Social security: doubled paternity leave and dependency on the menu of the 2021 budget

Creation of a fifth branch of Social Security dedicated to the management of loss of autonomy.

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The 2021 Social Security budget is presented to the Council of Ministers on Wednesday, October 7.

Despite an abysmal deficit due to exceptional health expenses related to Covid-19, the 2021 budget includes new features that will have to be funded.

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One of the main novelties of the 2021 Social Security budget is the creation of a fifth branch: that of dependency, it will be dedicated to the management of the loss of autonomy for the elderly as well as for the elderly. disabled people.

There remains the question of its financing.

For 2021, it will only be through solidarity credits for autonomy and those devoted to the education allowance for disabled children.

It is off the mark.

The Minister of Health, Olivier Véran, had pledged to release 1 billion euros.

Its funding will have to ramp up, because given the aging of the population, 9 billion euros will be needed by 2030 to respond to dependency.

Another novelty is

: it doubles from July 1 and goes from 14 to 28 days.

The measure will be financed by the family branch of Social Security.

Its cost will amount to 260 million euros next year then 520 million euros, from 2022.

These new expenses are in addition to the abysmal Social Security deficit of 44 billion and 400 million euros caused by the Covid-19.

This Wednesday morning, the Court of Auditors alerted on the state of the finances of Social Security and recommended to tackle the expenses, first of all those of health.

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