disabled adult allowance (AAH), a flagship measure of the purchasing power bill, after several refusals from the executive during the previous legislature .
A vote gathered the new National Assembly so disparate, after the June legislative elections: the deconjugalization of the disabled adult allowance (AAH). It was passed almost unanimously on Wednesday.
The opposition has proposed this text six times since the start of Emmanuel Macron’s first five-year term. This time it passed. The amount of the allowance will no longer depend on the spouse’s income. More than 270,000 people are affected. The associations denounced an unfair calculation, which kept people with disabilities dependent.
Not being dependent on your spouse
Francie, 29, recounts her relief at the microphone of Marie Casadebaig. A neuromuscular disease prevents him from working. She touches a disabled adult allowance of 904 euros, the maximum. If she lived with her companion, cohabiting or under marriage, she would be deprived of all of the AAH. It is for this reason that the young woman still lives with her parents. ” In my new relationship, I no longer wanted to depend financially on my spouse, because that installs behaviors that are, in the long run, quite tiring. One feels a bit like a burden compared to one’s spouse. We want to bring life into our home, to contribute. Me, I stayed with my parents, but it’s true that at 29, you want to be independent, to live life as a couple and to get up every morning with the person you love. »
The vote of the National Assembly will therefore change everything for the young woman, who will finally be able to lead the life she dreamed of. ” It’s a bit like Christmas morning, when you find a long-awaited gift under the tree. It is an immense joy and a relief. We have lots of plans, we want to settle down together and get married as we promised. »
She is only waiting for the date of application of the measure to launch the preparations and send the announcements.