Professional security allowance (ASP)
Verified 18 September 2026 - Public Service / (Prime Minister)
In the event of dismissal for economic reasons, where the employee accepted the professional security contract (CSP)France, Travail (formerly Job center) pays him a financial aid called professional security allowance (ASP). We take stock of the regulations that vary according to the length of service of the employee in the company.
FYI
Seniority is calculated:
- Either on the date of submission of the letter of notification of dismissal, when notified before the end of the 21-day reflection period left to the employee to accept or refuse the CSP
- Either at last day of the 21-day reflection period, where the letter of dismissal has not yet been notified.
1 year or more
The employee can estimate the amount of his professional security allowance using a simulator:
Guide to the simulators of allowances and aids of France Travail (formerly Job center)
Please note
The amount of this allowance shall be at least equivalent to the amount of return to work allowance (ARE) which the employee would have received in the event of dismissal without a CSP.
The occupational security allowance is paid at the end of each month to the beneficiary who has updated his situation with France Travail.
The occupational security allowance is due the day after the end of the employment contract.
There is no deferred compensation, or wait time.
Please note
In case of accession at the CSP on a proposal from the France Travail advisor, the payment of the ASP begins the day after the end of the 21-day reflection period.
The professional security allowance is paid for a period of 12 months from the date on which the professional security contract (CSP) takes effect, regardless of the period of affiliation enjoyed by the employee.
No, the payment of the occupational security allowance is not degressive.
Yes, the payment of the occupational security allowance (ASP) is suspended in the following cases:
- Resumption of an employed professional activity in the form of CDD: titleContent or a temporary employment contract of at least 3 days. The total accumulated periods may not exceed 6 months.
- Social security coverage of the SPA beneficiary and daily allowances (e.g. in case of illness or accident)
- Payment of one of the following benefits: supplement to the free choice of activity of the early childhood care benefit or shared child-rearing benefit (parental education leave), daily caregiver allowance (caregiver leave), daily allowance for family solidarity leave (family solidarity leave), daily allowance for parental presence (parental attendance leave)
- Beneficiary no longer residing in metropolis, the overseas departments (except Mayotte), Saint-Pierre and Miquelon, Saint-Barthélemy and Saint-Martin
- Commitment to civic service
- No update by the beneficiary of his monthly situation.
Payment is suspended for the duration of the event.
Payment of the occupational security allowance (ASP) permanently ceases in the following cases
- In the event of resumption of employment in CDI: titleContent, in CDD: titleContent or temporary employment contract of a duration of at least 6 months, the person concerned ceases to benefit from the professional security contract. The termination of the employment contract during the probationary period allows the resumption of the professional security contract for the remaining period.
- Cases of termination of the benefit of the CSP (refusal of a reclassification or training action for example)
- Creation or takeover of company
- Final departure of the SPA beneficiary abroad
- Resumption of a self-employed professional activity in France or abroad
- Full retirement age reached by the SPA recipient
- Early retirement by the SPA beneficiary.
The occupational security allowance is subject to the supplementary pension contribution.
Yes, the occupational security allowance is subject to income tax.
If, at the end of the professional security contract, the employee is still looking for a job, he can receive unemployment benefit to help people return to work (ARE).
The ARE is paid without deferred compensation, or wait time.
The duration of the compensation is reduced by the number of days during which the employee received the occupational security allowance.
Less than 1 year of service
The employee can estimate the amount of his professional security allowance using a simulator:
Guide to the simulators of allowances and aids of France Travail (formerly Job center)
The occupational security allowance is paid at the end of each month to the beneficiary who has updated his situation with France Travail.
The occupational security allowance is due the day after the end of the employment contract.
There is no deferred compensation, or wait time.
Please note
In case of membership of the CSP on proposal of the advisor France Travail, the payment of the ASP begins the day after the end of the reflection period of 21 days.
The employee can estimate the duration of payment of his occupational security allowance using a calculation simulator:
Guide to the simulators of allowances and aids of France Travail (formerly Job center)
No, the payment of the occupational security allowance is not degressive.
Yes, the payment of the occupational security allowance (ASP) is suspended in the following cases:
- Resumption of an employed professional activity in the form of CDD: titleContent or a temporary employment contract of at least 3 days. The total accumulated periods may not exceed 6 months.
- Social security coverage of the SPA beneficiary and daily allowances (e.g. in case of illness or accident)
- Payment of one of the following benefits: supplement to the free choice of activity of the early childhood care benefit or shared child-rearing benefit (parental education leave), daily caregiver allowance (caregiver leave), daily allowance for family solidarity leave (family solidarity leave), daily allowance for parental presence (parental attendance leave)
- Beneficiary no longer residing in metropolis, the overseas departments (except Mayotte), Saint-Pierre and Miquelon, Saint-Barthélemy and Saint-Martin
- Commitment to civic service
- No update by the beneficiary of his monthly situation.
Payment is suspended for the duration of the event.
Payment of the occupational security allowance (ASP) permanently ceases in the following cases
- In the event of resumption of employment in CDI: titleContent, in CDD: titleContent or temporary employment contract of a duration of at least 6 months, the person concerned ceases to benefit from the professional security contract. The termination of the employment contract during the probationary period allows the resumption of the professional security contract for the remaining period.
- Cases of termination of the benefit of the CSP (refusal of a reclassification or training action for example)
- Creation or takeover of company
- Final departure of the SPA beneficiary abroad
- Resumption of a self-employed professional activity in France or abroad
- Full retirement age reached by the SPA recipient
- Early retirement by the SPA beneficiary.
The occupational security allowance is subject to the supplementary pension contribution.
Yes, the occupational security allowance is subject to income tax.
If, at the end of the professional security contract, the employee is still looking for a job, he can receive unemployment benefit to help people return to work (ARE).
The ARE is paid without deferred compensation, or wait time.
The duration of the compensation is reduced by the number of days during which the employee received the occupational security allowance.
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