Employment & Labor

#2026-219Decree No. 2026-219 of 30 March 2026 increasing the specific solidarity allowance, the temporary waiting allowance and the retirement equivalent allowance

🇫🇷France··Other·Medium Impact·View source ↗

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🇬🇧 English

This French decree, published on 31 March 2026, raises the daily amounts of three social benefits effective 1 April 2026. The Allocation de Solidarité Spécifique (ASS), paid to long-term unemployed people who have exhausted their unemployment insurance rights, increases to 19.48 euros per day. The Allocation Temporaire d'Attente (ATA), intended for asylum seekers, refugees and certain other categories awaiting integration or employment, is set at 13.73 euros daily. The Allocation Equivalent Retraite (AER), which bridges income for older unemployed persons until they can claim a full pension, rises to 42.12 euros per day. The measure is signed by the Minister of the Interior, the Minister of Labour and Solidarity, and the Minister for Public Accounts.

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Key Changes

  • Daily ASS increased to 19.48 euros effective 1 April 2026
  • Daily ATA set at 13.73 euros from 1 April 2026
  • Daily AER raised to 42.12 euros starting 1 April 2026

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Obligations

What this law requires

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Set the daily amount of Allocation de Solidarité Spécifique (ASS) at 19.48 euros per day, effective 1 April 2026

French social welfare administration (managing ASS payments)
operational
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Set the daily amount of Allocation Temporaire d'Attente (ATA) at 13.73 euros per day, effective 1 April 2026

French social welfare administration (managing ATA payments)
operational
high

Set the daily amount of Allocation Équivalent Retraite (AER) at 42.12 euros per day, effective 1 April 2026

French social welfare administration (managing AER payments)
operational
high

Publish this decree in the Journal officiel de la République française

French government/Ministry of Public Accounts
disclosure
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Ensure implementation of the decree in accordance with each minister's respective responsibilities (Minister of the Interior, Minister of Labour and Solidarity, Minister for Public Accounts)

Minister of the Interior, Minister of Labour and Solidarity, Minister for Public Accounts
operational

Affected Parties

Long-term unemployed personsAsylum seekers and refugees+2 more…

Tags

social benefits,unemployment allowance,ASS