Question 31264 — French people abroad

Summary

Mr. Meyer Habib reminds the Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs that the Government announced on April 30, 2020 a support plan for French people abroad amounting to 240 million euros, including 50 million euros intended for social assistance. This envelope aims in particular to transpose for French people established outside France the hardest hit by the covid-19 economic crisis the unique exceptional aid of 150 euros per household and 100 euros per child. However, on July 3, 2020, only 390,000 euros, or 2%, were actually paid, while there are numerous needs all over the world to deal with the crisis, job losses and drops in income. The MP draws attention to the numerous requests of which he is the subject and the testimonies showing a worrying deterioration of the situation economic situation of many French families in the eighth constituency of French people living abroad. In a letter dated May 27, 2020 addressed to parliamentarians of French people living abroad, the Secretary of State to the Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs specified the eligibility criteria. The experience of the first weeks of implementation indicates that the management methods of the envelope hinder the effectiveness of the system. THE criteria are numerous and excessively strict, so that they exclude many compatriots in difficulty. Is it reasonable, for example, to ask for proof of absence of possibility of family, friendly or associative help for one-off help of a few hundred euros? The steps to be taken are cumbersome and only online, which complicates the accessibility of this help for those most in difficulty. Some administrators complain of a process that is too bureaucratic and opaque. Finally, aid can only be granted once despite the very difficult situations of many families. In order to maximize the social impact of this exceptional envelope, he asks it to redefine its management methods by simplifying the procedures, making the selection criteria more flexible and involving more parliamentarians, elected officials consular and local mutual aid and solidarity organizations (Oles).

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