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Extension of unemployment benefit rights expiring during the lockdown

The ordinance of 25 March 2020 allows an exceptional extension of unemployment benefit payments for job seekers whose rights run out from 12 March 2020 until a date set by order of the employment minister, no later than 31 July 2020. The order of 16 April 2020 sets that date at 31 May 2020, so the extension covers job seekers whose rights ran out between 12 March and 31 May 2020.

Measure originators

InitiatorGVT
Muriel Pénicaud
Gouvernement
Impact on public finances

No official estimate found for this measure.

Effective date
12 March 2020

Measure impact

Job seekers whose rights expired between 12 March and 31 May 2020 kept receiving their benefit beyond the normal end date.

Official references

Law number: Ordonnance n° 2020-324 du 25 mars 2020
Official Journal: JORF n° 0074 du 26 mars 2020 (texte n° 54)

Procedure timeline

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3 / 3 steps
Completed
26 March 2020

Publication in Official Journal

Phase 2 – Ordinance
Publication de l'ordonnance n° 2020-324 du 25 mars 2020 (JORF n° 0074, texte n° 54).
Completed
26 March 2020

Immediate application

Phase 2 – Ordinance

Ordonnance provisoire

Entrée en vigueur immédiate ; prolongation des droits arrivant à échéance à compter du 12 mars 2020.
Completed
23 March 2020

Authorization law promulgated

Phase 1 – Authorization
Loi n° 2020-290 du 23 mars 2020 d'urgence pour faire face à l'épidémie de covid-19, qui habilite le Gouvernement à légiférer par ordonnances.