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Parliament gets back to work: Higher child benefit and important legislative bills on the agenda
After the summer recess, the Chamber of Deputies resumes on Tuesday, 13 October. Five public sittings are scheduled up to Thursday. A number of important legislative bills are also due to be put to the vote.
One of the main focuses of the parliamentary start is the increase in child benefit. On Thursday, MPs are to vote on the bill providing for an increase as of 1 January 2027. For children up to 11 years old, it would be 45 euros more per month; for children aged 12 and over, as much as 60 euros. The back-to-school allowance (allocation de rentrée scolaire) is also set to rise.
Housing, families and a new international school
On Wednesday, the so-called “remembrement ministériel” is on the agenda. This is intended to make it easier to redivide plots of land in order to implement construction projects. CSV MP Marc Lies is the rapporteur for the bill.
A vote will also be held on new rules in the area of family reunification. Here, CSV MP Stéphanie Weydert is the rapporteur.
On Thursday, the green light is also expected for the construction of a new international school with boarding facilities in Munneref. Around 210 million euros are earmarked for this project.
From health to foreign policy
In addition to the legislative bills, the Chamber will discuss a number of current issues. On Tuesday, this includes the COP31 climate conference, on Wednesday prevention in the health sector, Luxembourg’s digital sovereignty, and last summer’s forest fires.
On Thursday, a debate is scheduled on Luxembourg’s international obligations and responsibilities, particularly in connection with the situation in the occupied Palestinian territories.
Further information on the sittings, debates and legislative bills can be found at chd.lu and in the Chamber calendar.