Is a minimum income a UBI?

No. A means-tested, household or conditional minimum is not strict universal basic income.

COUNTRY FILE

France

FRAActive related benefit

National statusNo strict national UBI

It does not simultaneously meet universality, individuality, unconditionality, periodicity, cash and lasting national scale.

Related activityActive related benefit

RSA (Revenu de solidarité active); Universal income (Hamon 2017 proposal)

CheckedAugust 26, 2026

No material legislative change is listed after the source scan.

France has no strict national UBI (universal + individual + unconditional + periodic + cash + lasting). The closest current instrument is “RSA (Revenu de solidarité active)” (related): Means-tested minimum income.

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RELATED BENEFITS

Related benefits

Related programme

RSA (Revenu de solidarité active)

Means-tested minimum income. Adjacent, not UBI. 2017 Hamon proposal was not enacted.

PROPOSALS

Proposals

Proposal

Universal income (Hamon 2017 proposal)

Electoral proposal. Not enacted. RSA remains the national floor (adjacent).

CRITERIA

Six criteria, per programme

Flags from different programmes are not added together to imply a national UBI.

Proposal

Universal income (Hamon 2017 proposal)

UniversalNo

IndividualNo

UnconditionalNo

PeriodicYes

CashYes

Lasting nationalYes

SOURCES

Where this file comes from

Official source · 2026-08-26World Bank — World Development Indicators
Official source · 2026-08-26CAF — RSA
Institution or operator · 2026-08-26vie-publique.fr — Revenu universel

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