Returning the economic victims of the crisis to the labor circuit as quickly as possible: this is the meaning of the poverty reduction measures announced by Prime Minister Jean Castex on Saturday in Epinay-sur-Orge, in Essonne. 

The fight against poverty by returning to activity and work, rather than by raising social minima: this is the meaning of the announcements made by Jean Castex on Saturday.

In Epinay-sur-Orge, in Essonne, the Prime Minister listed a series of measures aimed at returning the economic victims of the coronavirus crisis as quickly as possible to the employment circuit. 

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Prevent precarious workers from falling into poverty

To respond to criticism from associations, the Prime Minister recalled that nearly eight billion euros have been put on the table by the executive since the beginning of this year to fight against poverty.

An allusion in particular to the exceptional aid of 150 euros (plus 100 euros per child) paid last spring to people receiving the RSA or the specific solidarity allowance - aid which will be paid a second time from the end of November .

But the government's priority, therefore, is to prevent precarious workers from falling into poverty as a result of the expected explosion in unemployment.

Hence the effort that will be made on integration through economic activity with, the first announcement, the release of 150 million euros to finance 30,000 additional positions in integration companies.

The number of "skills employment paths" doubled

In the same logic, the government will put 120 million euros on the table to double the number of "skills employment paths", these assisted contracts created in 2018 and deployed in priority areas of the city.

To make these contracts more attractive to associations and local authorities, the State will finance them up to 80%, against 50% currently.

Finally, the other major part of the plan presented on Saturday morning concerns housing assistance, with the renewal in 2021 of the assistance for unpaid rents set up just before the summer by Action Logement, and the creation of 1,500 places. accommodation for single women leaving maternity.