Despite the government’s announcements, some retirees will be significantly upgraded in a few weeks.
This is one of the government’s strong announcements. In order to save money, it is proposed that retirement pensions paid by Carsat do not increase from 1er January, as is usually done. Michel Barnier would like this to only happen on the 1ster July, without retroactivity, therefore leading to a certain loss of income for millions of retirees. The project aroused the ire of those primarily concerned but also of a large part of the political class.
The measure has not yet been adopted by Parliament and can still be canceled. However, what the Prime Minister did not say is that despite his shocking proposal, some seniors will see their pensions be a little more substantial when the new year rolls around. Around 600,000 of them will benefit from an increase on the usual date.
In January, according to annual inflation forecasts, all basic pensions must (should?) be increased by around 1.8%. On an average pension of 860 euros, this represents around 15 euros increase per month. However, the vast majority of the 15 million retirees are about to be harmed because of the postponement until 1er July. A legitimate savings effort in the eyes of the government because “pensions have increased more quickly than the average salary per capita” over the last two years.
A fringe of retirees will, however, be increased on the 1ster January, no matter what Parliament decides: the beneficiaries of the elderly solidarity allowance (ASPA) and the minimum old age allowances (ASV). The latter will see their payments be higher. These pensions “will remain revalued on January 1,” the government has already warned.
In total, according to the latest data dating from 2022, this represents nearly 680,000 people. These two allowances should be increased by 1.8% and their average amounts increased to around 520 euros for ASPA and 425 euros for ASV.