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What are the conditions for receiving unemployment benefits?
An official question of the French civic exam, with its answer and the official text that proves it, in French and English.
Resident card no. 198
Quelles sont les conditions pour toucher les allocations chômage ?
What are the conditions for receiving unemployment benefits?
Answer. Having lost your job through no choice of your own, having worked enough beforehand, generally at least 6 months over the last 24 months, and being registered with France Travail while looking for a job.
Avoir perdu son emploi sans l’avoir choisi, avoir assez travaillé avant (en général au moins 6 mois sur les 24 derniers mois) et être inscrit à France Travail pour chercher un emploi.
Unemployment benefit is paid to people who lost their job involuntarily, for example through a dismissal or the end of a fixed term contract (CDD). Resigning does not normally give you the right to unemployment benefit, except in special cases. Since 1 April 2026, 5 months of work is enough for someone claiming unemployment benefit for the first time. You must also live in France and actively look for a job.
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