Summary
The "social economy" certificate allows recognised employers to benefit from the provision of staff under Article 60§7, with an increased subsidy.
In detail
- The approved social economy initiatives
- The approved insertion companies
- The approved employment development initiatives in the informal care for social purposes sector (IDESS)
- The approved socio-professional integration centres (CISP)
- The approved "neighbourhood associations"
- The approved ETAs (Sheltered Workshops)
- The approved "Resale stores"
To obtain your "social economy" employer certificate, you must have one of the accreditations or recognitions listed under "Public cible".
The "social economy" certificate allows recognised employers to benefit from the provision of staff under Article 60 §7, with increased subsidies.
What is Art. 60§7?
Article 60§7 is a professional integration measure for those receiving income support (RI) or the equivalent social assistance (ASE). It aims to help these individuals gain work experience and regain their entitlement to unemployment benefits.
The principle is simple: the public centre for social welfare (PCSW) can hire someone receiving income support or equivalent social assistance for the maximum period necessary to restore full entitlement to unemployment benefits.
The PCSW can then also make this person available to a third party (another local authority, non-profit organisation, social economy business, private company, etc.). In this case, the PCSW remains the employer and the third party is called the "user".
What is the increased subsidy?
Within the framework of article 60§7, the PCSW can benefit from an increased subsidy when it makes a hired person available to a structure with an approval or recognition, listed in the ‘Target public’ section. The purpose of this financial aid is to support the PCSW in its efforts to integrate vulnerable groups into the labour market.
The application for a "social economy" certificate is made by email.
Send your application to economie.sociale@spw.wallonie.be:
- In the email subject, state: "Social economy certificate" + the name of the applicant.
- Please attach all supporting documents to your email, proving that your structure is fully recognised in one of the categories listed under "Public cible" (accreditation, recognition, status, etc.).
All supporting documents proving that your structure is fully recognised in one of the categories listed under "Public cible" (accreditation, recognition, status, etc.).
- Ministerial Decree (from the Federal State) of 10 October 2004 concerning the establishment of a list of social-economy initiatives, with a view to the granting of an increased subsidy from the State for public social-welfares centres, for specific integration initiatives concerning the social economy.
- Article 14 of the Royal Decree of 16 May 2003, pursuant to Chapter 7 of Title V of the law of 24 December 2002 (I), aiming to standardise and simplify the social-security contribution schemes
Any natural or legal person who considers that an administrative body based in Wallonia or the Wallonia-Brussels Federation failed to act, in a matter concerning that person, in a manner consistent with its public service mission, may refer the matter, in writing or in person, to the Ombudsman of Wallonia and the Wallonia-Brussels Federation.
This complaint can be made in writing to the following address:
The Ombudsman of Wallonia and the Wallonia-Brussels Federation
Rue Lucien Namèche, 54
B-5000 Namur