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Youth hiring subsidies

Subsidies paid to employers hiring young people under 26 on an employment contract. This aid is intended to help young people enter the labour market.

Measure originators

InitiatorGVT
Bruno Le Maire
Gouvernement
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European origin

EU
Directive/Regulation
France Recovery and Resilience Plan
Context

European Recovery and Resilience Facility supporting youth employment

Amount
4,000 €/year
Impact on public finances
Costs 1.1 bn € (one-off)total cost of the scheme · 2021 estimate · State
Source of the estimate: Sénat - Rapport PLF 2022, mission Plan de relance (Indirect official figure)

A positive amount is revenue or savings for public finances; a negative amount is a cost or lost revenue.

Effective date
1 June 2021

Measure impact

Employers hiring a young person under 26 on a full-time contract receive aid of up to €4,000 per year. Around 803,000 young people benefited from this measure, with 84% of the funding coming from the European recovery mechanism.

Procedure timeline

Follow the progress of this fiscal measure through the different stages of the parliamentary procedure.

100%
4 / 4 steps
Completed
1 June 2022

Entry into force

Application

Immédiate ou à la date prévue

Ajouter un événement marquant la fin des versements (approximativement juin 2022, 12 mois après le dernier contrat éligible de mai 2021).
Completed
31 May 2021

Publication in Official Journal

Publication
Actors
Gouvernement
Publication of decree for hiring aid for youth under 26
Completed
5 August 2020

Publication in Official Journal

Publication
Ajouter l'événement de publication du Décret n° 2020-982 du 5 août 2020, véritable point de départ légal de la mesure.
Completed
1 August 2020

Entry into force

Application

Immédiate ou à la date prévue

Hiring aid for youth under 26 effective June 1, 2021