Minimum wages

The minimum wages is a minimal level of Revenu that the States decide to guarantee to all their citizens. In practice, the State supplements the incomes of the individuals until reaching this threshold. The foreigners in irregular situation are not concerned (in France in any case). Criteria of age are used (under this age, 18 years in the majority of the countries, and 25 years in France, it is considered that the parents must provide for the need for the individuals). In addition, this income is modulated according to the type of Ménage (many children). Other assistances can be simultaneously granted to the poorest citizens (in France for example, assistance with housing).

This income thus has désincitatifs effects on the will to work, for the individuals who in spite of the perception of wages would remain under the threshold of minimal income.

The concept is different from that of universal Allocation, which is, it, versed with all the citizens, whatever their incomes, their family circumstances, their professional situation and their nationality; this makes it possible to make redistribution of incomes and to remove the désincitatifs effects to work.

Utility of minimum wages

August 1st

According to the countries

In France

See also: Minimum wages of insertion

In France, the minimum wages are called the Minimum wages of insertion (RMI).

The government Fillon projects a reform based on the Revenu from solidarity activates (RSA), device of return to employment defended by Martin Hirsch, High commissioner with active solidarity against poverty and suggested in 2005 by the commission " Families, vulnerability, pauvreté" .

In Quebec

See also: Social security in Quebec

With the Quebec, the equivalent of the RMI is the social security.

In Belgium

See also: Minimex

1974 Law on the Minimum of Means of existence (law Minimex)

Law of May 26th, 2002: Right to Social integration (SAY)

The Income of Social integration is one of the forms of SAY

Coming into effect on October 1st, 2002

It rests on principles different from those of the RMI, and rises with 657,37€ for a isolated person.

In the other countries

August 1st

Devices, sometimes accessible as of age the 18 years, were set up in the majority of the European countries.

With the the United Kingdom, the minimum wages are the Income Support (see).

In Germany, its equivalent is the Sozialhilfe (). The Austria also has Sozialhilfe.

In Sweden, it is about the Socialbidrag. With the Denmark, it is about the Social Bistand (not of condition of age, but seldom granted to less than 18 years); in Finland of the Toimeentulotuki; in Norway of the Stønad til livsopphold; in Portugal of the Rendimento mínimo garantido; in Iceland of the Félagsleg aðstoð; with the Liechtenstein of the Sozialhilfe; in Ireland of the Supplementary Welfare Allowance; in Vital Italy of the Minimo (or Reddito minimo), with Geneva, as Swiss, RMR (returned minimal of reintegration) and with the Netherlands, it is acted of the Algemene Bijstand

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