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Towards the end of the obligation for cities to create a CCAS: how the government is attacking these pillars of local solidarity

Towards the end of the obligation for cities to create a CCAS: how the government is attacking these pillars of local solidarity

As part of the examination of a Senate bill aimed at strengthening the powers of the prefect, the executive is attempting to pass an amendment removing the obligation for cities to have a structure to help the most vulnerable.

CCASs identify vulnerable people, assess needs, and help with access to rights, particularly in rural areas, where they bridge the digital divide. Here, at the CCAS in Lyon, a public writer receives those who need help completing administrative forms. © Stephane AUDRAS/REA

Since 2017, the recipe has been the same: save money by cutting back on the rights of the most vulnerable and, above all, ask nothing of the wealthiest. The measure the government is preparing to introduce in the form of an amendment to a Senate bill aimed at " strengthening and securing the prefectural power of derogation in order to adapt standards to the territories" is no exception.

If the addition were included in this bill being examined by the upper house, it would make the establishment of a municipal social action centre (CCAS) optional, which is currently mandatory for...

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