COVID-19-Specific Daily Allowance

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posted on 2023-11-06, 21:19 authored by Mary DalyMary Daly, Sunwoo RyuSunwoo Ryu, Ertugrul PolatErtugrul Polat

The establishment of new COVID-19-specific daily allowance (mise en place d’une allocation journalière en cas de COVID-19) was put in place

History

Country

France

Policy Area

Parental leave

Measure

Paid parental leave

Eligibility

Workers who had to stay at home to care for children aged under 16 during the closure of ECEC settings and schools

Type

Cash (social insurance)

Start / Announced Date

18/03/2020

End Date

May-20

Amount

50% of the claimant's basic daily wage (calculated based on the average gross wage up to a maximum of 1.8 times the monthly minimum wage, which was €2,770.96 net)

Total Cost

N/A

Recipients

Parents

Route to the child

Indirect

Sources

Huteau, G., Legros, M., Martin, C., Sopadzhiyan, A. and Valdes, B. (2021) ESPN thematic report: social protection and inclusion policy responses to the COVID-19 crisis - France. Available at: https://ec.europa.eu/social/main.jsp?pager.offset=10&advSearchKey= ESPN_covid2021&mode=advancedSubmit&catId=22&policyArea=0&policyAreaSub=0&country=0&year=0