However, when the new values were applied, it turned out that the version of the text tabled and voted on by the Chamber of MPs and published in the Official Journal contained a technical error. This error affects less than 1% of the beneficiary population and will be rectified as soon as possible by an amending bill with retroactive effect to 1 August, which is planned to be presented to the Government Council on 2 September 2022.
The technical error concerns the income ceiling for accessing the maximum monthly assistance, which is set at €400 for the category of households with three or more children. This ceiling is indicated in the annex to the law in the table of calculation parameters. This net annual income ceiling for access to the maximum monthly benefit of €400 should be €8,937 (index number 100). The ceiling currently indicated in the table is €6,937.
The effect of this error is that beneficiary households with three or more children whose annual net income currently exceeds €58,26 will receive a lower rent subsidy than expected. A total of 31 households currently receiving rent subsidy are affected. The amount of subsidy paid to them is not lower than that granted before the entry into force of the new law of 22 July 2022. After the recalculation of the affected files, all affected households will be informed by mail of the updated amount of the rent subsidy. The technical error has no impact on the eligibility of households for rent subsidy.
The correction of the technical error will apply retroactively to 1 August 2022, so that each affected beneficiary household – which has thus received a reduced amount of aid due to the technical error – will receive the difference as soon as the amending law is published. Thus, all beneficiaries will get the full amount of aid originally intended by the government. No action is required on the part of the beneficiaries concerned.
