RSA beneficiaries know that the reform creates an obligation to carry out compulsory activities to maintain their rights.
Since January 1, 2025, the Active Solidarity Income (RSA) in France has undergone a major reform aimed at strengthening the professional integration of beneficiaries. Activities are now mandatory for maintain your rights.
The RSA changes its allocation method
Now, RSA recipients are now required to participate in integration activities for 15 to 20 hours per week. These activities include workshops, training, internships or volunteer missions, designed to facilitate the return to employment.
Moreover, all RSA beneficiaries are automatically registered at France Travail (formerly Pôle emploi). This measure aims to ensure personalized monitoring and coordinate professional integration efforts.
In addition, each beneficiary must sign a reciprocal engagement contract. The latter defines the integration objectives and the activities to be carried out.
This contract is therefore adapted to the individual situation. of each beneficiary. Personalized support is put in place, with dedicated representatives responsible for assessing the needs of beneficiaries.
And thus to offer solutions adapted to barriers to employmentsuch as mobility or childcare. Failure to comply with commitments may result in sanctions, ranging from temporary suspension to removal from the system.
Depending on the seriousness of the breach. This reform has sparked debatebecause some believe that it could stigmatize beneficiaries and add additional pressure.
A reform that is bearing fruit
You guessed it, all RSA beneficiaries are now automatically registered on the France Travail lists. If the CER already existed before this reform, it now includes a key obligation: to carry out 15 hours of weekly activities.
“These 15 hours do not constitute free work. These are personalized activities: company immersions, training, coaching… everything that can help you return to work.”says the regional director of France Travail in Center-Val de Loire.
At the same time, beneficiaries can also benefit accompaniment social. The latter therefore concerns health or housing issues.
According to Bénédicte de Choulot, vice-president of the board departmental Cher responsible for social affairs, the RSA was never designed as a permanent income. “The objective is to enable beneficiaries to return to professional activity and exit the system. »
-The Cher department, where the rate of RSA beneficiaries is intended to be the highest of the regionis already experimenting with this reform in the territory of Saint-Amand-Montrond. A challenge is to identify local businesses ready to welcome these beneficiaries.
While taking into account the sectors which recruit and geographical proximity. Sectors such as crafts, agriculture and construction, with high demand for labor, could benefit from this reform.
RSA: a challenge that remains to be consolidated
Aline Mériau, president of the Chamber of Trades and Crafts (CMA) of Centre-Val de Loire, underlines: “All craft professions, from catering to construction, are looking for talent. The more people we have ready to explore these professions, the better the local economy will be.”
However, the creation of a local economic network capable of integrating these beneficiaries remains a challenge. This is what Marc Gaudet, president of the Loiret departmental council, says.
“Building this network is complex: companies must be ready to welcome and support these profiles. But we are moving forward. » The reform nevertheless raises concerns.
A report published in October 2024 by Catholic ReliefAequitaz and ATD Fourth World warn of the risk of substitution between these mandatory activities. And real jobs.
He cites in particular the case of a mayor using beneficiaries to maintain a cemetery miss the budget to hire. However, David Gallier wants to be reassuring.
“If abuse is observed, we let's stop collaborating with the employer concerned. The employment contract assumes rights and duties for the beneficiary, but also for France Travail”he told France 3 Régions.
If the reform has been officially in place since January 1, its complete generalization will take around two years. Beneficiaries already registered before this date will not be seen not immediately affected.
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