Alors que la participation à des mesures d’insertion socioprofessionnelle peut s’avérer compliquée pour certains bénéficiaires de l’aide sociale (familles monoparentales, personnes âgées de 55 ans et plus, ou à l’aide sociale depuis plus de quatre ans), cet article montre que le bénévolat formel associatif peut apporter sociabilité et reconnaissance sociale aux allocataires, à condition qu’il ne soit pas instrumentalisé sous forme de travail gratuit.
Although participation in socioprofessional integration measures may be tricky for some benefits claimants (single-parent families, the over-55s, those in receipt of benefits for over four years), this article shows that formal volunteer work can bring welfare recipients sociability and social recognition, provided it is not used as a means of free labour.
Although participation in socioprofessional integration measures may be tricky for some benefits claimants (single-parent families, the over-55s, those in receipt of benefits for over four years), this article shows that formal volunteer work can bring welfare recipients sociability and social recognition, provided it is not used as a means of free labour.