Question 40249 — young people

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Mr. André Villiers questions the Minister of Solidarity and Health on an evolution of the legal regime of assistance from parents to children to take into account the impact of the health crisis on younger generations and not aggravate their precariousness. As the law stands, the family allowance fund (CAF) deducts parental assistance from the amount of RSA received by an adult child. The RSA responds to the principle of subsidiarity and aims to compensate for the deficiencies in family solidarity for the most isolated people. Under article R. 262-6 of the Social Action and Families Code (CASF), the assistance received by an RSA recipient from a third party is taken into account in determining the amount paid. The amount paid to the beneficiary thus corresponds to the difference between the guaranteed amount, identical for everyone, and the resources already available to the household. The assistance received by an RSA recipient from their parents would thus justify a reduction in the amount of RSA paid; in particular when this assistance gives rise to the declaration by the parents to the tax services of alimony which gives entitlement to a tax deduction. The shock of the covid-19 health crisis, however, has particularly impacted younger generations. The crisis has in fact worsened the poverty of the youth. Between 2020 and 2021, the number of young people aged 18 to 29 declaring themselves poor increased from 20% to 26%. The share of those reporting economic hardship nearly doubled from 15% to 28%. Those under 30 are the age group most affected and worried about falling into poverty. These younger generations have made significant efforts - like the entire Nation - for the main benefit of older generations, but all the more significant as they are less concerned in terms of health and as they are at a decisive age for training and professional life. An issue of intergenerational solidarity also exists: “downward” transfers represent only 6.5% of GDP (3.5% in aid and donations; 3% in inheritances) while “upward” transfers represent more than 20% of GDP (mainly pensions). A reverse and unilateral redistribution synonymous with solidarity from young to old, that is to say from those without assets to holders of movable and immovable assets, would not be tenable. He asks what changes to the law in force the Government could consider so that parents' help to children is no longer socially penalizing for the children while remaining fiscally advantageous for the parents.

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