“Social benefits are over!” : the government will sign a circular allowing the withdrawal of aid from looters
A circular signed by Vincent Jeanbrun and Gérald Darmanin will allow income earned from looting and the underground economy to be deducted from social benefits.
Quick Look
The French government plans to restrict social assistance for people convicted of looting or crimes fueling the underground economy, by deducting illicit income from the benefits received.
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Why It Matters
The government reacts to the looting committed on the sidelines of the mobilizations of the weekend of October 17.
The government wants to hit the looters in the wallet. The Minister of Housing, Vincent Jeanbrun, confirmed this Monday, October 19 that he would sign with the Minister of Justice, Gérald Darmanin, a circular allowing the State to restrict social assistance for people convicted of looting on the sidelines of the mobilizations of the weekend of October 17. “Thugs, looters, thieves: social benefits are over!” thundered the minister on the social network X (formerly Twitter).
Concretely, the circular provides for deducting from the aid received, income earned from the sale of goods stolen during the riots. This concerns unemployment benefits, housing assistance, family allowances and active solidarity income (RSA). In addition to the money resulting from the receipt of products stolen on October 17, the text, initially consulted by RMC, extends this logic of deduction to income from “all forms of delinquency fueling the underground economy”, such as drug trafficking or counterfeiting.
What to Watch
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Signature of the circular by the ministers concerned
Very likely · Within days
Open Questions
- What will be the exact terms of application of this circular?
