Overview

Information portal on the social and legal rights of French citizens, designed to centralize access to the resources people need to understand and assert their rights. The platform is part of the ecosystem of public and private digital tools that make French law more accessible, alongside mesdroitssociaux.gouv.fr (the government portal launched by the Direction de la Securite Sociale with partners such as the CAF, the CPAM, the MSA and Pole emploi) and mes-aides.gouv.fr. The site offers plain-language information on the main social benefits and the administrative steps required to obtain them. Its goal is to combat the non-take-up of social benefits, a phenomenon affecting millions of French people every year who fail to claim the support they are entitled to. Mes-droits.fr directs users toward the government simulators and the relevant agencies for their procedures. The government portal mesdroitssociaux.gouv.fr, to which Mes-droits.fr connects, lets users access a unified view of their entitlements via FranceConnect, covering health, family, retirement, employment, social solidarity and housing. The non-take-up of social benefits is a major public-policy issue: according to estimates, between 30% and 40% of potential RSA beneficiaries do not claim it, and one third of people eligible for the complementaire sante solidaire (CSS) do not apply for it. Portals such as Mes-droits.fr help close this gap by simplifying access to information. The portal is aimed at people experiencing financial hardship as well as employees or retirees who want to make sure they are receiving all the support they are entitled to.

Combating the non-take-up of social benefits that affects millions of French people

Key features

Accessible, plain-language information for the general public
Centralization of resources on social and legal rights
Guidance toward the right contacts and relevant agencies
Regular updates reflecting legislative changes
Free access with no sign-up or account required
Content tailored to different profiles (employees, self-employed, retirees, students)
Complementary to the mesdroitssociaux.gouv.fr and mes-aides.gouv.fr portals
Helps reduce the non-take-up of the RSA (30-40% of non-claimants) and the CSS (one third of non-applicants)

Pricing

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Who is it for?

French citizens who want to understand their social rightsPeople experiencing financial hardship and looking for social supportEmployees, self-employed workers, jobseekers and retireesStudents seeking training and housing assistanceSocial workers helping beneficiaries navigate their procedures

Similar alternatives

Service Public

Mes-aides.gouv.fr

French government portal informing citizens about the social benefits available to them

French government portal informing citizens about the social benefits available in France, launched in March 2017 by the government to let people discover in a few clicks the benefits they may be entitled to. The site directs users to two specialised simulators: one dedicated to people under 30 through 1jeune1solution, covering more than 1,000 support schemes, and the other open to everyone through mesdroitssociaux.gouv.fr, assessing eligibility for around sixty social benefits. The simulator is built on OpenFisca, an open and free calculation engine used by economic researchers and other public services. Signing in via FranceConnect automatically pre-fills certain information already held by social-security bodies, streamlining data entry and reducing errors. Since April 2021, the simulator's code has been reused by the Aides Jeunes team, and the service has gradually been integrated into the 1jeune1solution platform on beta.gouv.fr. The portal is part of a 'Startup d'Etat' (government start-up) initiative led by the French Interministerial Digital Directorate (DINUM) to tackle the non-take-up of social benefits, a phenomenon affecting millions of people in France. It stands as a cornerstone of the fight against non-take-up of social rights, an issue affecting several million French households that fail to claim the benefits they are entitled to. The simulator's usage statistics are publicly available, reflecting the project's transparency.

France

Dual approach with targeted simulators based on the user's profile (young person or general public)
Coverage of more than 1,000 support schemes for young people via 1jeune1solution
Eligibility assessment for nearly 60 benefits for the general public

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