The departmental allowance, in the amount of 500 euros per month, is provided for a period of four months.
The department (PS) of Loire-Atlantique will experiment over three years with a young income for 18-24 year olds in difficulty, the Departmental Council announced on Monday.
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«This personalized allowance of 500 euros per month“maximum should make it possible to support a thousand young people per year, indicated the institution in a press kit, recalling that those under 25 do not have access to the RSA. The departmental allowance is planned for a period of four months, “which can be extended if necessary within the framework of a contract with the young person“. The amount of this aid is determined individually and is aimed at young peoplewithout resources or with low resources, due to a family breakdown, low income of their parents or even an accident or an administrative change“, specifies the document.
At a cost of 2 million euros in 2022 for the institution, “this aid will allow young people in difficulty to meet their needs and to have tailor-made support for access to housing, employment or even healthcare“, underlined Michel Ménard, president of the Department of Loire-Atlantique. “A final evaluation in 2025 will make it possible to decide on the sustainability, adaptation or discontinuation of the system», implemented in consultation with various social actors such as local missions or solidarity associations.
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An unemployment rate of 22.3% among 15-24 year olds
According to figures provided by the institution, the unemployment rate reached 22.3% among 15-24 year olds in the department where more than 16,000 young people under 25 are registered with Pôle Emploi. Nearly 3,000 young people under the age of 25 pushed through the doors of Secours Populaire de Loire-Atlantique in 2021. Other departments, such as Gironde, are also experimenting with fairly similar basic incomes for young people.
On the other hand, the experiment in Haute-Garonne of a basic monthly income, ranging up to 500 euros for young people aged 18 to 24, was rejected last March by the prefect. The experiment, which would have been carried out with a sample of 1,000 people too young to receive the Active Solidarity Income (RSA), was not based on criteria of resources, and was therefore not within the competence of the department, according to the prefect.
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