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Social assistance for children: increase in care and explosion of budgets

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Social assistance for children: increase in care and explosion of budgets

The Directorate of Research, Studies, Evaluation and Statistics (Drees) devotes a file to Social Assistance to Children (ASE) which brings together and synthesizes the extensive data available. Objectives: analyze the profile of beneficiaries, the measures to which they are subject as well as the associated departmental expenditure. It highlights in particular a constant increase in care (392,600 young people), the evolution of reception methods (the decline of host families in favor of establishments) and the explosion of departmental budgets (11.7 billion euros). Press release.

As of December 31, 2024, 392,600 children and young people under 21 benefit from at least one ASE measurean increase of 1.5% compared to the end of 2023. They represent 2.4% of the entire population of those under 21. Among them, 224,700 (57%) benefit from a reception measure outside their usual living environment and 180,800 (46%) from an educational action, consisting of the intervention of a social worker at home. Certain young people can benefit simultaneously from a reception measure and an educational action: an educational action in an open environment (AEMO) can in particular be decided by the judge in addition to placement with a trustworthy third party. The measures are mainly the result of judicial decisions: this is the case for 79% of reception measures and 70% of educational actions.

Steady growth in the number of ASE measures

Between the end of 1998 and the end of 2024, the number of ASE measures increased by 1.5 to reach 405,500 measurements. This number, compared to that of young people under 21, increases regularly during this period. While it was 16.6 per 1,000 young people at the end of 1998, the rate of measures reached 24.6% at the end of 2024.

At the end of 2024, 224,700 young people will benefit from a reception measure at the ASEan increase of 1.4% in 2024, after +6.1% in 2023. The average annual increase was 2.0% between the end of 2019 and the end of 2022 and 4.8% between the end of 2015 and the end of 2019.

This progression is explained in particular by the sharp increase in receptions of unaccompanied minors (UMAs), first between the end of 2015 and the end of 2019 (+32% on average per year), then between the end of 2021 and the end of 2023 (+24% on average per year). It is also driven by the increase in the reception of young adults between the end of 2018 and the end of 2021 (+21% on average per year), then in 2024 (+6.5%), linked to the arrival at majority of a growing number of minors taken into care in previous years, in particular unaccompanied minors, and to measures favoring the continuation of their care. By the end of 2024, 32,600 young adults will benefit from a reception measure at the ASE.

The share of beneficiaries of an ASE measure among those under 21 varies greatly depending on the departments: only half of the communities have a share between 2.0% and 3.0%.

The share of children entrusted to the ASE in foster care continues to decline

At the end of 2024, 35% of children entrusted to the ASE are welcomed by family assistantscompared to 36% at the end of 2023 and 56% at its maximum in 2006. Authorized establishments constitute, for the third consecutive year, the most frequent reception method (40% at the end of 2024 and the end of 2023, 41% at the end of 2022). The remaining 25% are welcomed in other ways (independent accommodation, home placement, long-term and voluntary reception, reception with the future adopting family) or while waiting for a place of reception.

La prise en charge des mineurs non accompagnés
Les mineurs non accompagnés (MNA)* désignent la population des mineurs de nationalité étrangère se trouvant sur le territoire français sans adulte responsable et dont la situation a fait l’objet d’une évaluation, conduite par le conseil départemental, ayant conclu à la minorité et à l’isolement familial (art. R. 221-11 du CASF). Les articles L. 112-3 et L. 221-2-2 du CASF font référence à la notion de « mineurs privés temporairement ou définitivement de la protection de leur famille » et précisent qu’ils entrent dans le droit commun de la protection de l’enfance et relèvent donc à ce titre de la compétence des départements. La loi du 7 février 2022 (voir encadré plus bas) encourage la poursuite de la prise en charge de ces jeunes, une fois devenus majeurs, et révise les critères sur lesquels s’appuie la répartition des accueils des MNA sur le territoire.

*Également désignés comme « mineurs isolés étrangers » (MIE) avant 2016.

Child welfare spending on the rise

In 2024, the departments have dedicated 11.7 billion euros to child protection (including the remuneration of family assistants, but excluding other departmental staff costs). This amount is up compared to 2023, by 6.7% in current euros and 4.6% in constant euros, that is to say taking into account inflation. Between 1998 and 2024, total ASE spending increased 2.7 times in current euros, an increase of 78% in constant euros. These expenses, 80% dedicated to reception measures at the ASEalso finance the payment of allowances, the implementation of educational actions, as well as specialized prevention actions.

In 2024, the average annual reception expenditure per beneficiary is 42,400 euros at the national level. Departmental disparities may appear linked to the structure of the reception offer in the department. Reception expenses per beneficiary thus tend to be higher in departments which make greater use of institutional placements or other forms of care outside of foster families.

La loi relative à la protection des enfants de 2022
La loi du 7 février 2022 relative à la « protection des enfants » vise notamment l’amélioration de la situation des enfants protégés par l’ASE. En particulier, les dispositions suivantes s’appliquent aux mesures d’aide sociale à l’enfance décrites ici :
• Déjà possible, l’accompagnement des jeunes de 18 à 21 ans pris en charge par les services de l’ASE durant leur minorité devient obligatoire. Le texte dispose également que soit systématiquement proposé à ces jeunes un contrat d’engagement jeune (CEJ), dispositif ce substituant à la Garantie jeunes (GJ) à compter du 1er mars 2022.
• S’agissant des modalités d’accueil à l’ASE, la recherche d’un membre de la famille ou d’un « tiers digne de confiance » en mesure d’accueillir l’enfant concerné doit désormais être systématiquement privilégiée.
• Les fratries ne peuvent plus être séparées et doivent bénéficier d’une prise en charge dans un même lieu d’accueil, sauf si leur intérêt supérieur justifie une séparation.
•Concernant les modalités de prise en charge des enfants et jeunes accueillis à l’ASE, la loi interdit, à partir du 1er février 2024, le recours à l’hébergement en hôtel ou tout autre établissement non autorisé par le CASF. Un décret d’application, publié le 18 février 2024, autorise, à titre exceptionnel et pour des situations d’urgence ou de mise à l’abri, l’hébergement des mineurs âgés d’au moins 16 ans et des jeunes majeurs de moins de 21 ans dans des structures dites « jeunesse et sport » ou relevant du régime de la déclaration. Cette prise en charge exceptionnelle est limitée à une durée maximale de deux mois et doit respecter des modalités spécifiques d’encadrement, ainsi que des exigences de formations pour le personnel encadrant.
• Enfin, plusieurs dispositions concernent les mineurs non accompagnés (MNA). Il n’est plus possible de réexaminer la minorité d’un MNA, dès lors qu’elle a déjà été évaluée. Sa prise en charge par les départements devra par ailleurs être systématiquement signalée en préfecture et le jeune inscrit au fichier national d’appui à l’évaluation de la minorité (AEM).

• Social assistance for children – 2026 Edition, Tedjani Tarayoun, with Élisa Abassi, Moussa Keita, Klara Vinceneux, Les dossiers de la Drees, No. 138, June 2026.

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