Fuel discount, CAF aid, energy check... What changes on April 1st

APRIL FIRST CHANGES.

Fuel discount, CAF aid, energy check... What changes on April 1st

APRIL FIRST CHANGES. This April 1, 2022 is marked by many changes regarding your personal finances. Energy check, fuel bonus, Caf, AAH.. Overview of spring developments.

[Updated April 1, 2022 3:00 PM] The beginning of spring regularly means change. And changes, there are some on April 1, 2022. Revaluations of certain allowances, creation of exceptional discounts to fight against the surge in fuel, or the start of the distribution of the energy check, the developments are legion at this beginning of the month of April. Do you want to discover all the changes affecting your personal finances this Friday? Here they are :

This aid in the form of a "fuel discount" was detailed on March 16 by Prime Minister Jean Castex during a press conference to announce the economic resilience plan. The amount will not be 15 cents per liter of gasoline but 18 cents per liter of gasoline. "The initial announcement was made excluding tax, said the Ministry of Finance interviewed by Le Parisien. You must then add the VAT which is different depending on whether you are in mainland France, Corsica or in the DOM-TOM for example ." In mainland France, the discount will therefore be 18 cents per liter of fuel, i.e. an expected saving of around 11 euros for a full 60 liters.

Will all fuels be affected? Yes, Jean Castex said in mid-March, with one exception: E85 bio-ethanol, little impacted by the energy crisis and the outbreak of war in Ukraine. On the other hand, Liquefied Natural Gas and LPG will be affected. This boost, valid each time you go to the gas station, will therefore come into effect this Friday, April 1 and for a period of 4 months, i.e. until July 31 inclusive.

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The energy check is a device that helps the most precarious households to pay for their energy expenses. Its granting is conditional on household resources, which must not exceed a ceiling, set according to the number of dependents. There is no action to take: the energy check is sent by post, automatically, generally in the spring. Remember that the payment of the energy check is not made at the same time for all beneficiaries. Indeed, its distribution is distributed according to your department of residence. For example, this year, the inhabitants of Pas-de-Calais will be served first, unlike the people of Hérault who will have to wait a good month. Discover all the departments that will benefit from the energy check first, i.e. a payment between March 30 and April 1:

Do you have several children in your household and are you wondering about the social and family benefits you are entitled to? The Family Allowance Fund pays numerous financial aids to parents such as the birth bonus, the family support allowance, the parental attendance allowance (AJPP) or the childcare allowance (PAJE). From two children, the CAF can pay family allowances, subject to means testing.

And precisely, this aid intended for families with more than two children and under the age of 20 will be increased from 132.08 euros in 2021 to 134.46 euros from April 1, 2022.

Emmanuel Macron wishes to condition the payment of the RSA to a minimum of activity. This compensation desired by the LREM candidate aims to lead to integration and employment. It should be 15 to 20 hours per week. "Today, some people who have been at the RSA for a long time can no longer get out of this situation. Because there is an effect of desocialization" declared Richard Ferrand at the microphone of France Inter, Wednesday March 23. To remedy this, the LREM candidate therefore wishes to impose a consideration for the payment of the RSA which could resemble a CV preparation workshop, training, professional experience or immersion in a company.

In the meantime, the amount of the RSA will be revalued on April 1, 2022. An increase estimated at 1.8% which would bring the amount of the RSA to 575.52 euros in 2022, against 565.34 euros for the previous year.

The activity bonus is an allowance paid monthly by CAF. It is aimed at both workers and the self-employed, civil servants and apprentices. Its granting is conditional on the applicant's resources, which must not exceed a ceiling (read below). The amount of the activity bonus is 553.71 euros for a single person and without housing assistance. On average, a beneficiary receives 160 euros per month. "The activity bonus is paid each month", says one on the CAF website. "Recipients of the activity bonus must declare their income for the previous quarter every 3 months, in the My Account space or on the Caf-My Account mobile application".

This activity bonus will be revalued on April 1, 2022 to reach 563.68 euros for a single person without children. A couple should receive up to 845.52 euros in 2022, against 830.57 euros in 2021.

The Disabled Adult Allowance (AAH) is financial assistance that allows you to have a minimum of resources. This aid is granted subject to meeting the criteria of incapacity, age, residence and resources. It is granted by decision of the Commission for the Rights and Autonomy of Persons with Disabilities (CDAPH). Its amount supplements any other resources you may have. In 2022, the calculation for benefit recipients as a couple will be completely rearranged with the creation of a flat-rate allowance. An allowance of 5,000 euros on the income of the spouse who is not a beneficiary of the AAH. Add to that 1,400 euros per dependent child within the meaning of family benefits. This new method of calculation should benefit couples where the spouse of the disabled person has a modest salary. This flat-rate allowance replaces the old proportional allowance of 20% previously applied.

And the amount of the AAH will also change on April 1, 2022. A revaluation of 903.60 euros to 919.86 euros is expected for this year compared to 2021.

The Minister for Ecological Transition Barbara Pompili has announced a tantalizing boost for Ma Prime Rénov'. Indeed, the aid scheme for the energy renovation of your home should benefit from a bonus of 1,000 euros for the replacement of an old fossil fuel boiler. By what other system? A biomass boiler, wood or even a heat pump. Even better, this bonus could reach up to 9,000 euros in certain situations. A measure which should concern all aid application files submitted from April 15 until December 31, 2022.

The winter break period begins on November 1 and ends on March 31 of the following year. It therefore ends on April 1, 2022. It is decisive, since it prohibits any rental eviction. If the owner can take steps, he cannot use force or resort to the assistance of the police to put his tenants on the street. Created in the 1950s, the winter break therefore protects the most modest when they face financial difficulties in winter, but beware, all rents and bills are still due during this period!

All tenants are affected by the winter break, regardless of their personal situation and resources. The exception relates to "squatters", that is to say people who entered the premises by force, without the agreement of the owner and without having signed a rental lease. The Alur law of 2014 had relaxed this measure against squatters, but the Elan law of 2018 reinstated it. Squatters may thus be subject to eviction proceedings during the winter break.


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