Parking, school, sport, culture: the City of Lille adopts five measures to relieve purchasing power

In parallel with the adoption of price of €1 in swimming pools for the inhabitants of Lille, Lomme and Hellemmes, all summer, the Lille municipal council voted five strong measures to strengthen purchasing power. They concern parking, costs linked to schooling and sports, culture, and will benefit low-income households as well as young people.

The City of Lille adopts five measures to relieve the purchasing power of families

Lille Mayor Arnaud Deslandes listed these five changes in a video he posted on his Facebook page. This represents a shortfall of around €750,000, said the elected official, “but for you, that means €750,000 that you will not have to spend”. Here they are.

• Paid parking : “the most modest” will benefit from September 1st an annual subscription at the price of €1.
• School catering : prices are frozen for the coming year, and free meals will be extended to a greater number of beneficiaries, “subject to means testing”.
• For the single-parent families : in the context of school meals, after-school and extra-curricular activities, all prices will be lower, before “the implementation of a global plan”.
• Free museums for young Lille residents, up to the age of 25.
• Aide à la licence sportive : it applied to Lille residents under 11 years old, this age limit is revised upwards. She is now with Lille under 18 years old.

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