The amount of the Guaranteed Average Monthly Minimum Income (GAMMI) increases as of 1 April 2022, in accordance with the social agreement reached on 25 June 2021.
This agreement provides for an increase in the GAMMI in three stages:
- on 1 April 2022;
- on 1 April 2024;
- and on 1 April 2026.
What will be the rules as from 1 April 2022?
In a nutshell
To execute the first stage, the National Labour Council has concluded the following collective labour agreements (CLAs):
- CLA No. 43/15 dated 15 July 2021;
- CLA No. 43/16 dated 9 March 2022;
- and CLA No. 50/4 dated 15 July 2021.
On the basis of CLA No. 43/15 and CLA No. 43/16, the GAMMI applicable to workers aged 18 and over is increased to a single amount as of 1 April 2022.
Please note! It is planned that this increase will be compensated for by means of the social and fiscal work bonus and by introducing a very low wages reduction as part of the structural reduction.
The establishment of a single GAMMI, however, cannot impact the Guaranteed Average Monthly Minimum Income of workers under 21 years of age.
For this reason, CLA No. 50/4 modifies the percentage applied, as of 1 April 2022, when calculating the guaranteed income for these young workers.
Amounts as of 1 April 2022
|
Age of the worker |
Average Monthly Minimum Income |
|
16 years |
1,210.13 EUR (= 67% of 1,806.16 EUR) |
|
17 years |
1,318.50 EUR (= 73% of 1,806.16 EUR) |
|
18 years and more |
1.806,16 EUR |
Note - Special rules apply to young people under the age of 21 who are employed under a student employment contract.
Please note that the sectoral scales are available in our sector documentation.
Source: cnt-nar.be.