Orange with Media Services, published on Saturday April 30, 2022 at 07:00 The Smic and social benefits will increase in May due to inflation. Each month brings its share of changes, and May is no exception to the rule. • Revaluation of the minimum wageThe minimum wage automatically increases by 2.65%, ie a monthly increase of approximately 34 euros net, due to the high inflation recorded since November. This is the third increase in seven months. For a full-time worker, the monthly minimum wage will be 1,645.58 euros gross. Net, it will go from 1,269 to 1,302.64 euros. The gross hourly minimum wage will drop from 10.57 to 10.85 euros.
• Increase in social assistanceDue to inflation, benefits paid by the Family Allowance Fund will also increase. But less than the minimum wage, since this increase will be 1.8% and will apply to family allowances. The following are particularly concerned: the RSA (active solidarity income), the AAH (allowance for disabled adults), the ARS (back-to-school allowance), the activity bonus and the birth and adoption bonus. The activity bonus thus goes from 553.71 euros to 563.68 euros for a single person without children, the RSA displays from 575.52 euros to 565.34 euros. The ARS will be 376.98 euros for 6-10 year olds, 397.78 euros for 11-14 year olds, and finally 411.56 euros for 15-18 year olds. The maximum amount of the AAH increases to 919.86 euros against 903.60 euros in 2021. Finally, the birth premium increases to 965.34 euros and the adoption premium to 1,930.68 euros against €1,896.52. • Increase in the salary of civil servantsThe salaries of civil servants in the hospital, territorial and State civil service will also experience an increase due to inflation. The increase may be a maximum of 34 euros. • Evolution of the price of tobacco The pack of 20 Lucky Strike Original red cigarettes is down 20 cents, from 10.20 to 10 euros. For the long Lucky Strikes (red, blue and gold), Vogue L’Originale (white, blue, pastel) or even the red Winfields, there is a reduction of 10 cents. Conversely, several models of the Winston brand take 10 cents. The average price of a pack of 20 cigarettes is still around euros. • Possible increase in rents Landlords can increase rents in May. The objective remains to respect the benchmark rental index, set at 133.93 euros. The increase could amount to a maximum of 2.48% per year. • Holiday vouchers can be used online for the SNCFUntil now, it was possible to pay for train tickets with holiday vouchers only at the station before. From May, it will now be possible to use them online, all you have to do is go to the ANCV (National Agency for Holiday Vouchers) website to dematerialize them.