The Amended law of 19 December 2014 relating to 1) social measures for the benefit of independent professional artists and intermittent workers and 2) the promotion of artistic creation determines the social measures for the benefit of professional artists and intermittent performers. This law provides for social assistance in favour of independent professional artists and assistance in the event of involuntary inactivity of intermittent performers; the aid granted is based on the minimum wage for skilled workers and constitutes financial support that artists and intermittent performers can use to pay their social security contributions. The law also includes aid (grants) for artistic creation, development and recycling, and the awarding of public commissions.
A Social Cultural Fund, supplied annually by a state grant takes charge of the social measures provided for by the law 2014.
Considering that certain of these provisions are no longer appropriate due to the evolution of the cultural sector in recent years as well as the evolution of the professionals’ working and living conditions (notably because of the Covid19 pandemic), an adaptation to this legislation has been submitted to Parliament in November 2021 by the ministry of Culture. The proposed amendments are the result of a dialogue between the various representatives of the artistic and cultural scene, launched at the end of 2019 by a public consultation, which aimed to launch reflections on the usefulness of such an adaptation. Consequently, changes applying to artists would comprise, for instance, the reduction of one year, or even the exemption (for university graduates) of the reference period preceding the application, as well as increase in the period of the benefit of aid and of the amounts of monthly aid. For intermittent workers, the scope will be broadened to include more professions and activities, an adaptation of the possibility to suspend the period of eligibility for aid (in the event of illness, maternity leave, parental leave, etc.) will be introduced, etc.
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