Nowadays we face real inflation, and for this reason, the government is careful not to let retirees down. The law on purchasing power, which has been submitted to the Council of Ministers and awaits the approval of Parliament, includes numerous measures aimed at protect purchasing power which is already really weakened. So under what conditions and what benefits are pensioners entitled? We will see all this in the following article! Focus!

What you need to know about the revaluation of retirement pensions

It was one of President Emmanuel Macron's symbolic promises to retirees. Following several weeks of ambiguity, the government has decided, it wants increase basic pensions pensioners and invalids by 4% from 1 July. A godsend for our elders, who have recently been struggling to fill their shopping carts!

But how does this revaluation translate? Concretely, someone who has a pension worth €1 will receive 60 € more per month, explains Elisabeth Borne. “We are also going to consolidate the 1% increase in the income affected since the start of the year”, once again declared to the Parisians the assistant to the Prime Minister.

Following the passage of the bill by Congress, retirees saw this increase in their bank accounts as of August 9, because their July basic pension was paid that day. It should be noted, however, that this reassessment only concerns basic pensions. Supplementary pensions managed by the social partner and not by the State are not affected by this increase.

Which employees are affected by the purchasing power bonus for retirees?

You should know that exceptional power bonus price is intended for all:

  • the workers ;
  • the collaborators ;
  • the employees ;
  • public or private contractors;
  • officials.

Therefore, all employees who are linked to a company through an employment contract or within the framework of a public authority (EPIC or EPA) can benefit from it, on the date of payment, the date of delivery of the contract to the competent authority or the date of signature of unilateral decision of the employer behind it!

A unilateral agreement or decision must specify the date of the worker's presence chosen from the available options. These include full-time or part-time employees, holders of an apprenticeship or professionalization contract, etc.

In any case and as specified by law, there are only bonuses paid to employees whose remuneration is less than three times the annual value of the gross minimum wage (corresponding to the period of service specified in the contract) who are exempt from taxes and social security. It is advisable to go to the site of the Public Power to have more information concerning the scales of calculations of the retirements and to know if you are really eligible for this bonus on the purchasing power.

Competent pension insurance for retirees

These purchasing power aids remain intended for deserving recipients. Some of these minimums are the RSA, the Disabled Adult Allowance and even Activity Bonuses. As soon as you withdraw the minimum pension from the general scheme, the pension insurance takes care of paying the inflation surcharge. This is the case, for example, if you are an employee and self-employed. As for the other pension schemes, they contribute to this payment only if they do not receive pensions from the general scheme. A benefit of €100 will be paid to retirees whose net social contributions were less than €2 in October 000. All pensions that are received are taken into consideration, whether they are income from:

  • base ;
  • complementary;
  • individual;
  • term.

With one exception: in the event of simultaneous employment and retirement, partial retirement and receipt of a survivor's pension at the same time as work, the employer will then mainly pay an increase for inflation.