Socialpolitik

Mødre-pensionen har kostet omkring 119 milliarder euro siden introduktionen i 2014 og belaster i øjeblikket pensionsforsikringen med 13,5 milliarder euro om året. Fra 2027 vil en udvidelse med yderligere seks måneder hæve omkostningerne til 18,5 milliarder euro, finansieret af skatteindtægter. Tiltaget udligner børneopfostringsperioder for mødre før og efter 1992, men møder kritik på grund af pres på pensionssystemet.

1. februar 2026 Rapporteret af AI

CDU's økonomiråd har foreslået skattelettelser og nedskæringer i sociale ydelser i sin «Dagsorden for arbejdere», herunder fjernelse af tandpleje fra sygeforsikringen. Planerne møder skarp kritik fra politikere og foreninger, som kalder dem usolidariske og skadelige for at skabe et toklasses sundhedssystem. Selv inden i CDU er der utilfredshed.

The French Senate adopted amendments to retain the disability allowance for adults (AAH) as income in calculating the activity bonus, rejecting a government measure for budget savings. This decision, made on December 6, highlights tensions over the professional integration of disabled people. The government anticipated savings of 90 million euros in 2026.

16. november 2025 Rapporteret af AI

In a report not yet public, the Conseil d’orientation des retraites (COR) suggests several scenarios to transform familial and conjugal rights, which compensate for inequalities related to childbirth and child education. These proposals, requested in May 2023 by Elisabeth Borne, aim to correct outrageous disparities while accounting for societal changes. Some situations would benefit, others would suffer.

Nicolas Duvoux, president of the National Council for Policies to Combat Poverty, warns of worsening poverty due to the 2026 budget project. In an interview with Le Monde, he expresses concern over the impact of freezing social benefits for precarious individuals. This follows a record increase in the poverty rate announced by Insee in July.

18. oktober 2025 Rapporteret af AI

Three months after Insee reported a record poverty increase in France in 2023, affecting 15.4% of the population, the 2026 finance and social security funding bills propose savings measures that could raise the number of poor people. These include freezing social benefits and other cuts impacting low-income households.