Assist with recovery or company creation (Arce)

Verified 01 July 2023 - Legal and Administrative Information Directorate (Prime Minister)

The company Recovery and Creation Aid (Arce) is financial aid paid by Pôle emploi and intended for company creators or buyers. It consists in receiving part of its unemployment benefits in the form of capital and subject to conditions. When your employment contract ended on or after 1er July 2023, the amount of the Arce is 60% the rights to the assisted return to work (ARE) allowance which remain to be paid.

The CRA is open to those registered as a job seeker in Pôle emploi in the following situations:

  • Job-seeker who is in receipt of the return-to-work assistance allowance (ARE) at the time of recovery or company creation
  • Employee who creates or takes over a company after the termination of his employment contract and who has terminated his reclassification leave or to its mobility leave. This company creator or buyer must register as a job seeker.

The Arce is not cumulative with the planned area in case of a resumption of activity, occasional or reduced.

To benefit from the Arce, you must complete the 3 conditions following:

  • Have created or resumed a company in France after the end of your employment contract
  • Benefit from the return-to-work assistance allowance (ARE)
  • Benefit from support for company creators and buyers (Acre) which is a partial or total exemption from social security contributions for 1 year

The amount of the Arce depends on the end date of your employment contract:

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Until June 30, 2023

The amount of the Arce is equal to 45%of the amount of the duty to the ARE the amount remaining to be paid when the company commences business.

A deduction from the participation of 3% for the financing of supplementary pensions shall be applied to the amount of the capital.

Example :

The 1er January 2021, a jobseeker is entitled to a €40 per day for a period of 730 days.

Taking into account the waiting time and the deferred compensation, it starts on the 1er March 2021. He perceives the Are of the 1er as of March 31, 2021.

The 1er in april 2021, he founded his company. On that date, he has a balance of 700 days (730 days - 30 days).

The amount of the capital will be: [(€40 x 700 days) x 0.45] = €12,600 (with deduction of 3% : €12,222).

From 1 July 2023

If your employment contract ends on or after 1er July 2023, the amount of the Arce is equal to 60% of the capital remaining from the rights to theARE.

A deduction from the participation of 3% for the financing of supplementary pensions shall be applied to the amount of the capital.

Example :

The 1erJuly 2023, a jobseeker loses his job and registers in Pôle emploi on July 2 to receive the ARE. Its ARE right corresponds to €40per day for 548 days.

Taking into account the waiting time and the deferred compensation, it starts on the 1er October 2023.

He perceives the Are of the 1er October 31, 2023.

The 1er in november 2023, he founded his company. On that date, it has a balance of 517 days (548 days - 31 days).

The amount of the capital will be: [(€40 x 517 days) x 0.60] = €12,408(with deduction of 3% : €12,035).

Payment of the Arce is made in 2 installments:

  • The 1er payment, equal to half of the aid, shall be made when the activity begins.
  • The 2ndnd payment is made 6 months after the date on which a company is created or taken over, if the buyer or creator is still carrying on the activity for which the aid was granted.

The jobseeker must complete an Arce application with Pôle emploi.

He has to give Pôle emploi a proof certifying the creation or takeover of a company under the Acre scheme. For example, it may be a proof of registration to the national company register (NCR) or a Kbis extract. This document is provided by the one-stop shop for company formalities.

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In the event of the company ceasing to be active, it is possible to collect the rights to the return-to-work assistance (Are) allowance previously opened and not yet paid. To do this, we must re-register as a jobseeker.

The remaining portion of the EI entitlement remains available for 3 years from the date of entitlement. After this period, the rights are lost.

Example :

A creator/purchaser's rights to the AER have been open since February 2023. He has six months left in the allowance. In the event of the business of the company being set up or resumed ceasing to operate, it may request payment of its remaining entitlements until at least August 2026.

You can benefit from a resumption of payment of your remaining rights to the ARE when you have taken up an employed activity in parallel with your self-employed activity.

All conditions the following must be present:

  • You are still performing the activity you created or resumed for which you received the CRA.
  • You received the second installment of the Arce from 1er July 2021.
  • You have resumed an activity as an employed person and your employment contract has ended after the award of the Arce

This resumption of the payment of your AER entitlements occurs at the end of a period obtained by dividing the gross amount received on the second payment by the gross amount of your Aare allowance. It shall apply from second installment of the Arce.

Example :

You have a daily allowance ofARE of €50per day over 12 months.

In July, you receive the second installment of the Arce equal to €4,106.25.

In August and September, you resume a job.

The duration of the deferral Arce shall be: €4,106.25/50, or 82 calendar days.

The resumption of payment of your ARE fee will be in October for 82 days.

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You should contact your Pôle emploi adviser for more details or consult the Pôle emploi website.

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