This aid initially planned to cover the months of November, December, January and February is extended for the months of March, April and May.
"More than 400,000 people have already benefited from it for the months of November and December, including 165,000 young people under the age of 30," said the ministry.
The exceptional aid created in November to guarantee a monthly income of 900 euros net to precarious workers is extended by three months, until the end of May, announced Monday the Minister of Labor, Elisabeth Borne, in a press release to AFP.
This aid, which has already benefited 400,000 people, allows all those who worked at least 138 days on a fixed-term or temporary basis (i.e. more than 60% of annual working time) in 2019, but who were unable to work enough in 2020 to recharge their rights to unemployment insurance due to the crisis linked to the Covid-19 epidemic, to benefit from a minimum income guarantee of 900 euros per month.
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100,000 potential beneficiaries still have to provide documents
This aid initially planned to cover the months of November, December, January and February is extended for the months of March, April and May.
"More than 400,000 people have already benefited from it for the months of November and December, including 165,000 young people under the age of 30," said the ministry.
It is paid automatically by Pôle emploi to job seekers who meet the criteria set by a decree of December 30.
The first aid payments were made on February 5, for the months of November and December.
The bonus for January will be paid between 21 and 24 February, that for February at the end of March.
The last payment, for the month of May, will take place in June.
This aid was announced at the end of November by Jean Castex and should notably benefit seasonal workers or event workers.
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Pôle emploi also sent a letter to more than 100,000 potential beneficiaries who still have to provide additional documents to be able to receive this aid.
An amount of more than one billion euros
"Given the uncertainties linked to the evolution of the health situation and the current difficulties of the labor market, I wanted this aid to be extended until the summer to protect precarious workers. Those who were working many in 2019 but chained short contracts, were heavily penalized with the crisis, "said Elisabeth Borne.
"With this extension, they will therefore be able to benefit from a minimum monthly income guaranteed by the State of 900 euros for 7 months", underlines the minister who speaks of aid "in the amount of more than a billion euros. euros ".