Experiment — Zero Long-Term Unemployment Territories
The Dares (Ministry of Labour statistics department) indicates that 84 areas were part of the experiment as at 30 June 2025. Projects are organised around local players, the involvement of long-term unemployed people and the creation of suitable activities. Authorisation conditions and the financial framework must be checked with the experimentation fund and local players.
The “Territoires zéro chômeur de longue durée” (Zero Long-Term Unemployment Territories) experiment is a territorial approach: in authorised areas, employment-purpose enterprises (entreprises à but d’emploi) develop useful activities that do not compete with existing jobs and offer jobs to people who have been out of work for a long time. It is not general aid that a commercial company can apply for to fund its costs.
Funded by Ministère du Travail et des Solidarités
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Who can apply
The scheme is aimed at long-term unemployed people and players in authorised areas, notably employment-purpose enterprises and local partners. An ordinary company should not be treated as an automatic beneficiary.
Eligibility conditions
The project must be part of an authorised area and the experiment’s legal framework. The roles of the employment-purpose enterprise, the local committee and the steering bodies must be checked for each area.
What the scheme covers
Activities are defined locally to meet needs that are not sufficiently met, taking care not to compete with existing jobs. The aim is to create jobs suited to the skills and constraints of the people concerned.
Amount and funding terms
No generic business aid amount applies: funding depends on the experiment’s framework, the jobs and the authorised organisations. The applicable rules must be confirmed in the official documents of the fund and the area concerned.
How to apply
Contact the local employment committee or the regional TZCLD body to confirm that the area is authorised, how to apply and the roles open to project owners. Use the national website as an entry point, without treating the process as a standard grant.
Timeline
The experiment is ongoing depending on the area and the legal framework in force. Deadlines and authorisation possibilities are not uniform: confirm with the experimentation fund and the relevant authorities.
Key facts
- Funder
- Ministère du Travail et des Solidarités
- Type of funding
- Grant
- Status
- Ongoing
- Funding rate
- 95%
- Automatically extracted — check the official source
- Geographic scope
- Not specified
Frequently asked questions
Can any company apply for a TZCLD grant?
No. The scheme is territorial and built around authorised areas, local players and employment-purpose enterprises.
How many areas are involved?
The Dares counted 84 areas as at 30 June 2025.
Official source
No official URL is available in our data for this grant.
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