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French PM Plans Limit Access to Benefits for Foreigners in France

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Unveiling his plans for a cost-cutting 2027 Budget, French prime minister Sébastien Lecornu has proposed restricting the access of foreigners legally resident in France to benefits.

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The Alert collective, which brings together nearly 40 anti-poverty associations, considers that such a measure would raise "serious questions with regard to our constitutional principles and our European commitments".

·Paris, France
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In the context of the 2027 budget, Sébastien Lecornu envisages a waiting period for foreigners to have access to certain social benefits. The Prime Minister defends a "common sense" measure, which is part of a plan of €54 billion savings.

·Gennevilliers, France
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The Prime Minister wishes to introduce a waiting period for certain social benefits to foreigners "who are not dependent on work".

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Some may consider this to be a symbolic measure, while others, on the other hand, will probably scream at the right-wing measure" but "it is a measure of common sense," the Prime Minister says about this measure on allowances that do not depend on work.

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franceinfo.fr broke the news on Friday, September 18, 2026.
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