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France's Senate approves bill letting courts deduct riot damages from family aid

The Senate vote follows unrest estimated at over 1 billion euros, as Italy makes parents pay for damage caused by minors.

Updated Oct 30, 2026 · 14:16 UTC2 reports

The short version

  • France's Senate approved a bill 229-105 letting courts deduct riot damages from family allowances and housing aid once rulings are final.[Associated Press · ABC News]
  • Cost-of-living protests in France caused estimated damage above 1 billion euros and nearly 2,400 arrests in one weekend.[Associated Press]
  • Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni said a new security decree makes parents pay for damage caused by minors.[Associated Press]
  • Fact-checker Maldita.es found calls for Halloween protests in 46 cities across at least nine European countries.[Associated Press · ABC News]

Key facts

  • France's Senate approved the measure 229-105, allowing riot-related damages to be deducted from family housing aid and allowances.[Associated Press · ABC News]
  • Cost-of-living protests in France led to estimated damage of over 1 billion euros and nearly 2,400 arrests in one weekend.[Associated Press]
  • Spanish fact-checker Maldita.es found calls for Halloween protests in 46 cities across at least nine European countries.[Associated Press · ABC News]
  • Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni said a security decree announced after looting in Milan makes parents pay when minors cause damage.[Associated Press]

What remains uncertain

  • The damage total above 1 billion euros is an estimate, and deductions depend on final court rulings under the bill.[Associated Press]
  • The parental liability principle is attributed to Meloni's public statement, and the ledger does not verify the decree's full terms.[Associated Press]

Sources

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