Emmanuel Macron wishes to condition the payment of the RSA to the practice of an activity

On a market in Strasbourg (Bas-Rhin), Friday March 18, customers are in favor of Emmanuel Macron’s proposal, who wants RSA beneficiaries to work between 15 and 20 hours a week. “After a while, we tend to let go“, recognizes a woman, herself unemployed for a few months. For another, this proposal is no longer an RSA, but “a disguised half-time. It’s a contract, without it being a contract of employment”.

Since 2017, Alsace has been experimenting with an RSA where volunteering is optional. Rachida Zalani, volunteer and beneficiary of the RSA, met in February 2019, indicated that her experience in a residence for seniors could be useful for her job search. In the region, 3% of recipients have chosen a voluntary activity. This device, if it were to be generalized to the whole of France, would concern 2 million households.