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