Haro on social assistance fraud. In a new decree published this Sunday, March 20, Ple emploi obtains unprecedented power: that of consulting the Ficovie file, which lists all life insurance contracts and capitalization contracts taken out with organizations established in France.
Authorized Ple emploi advisers can now check your life insurance by connecting to the ficoviea file managed by the tax administration, and which insurers are required to provide by declaring each year the operations carried out on contracts for an amount greater than or equal to 7500 euros.
In view of personal character access to the data listed in this file, access to it will however be reserved for agents individually designated and specially authorized by the director of Ple emploi, nuanced in the decree, represented by Capital and published at Official newspaper from Sunday March 20.
Control the payment of the ASS
Provided for by the finance law for 2021, this measure offers Ple emploi a new weapon for strengthen controls on job seekers and fight against social fraud, in particular in the context of the payment of the specific solidarity allowance (ASS), an aid intended for job seekers at the end of their entitlement and whose daily amount get up 16.91 euros.
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The payment of the ASS is indeed subject to a ceiling of resources: 1183.70 euros per month for a single person. An amount assumed to include all income of the job seeker, including those stemming from his financial assets. In practice, however, it was difficult for Ple emploi to verify whether the recipients complied with these eligibility conditions. At least, so far.
New powers
The public operator now has a 360 view on the resources of job seekers. In 2013, Ple emploi had already obtained the right to access the Ficoba file, which lists all the bank accounts and savings accounts opened in France. Authorized agents can also connect heritagea database set up by the DGFiP to assess the value of real estate.
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A forthcoming decree could further extend the prerogatives of the employment agency, by allowing it to check the authenticity of documents provided by recipients to private entities such as energy suppliers and telephone operators.
Enough to allow the institution to strengthen its operations to fight against fraud in social benefits. The Court of Auditors thus estimated the damage suffered or avoided by Ple emploi at nearly 212million euros in 2019 alone. 4.6 times more in 2010, the Court expressed concern in its annual report.
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