{"id":"dossiers/PL8382","title":"PL8382 — Fonds national de solidarité","type":"dossier","html":"<p>Bill 8382 (\"Fonds national de solidarité\"). The Chamber debated and voted it on 29 April 2025.</p>\n<p>Sittings: <a href=\"/lhoft?page=seances%2F2025-04-29-n078\" class=\"wikiLink\" data-target=\"seances/2025-04-29-n078\">Sitting of 29 April 2025</a></p>\n<h2>Debate</h2>\n<h3>29 April 2025 — <a href=\"/lhoft?page=topics%2Fpoverty-and-social-benefits\" class=\"wikiLink\" data-target=\"topics/poverty-and-social-benefits\">Poverty and social benefits</a></h3>\n<p>A question-hour exchange (question no 229) on the government's approach to in-work poverty, and then the general discussion and vote on bill 8382 reforming the Fonds national de solidarité, adopted by 58 votes with 2 abstentions and exempted from the second constitutional vote.</p>\n<p>Marc Baum (déi Lénk), asking the Minister of Labour whether the government shares his party's assessment of the in-work poverty rate:</p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Deelt d’Regierung eis Aschätzung, datt deen héijen Taux u Working Poor zu Lëtzebuerg inakzeptabel ass?</p>\n</blockquote>\n<p><em>Does the government share our assessment that the high rate of working poor in Luxembourg is unacceptable?</em></p>\n<p><a href=\"/lhoft?page=seances%2F2025-04-29-n078\" class=\"wikiLink\" data-target=\"seances/2025-04-29-n078\">Sitting of 29 April 2025</a>, <a href=\"/lhoft?page=deputies%2Fmarc-baum\" class=\"wikiLink\" data-target=\"deputies/marc-baum\">Marc Baum</a>, déi Lénk</p>\n<p>Georges Mischo, Ministre du Travail, answering that the government considers the in-work poverty rate unacceptable:</p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Natierlech ass fir dës Regierung den Taux vu Working Poor inakzeptabel. Dat ass ganz kloer.</p>\n</blockquote>\n<p><em>Of course, for this government the rate of working poor is unacceptable. That is very clear.</em></p>\n<p><a href=\"/lhoft?page=seances%2F2025-04-29-n078\" class=\"wikiLink\" data-target=\"seances/2025-04-29-n078\">Sitting of 29 April 2025</a>, <a href=\"/lhoft?page=deputies%2Fgeorges-mischo\" class=\"wikiLink\" data-target=\"deputies/georges-mischo\">Georges Mischo</a></p>\n<p>Nathalie Morgenthaler (CSV), stating the role of the Fonds national de solidarité in social policy:</p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Mir wëssen all, dass den FNS, deen 1960 gegrënnt gouf, eng wichteg Roll an eiser Sozialpolitick spillt.</p>\n</blockquote>\n<p><em>We all know that the FNS, which was founded in 1960, plays an important role in our social policy.</em></p>\n<p><a href=\"/lhoft?page=seances%2F2025-04-29-n078\" class=\"wikiLink\" data-target=\"seances/2025-04-29-n078\">Sitting of 29 April 2025</a>, <a href=\"/lhoft?page=deputies%2Fnathalie-morgenthaler\" class=\"wikiLink\" data-target=\"deputies/nathalie-morgenthaler\">Nathalie Morgenthaler</a>, CSV</p>\n<h2>Votes</h2>\n<h3>Main vote: PL 8382 - Fonds national de solidarité</h3>\n<p>29 April 2025 — Premier vote constitutionnel.</p>\n<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th style=\"text-align: right;\">For</th><th style=\"text-align: right;\">Against</th><th style=\"text-align: right;\">Abstain</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><a href=\"/lhoft?page=parties%2Fcsv\" class=\"wikiLink\" data-target=\"parties/csv\">CSV</a></td><td style=\"text-align: right;\">21</td><td style=\"text-align: right;\">0</td><td style=\"text-align: right;\">0</td></tr><tr><td><a href=\"/lhoft?page=parties%2Fdp\" class=\"wikiLink\" data-target=\"parties/dp\">DP</a></td><td style=\"text-align: right;\">14</td><td style=\"text-align: right;\">0</td><td style=\"text-align: right;\">0</td></tr><tr><td><a href=\"/lhoft?page=parties%2Flsap\" class=\"wikiLink\" data-target=\"parties/lsap\">LSAP</a></td><td style=\"text-align: right;\">12</td><td style=\"text-align: right;\">0</td><td style=\"text-align: right;\">0</td></tr><tr><td><a href=\"/lhoft?page=parties%2Fadr\" class=\"wikiLink\" data-target=\"parties/adr\">ADR</a></td><td style=\"text-align: right;\">5</td><td style=\"text-align: right;\">0</td><td style=\"text-align: right;\">0</td></tr><tr><td><a href=\"/lhoft?page=parties%2Fdei-greng\" class=\"wikiLink\" data-target=\"parties/dei-greng\">déi gréng</a></td><td style=\"text-align: right;\">4</td><td style=\"text-align: right;\">0</td><td style=\"text-align: right;\">0</td></tr><tr><td><a href=\"/lhoft?page=parties%2Fpiraten\" class=\"wikiLink\" data-target=\"parties/piraten\">Piraten</a></td><td style=\"text-align: right;\">2</td><td style=\"text-align: right;\">0</td><td style=\"text-align: right;\">0</td></tr><tr><td><a href=\"/lhoft?page=parties%2Fdei-lenk\" class=\"wikiLink\" data-target=\"parties/dei-lenk\">déi Lénk</a></td><td style=\"text-align: right;\">0</td><td style=\"text-align: right;\">0</td><td style=\"text-align: right;\">2</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Total</strong></td><td style=\"text-align: right;\"><strong>58</strong></td><td style=\"text-align: right;\"><strong>0</strong></td><td style=\"text-align: right;\"><strong>2</strong></td></tr></tbody></table>\n<p>No deputy voted against the majority of their party in this vote.</p>"}