社会政策

Delay in family allowances increase from 14 to 18 years

The French government plans to delay the age for increasing family allowances for the second child from 14 to 18 years, a move worrying family advocates. This decision, revealed by Le Parisien on October 17, 2025, will affect five million households from spring 2026. It is based on a study questioning cost differences between children under and over 14 years old.

Opposition criticizes government's benefits reform

2025年10月06日(月) AIによるレポート

Social Democrats' Katrin Stjernfeldt Jammeh warns that the government's new benefits reform hits poor child families hardest and risks increasing poverty. The reform, presented in September, aims to boost incentives for work but faces sharp criticism in a debate on SVT's Agenda. Social services minister Anna Tenje defends the changes as necessary to break cycles of exclusion.

世界的なレビュー、男性のアルコール使用による女性と子供への害を暴露

2025年10月12日(日) AIによるレポート

ラ・トローブ大学が主導した新しい研究は、男性の過度な飲酒が世界中の女性と子供に引き起こす広範な被害を明らかにした。この研究は78の学術論文に基づき、暴力や経済的負担などのリスクを強調、特にジェンダー不平等の高い地域で。専門家は、脆弱な家族を守るためのジェンダー対応型アルコール政策を求めている。

Government plans to raise family allowance increase age from 14 to 18

2025年10月19日(日) Jean Martin

In search of savings, the French government plans to delay the family allowance boost from the second child until age 18, up from 14. Set for March 2026, the change would save around 200 million euros. It aims to fund a new birth leave amid budget pressures.

Nicolas Duvoux calls to review the 2026 budget project

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.