Active Solidarity Income (RSA)

As the main instrument to combat poverty, the Active Solidarity Income (RSA) is now allocated to more than two million households for an annual expenditure of EUR 15 billion — the health crisis has increased the risk of precariousness. Today’s report assesses the results of this scheme never evaluated in its entirety since 2011, despite the continued increase in the number of beneficiaries and its importance in social and financial terms. This work, led by the Court of Auditors and ten regional and territorial chambers, is based on national investigations and investigations carried out in nine departments, each of which illustrates a specific situation: Allier, Aude, Bas-Rhin, Gironde, Ille-et-Vilaine, Martinique, Pas-de-Calais, Réunion and Seine-Saint-Denis. Based on numerous databases, this ambitious evaluation identifies the successes of the RSA, such as protection against extreme poverty, and proposes three broad guidelines to address the weaknesses of the scheme.