Stop stigmatising parents over school supplies grant, French rightwing MPs told

MPs from Les Republicains party had called for controls on annual payments to low-income households to combat fraud'

Rightwing opposition MPs in France have been accused of stigmatising the poor by suggesting low-income families are fraudulently using an allowance for school supplies.

The government spokesperson Olivier Veran said claims some families spent the money on televisions and alcohol were discrimination" and an old chestnut".