speed on the ring road, APL, gas, SUV parking in Paris…

Recap “Le Nouvel Obs” takes stock of the changes taking place from this Tuesday, October 1.

The start of the month is often accompanied by its share of changes, and October 2024 is no exception. Increase in APL, gas prices, vaccination, drop in speed on the Paris ring road… “Le Nouvel Obs” takes stock.

• Revaluation of small pensions

It was one of the government’s promises. Around 850,000 retirees will benefit from an increase in their retirement pension. This increase amounts to 50.94 euros per month on average and will be applied from the September pension, on October 9.

It results from the 2023 pension reform, from which 600,000 people already benefited last year: “Some of the beneficiaries had not yet received it and are therefore affected by this payment. This includes a catch-up of sums owed for one year, the date the reform came into force.explains the Public Service site.

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This increase concerns retirees with a small basic pension (“not exceeding 847.57 euros per month”) and having had a complete career.

• Revaluation of APL

This will be one of the most anticipated changes for all tenants receiving a personal housing allowance (APL). In order to follow the increase in rents, these will be increased by 3.26%. For a beneficiary receiving 150 euros of APL, they will receive 154.89 euros in October. These will be paid on October 4, and not on the 5th of the month as usual.

APLs are calculated according to place of residence, family situation and resources. No action is necessary to benefit from the revaluation.

• Increase in the benchmark price of gas

The new benchmark gas prices are known, and they are marked by a slight increase of 5.37%, or from 130.21 to 137.20 euros per megawatt hour. The rise “affects all categories of consumers” et “raises crucial questions about the evolution of French household energy bills in the months to come”underlines the Energy Regulatory Commission (CRE), which publishes this benchmark price every month, intended to help consumers in choosing their supplier.

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• Fight against telephone number theft

Faced with the theft of landline telephone numbers (or « spoofing »), giving rise to scams by people posing as banks, businesses or public administrations, telephone operators will have to, from 1^is October, deploy a call origin authentication system. This measure arises from the Naegelen law.

• The 50 km/h experienced on the Paris ring road

Great upheaval on the Paris ring road. This large urban highway of 35 kilometers around Paris will gradually see its speed limit drop from 70 to 50 km/h from this Tuesday 1^is October, section by section, before a generalization on October 10. “We are not going to fine motorists from 1^is October, there will be a transition period »assured the first deputy mayor of Paris, Patrick Bloche.

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• Start of the vaccination campaign against flu and Covid

The flu vaccination campaign will begin on October 15. It is recommended for anyone wishing to be vaccinated to combine the flu vaccine and the Covid-19 vaccine. The campaign is particularly aimed at vulnerable people and healthcare workers, but everyone can request their vaccination.

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• The price of SUV parking increases in Paris

This is the result of a referendum conducted on February 4 among Parisians: from February 1^is October, the hourly parking rate for SUVs, polluting and bulky vehicles, will reach 18 euros between the 1^is and the 11th^e district and 12 euros in the rest of Paris.

• Change to winter time

Autumn is just beginning, but winter is already looming: at the end of the month, you will have to prepare to adjust the watches and clocks. The changeover to winter time will take place on Sunday October 27. So, do we lose an hour of sleep, or do we gain one? We win one: at 3 a.m., it will be 2 a.m.

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