It was in Pas-de-Calais that the error crept into the administration. Indeed, Philippe Deneuville one day realized that he was considered dead.
It was on February 3 that the retiree and his wife received a surprising letter. Health Insurance warns his wife that her husband would have died on December 28. “We were in shock, explains the retiree to BFM TV. I thought it was a mistake but since there was indeed my Social Security number in the mail, I realized that it was good for me.“
The consequences are immediate: if Philippe is dead, he no longer needs his pension or even a work accident pension. Deprived of this money, the pensioner contacted the French administration, in vain. “When I contacted my banker, he told me that it didn’t matter because I had a Livret A, but that’s not enough to finance administrative errors.“
The French administration finally reacted and informed Philippe of his mistake: he was confused with another man of the same name who died on December 28. His Insurance Fund assured him that everything would be back to normal, the retiree crosses his fingers.