World | MPs: 1200 euros per month for housing, not 900

The lodging allowance of the deputies, which makes it possible to refund their expenses of hiring in Paris, will be increased from 900 to 1200 euros monthly on November 1st, to the chagrin of the unions of collaborators, one learned Tuesday from parliamentary source . The Bureau of the Assembly, the highest collegiate body, last Wednesday recorded this increase, "to take into account the high level of rents in Paris", can we read in the report of the Quaestors that has been validated and was able to consult AFP.

Some 240 deputies have a possibility of sleeping in their office, 51 rooms are also available in a residence. For the remaining members, the hotel nights can be partially covered or, if a pied-a-terre is rented, these fees can be supported on receipts, via the hosting allowance, which has become insufficient.

An amount identical to that of the Senate

"Among the 104 beneficiaries of the housing allowance on 1 September 2019, only 7 deputies pay a rent below this ceiling," say the Questors, three deputies (2 LREM, 1 LR) responsible for the management of the Assembly. The other 97 elected can nevertheless charge the differential on their advance for expenses of mandate.

The Quaestors proposed raising the ceiling of the endowment to the amount envisaged at the beginning of the legislature, ie 1200 euros, which corresponds to the "amount the Senate has retained since 2017". The additional annual expenditure for the Assembly will amount to "at least 304,000 euros" but the cost of the measure could be greater, more than double, "better repayment conditions encouraging more members to opt for this type of accommodation ", underline the Questeurs. What provoke the ire of the parliamentary collaborators like Astrid Morne, which opened on Twitter.