Integration through economic activity : current situation and outlook

Integration through economic activity is an original scheme whereby long-term unemployed people benefit from a salaried contract within private organisations.  From an associative perspective, the IEA programme is organised around three levers: professional placement, socio-professional support and the mobilisation of training initiatives. At the end of 2021, 137,869 beneficiaries were employed in one of the 4,000 structures for integration through economic activity (SIEA) with public funding estimated at €1.5 billion. 

Despite notable improvements over the last decade, particularly in terms of administrative simplification, a comprehensive review of the IEA programme revealed room for improvement.