Budget: how Matignon plans to tighten access to housing benefits and family allowances for foreigners
If the measure is adopted, foreigners will have to prove a year of residency before receiving certain family benefits.
The French government plans to introduce a one-year residency requirement for non-EU foreigners to receive certain family benefits and housing allowances. The measure, set to be included in the 2027 social security financing bill, would apply to nationals of non-EU countries who are not refugees, beneficiaries of subsidiary protection, stateless people, or holders of a resident card.
The requirement would affect benefits such as family allowances, housing benefits, and childcare support, but not disability or parental support benefits. The move is expected to yield "at least several tens of millions of euros per year" and has been welcomed by some far-right politicians.
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