Social minimum incomes are going up from 1 January 2023. Photo: Shutterstock

Social minimum incomes are going up from 1 January 2023. Photo: Shutterstock

The minimum social wage as well as family and cost-of-living allowances were adjusted ahead of the new year, taking effect on 1 January 2023, the Luxembourg social security ministry shared on 30 December.

The minimum monthly social wage has been brought up amid rising inflation from €2,256.95 to €2,387.40 a month for untrained persons above the age of 18, and from €2,708.35 to €2,864.88 for qualified workers. For 17-year-olds, this salary is limited to €1,909.92 and to €1,790.55 for teens between 15 and 17. The social inclusion revenue (Revis) has also gone up from €791.80 to €837.55 for adults.

Family allowances have also been adapted. Those under the new regimen (active since August 2016) will receive €285.41 per child per month, compared to €271.66 in 2022. Those under the old regimen will receive an allowance ranging from €285.41 per month per child for an only-child family to €411.53 per month per child for a family of five children.

Back-to-school allowances remain unchanged, as parents of children between ages 6 and 11 will receive €115 as a back-to-school allowance. For students above the age of 12, they will receive €235.

Cost-of-living allowances are also the same as the year before, with a single-person household being eligible for help adding up to €1,652 a year, and a 5-or-more-persons household potentially receiving €3,304 a year.

However, two elements have been added: an energy cost allowance ranging from €200 to €400 depending on the size of the household, and a rise in the maximum yearly wage threshold for access to the allowance. In 2022, a person could still access the subsidy if they made less than €27,106.05 a year. From 2023, anyone earning less than €28,730.85 a year can apply for the cost-of-living allowance.

Severely disabled persons also see their social parameters adapted, with a monthly income of €1,675.09 per month and a special benefit of €782.64. In 2022, the monthly subsidy stood at €1,583.59 and the special allowance at €763.56.

The detail is available (in French only) below.