The National Assembly votes to expand a leave dedicated to caregivers – franceinfo

A unanimous vote. The National Assembly approved, Friday, October 22, the principle of broadening the criteria to benefit from leave dedicated to caregivers, and to compensate him at the level of the minimum wage. A measure that aims to ensure that more people can support an elderly, sick or disabled loved one. Amendments to this effect were adopted by a majority at first reading by 52 votes in favor, as part of the examination of the 2022 Social Security draft budget.

The compensated caregiver leave, which was implemented a year ago, is struggling to roll out: less than 5,000 people have benefited from it so far. The leave is of three months which can be divided and renewable up to a total duration of one year over a career. According to the National Family Allowances Fund (CNAF), more than 15,900 caregiver leave applications have been submitted, but most of them did not meet the award criteria.

The amount of the daily caregiver allowance will be revalued to the level of the minimum wage, i.e. 58 euros net. The amount is currently 43 euros per day for a caregiver as a couple, 52 euros for a single person. The same adjustment will be applied to leave for a seriously ill child. The cost of these measures is estimated at 40 million euros per year.