The president of the department of Meurthe-et-Moselle, Chaynesse Khirouni returns to the charge on basic income. This project automatically pay income to the poorest people has been in the works since 2017, when Mathieu Klein was head of the department.
A basic income for 18-25 year olds?
Four years later and the abandonment of the universal activity income by the government, Chaynesse Khirouni puts the question back on the table. A debate is due to take place during the departmental council session devoted to budgetary guidelines in December. The president of the Department wants to create “an emancipation income for young people“, which would target 18-24 year olds.
“The students, to finance their studies, have odd jobs and have lost everything during the health crisis: therefore neither resources nor access to RSA. It is a right that will allow them to have a minimum income to live and pay basic expenses, feed themselves, find accommodation and go out.“, detailed Chaynesse Khirouni on France Bleu Lorraine on Tuesday, November 23. The amount and the modalities have yet to be discussed. The president of the Department hopes for support from the State to carry out this experiment and finance it.
An amount still to be defined
Unlike the youth engagement income established by the government, the departmental council of Meurthe-et-Moselle would not require no compensation for beneficiaries. “This is called unconditionality, but we can provide enhanced support “, Chaynesse Khirouni continues.
The departmental socialist council of Haute-Garonne has embarked on the hope of being emulated. Basic income will be tested next year. 1000 young people aged 18 to 24 will be drawn and will receive a monthly income. It will decrease according to the income of the reference tax household, up to 500 euros per month. But in the absence of a law, voted in the National Assembly, this experiment risks being blocked by the prefecture of Haute-Garonne.