Question 7100 — professions and social activities

Summary

Mr. Christian Girard alerts the Minister Delegate to the Minister of Labor, Health, Solidarity and Families, responsible for autonomy and disability, to the worrying situation of home help, whose role is nevertheless central in supporting the elderly and the most fragile people. In 2025, France faces a major demographic challenge: filling 800,000 home help positions in the next five years. This profession, essential to keeping the elderly at home and to the cohesion of an aging society, is experiencing rapid growth, with an increase of more than 20% in the volume of activity between 2023 and 2024. However, the working conditions and remuneration of these professionals remain largely precarious. The average salary in the sector oscillates between 1,600 and 2,000 euros gross monthly, barely above the SMIC, for work that is often fragmented, physically demanding and emotionally taxing. Furthermore, the issue of travel costs constitutes a major obstacle to the attractiveness of the profession. The mileage allowance of 0.38 euros per kilometer does not cover the actual costs incurred, particularly in rural or peri-urban areas. Added to this is the fact that travel times between two interventions are not systematically counted as working time, which significantly reduces the effective hourly remuneration. If the recent law for full employment of December 18, 2023 has brought certain progress, particularly in securing career paths, it remains insufficient to respond to the urgency of recruitment and the need to thoroughly upgrade these link professions. He therefore asks him what concrete measures the Government intends to take to upgrade the status of home help, in particular on the issue of travel costs, effective remuneration and improvement of working conditions.

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