In comparison with the circumstances had they not been implemented, the new social and fiscal measures rolled out in 2017 slightly improve – by 0.4% on a full-year basis – the standard of living of the lowest-earning 10% of the population. The effect of these measures on the standard of living of the population as a whole is neutral. However, each measure has different effects depending on the position of households on the scale of standards of living and depending on family composition. The lowest-earning 10% of the population are advantaged by the implementation of the youth guarantee (garantie jeunes), in addition to the recent exceptional revaluation of the active solidarity income (revenu de solidarité active – RSA) and of certain family benefits, but are disadvantaged by the decrease in housing benefit. At the other end of the scale of standards of living, the highest-earning 20% of the population are mainly affected by the increase in pension contribution rates. This increase also disadvantages households with an intermediate standard of living, however, they benefit from a tax reduction of 20% on non-recurring income. Overall, the reforms undertaken in 2017 as a whole have virtually no impact on standard of living inequalities.