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Doubling of the High-Cost-of-Living Allowance

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posted on 2023-11-06, 21:18 authored by Mary DalyMary Daly, Sunwoo RyuSunwoo Ryu, Ertugrul PolatErtugrul Polat

The amount of the non-contributory, means-tested high-cost-of-living allowance (doublement de l'allocation de vie chère) was doubled

History

Country

Luxembourg

Policy Area

Additional income support for families with children

Measure

Cash transfer

Eligibility

Low-income individuals working in sectors with incomes equal to or only slightly higher than the social minimum wage

Type

Cash (social assistance)

Start / Announced Date

20/05/2020

End Date

N/A

Amount

€2,640 for a single person and €660 for every additional adult or child in the household up to €5,280

Total Cost

N/A

Recipients

Parents

Route to the child

Indirect

Sources

OECD (2020) The OECD tax-benefit model for Luxembourg. Available at: https://www.oecd.org/els/soc/TaxBEN-Luxembourg-2020.pdf Baumann, M, Baumann-Croisier, P., Bouchet, M. and Urbé, R. (2021) ESPN thematic report: social protection and inclusion policy responses to the COVID-19 crisis - Luxembourg. Available at: https://ec.europa.eu/social/main.jsp?pager.offset=20&advSearchKey= ESPN_covid2021&mode=advancedSubmit&catId=22&policyArea=0&policyAreaSub=0&country=0&year=0 The Government of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg (2020) The amount of the cost-of-living benefit has doubled. Available at: https://web.archive.org/web/20221206173855/https://guichet.public.lu/en/actualites/2020/mai/20-allocation-vie-chere.html