Since February 1, 2026, the landscape of professional mobility assistance in France has changed significantly. The removal of certain schemes, the implementation of the reconversion period, and the freezing of compensation thresholds are reshaping the real options available to employees and employers. This article reviews the mechanisms in place, their limitations, and the areas of uncertainty that remain.
Reconversion Period: The Scheme Replacing Collective Transitions and Pro-A
Effective February 1, 2026, the reconversion period merges two previous schemes: Collective Transitions (Transco) and the Reconversion or Promotion through Alternation (Pro-A). The DREETS Normandie has confirmed this replacement, which changes how an employee can consider internal or external mobility with the support of their company.
The goal remains to support employees whose jobs are at risk towards a new position by financing a certified training. However, the practical modalities of this new framework (maximum duration, level of coverage, exact role of the skills operator) are still poorly documented on official channels. Feedback from the field varies on this point, with some OPCOs having published their own interpretation grids.
For companies, this merger theoretically simplifies the administrative process. One single point of contact replaces two distinct procedures. Before initiating a process, it is useful to consult the different types of mobility assistance on Claravox to situate this scheme among all existing options.
Mobility Assistance from France Travail: A Frozen Threshold that Reduces Access
The mobility assistance provided by France Travail covers travel, accommodation, and meal expenses incurred for a job or training far from home. The mechanism is conditional on the amount of daily allowance received by the job seeker.
The eligibility threshold is set at 32.13 euros per day. This amount has not been increased as of July 1, 2026, due to a lack of decision from Unédic. In practice, a job seeker whose allowance exceeds this ceiling does not have access to the scheme, even if their transportation costs are high.
This freeze affects an increasing number of potential beneficiaries. With inflation in previous years, allowances that were once below the threshold now mechanically exceed it. The available data does not allow for precise quantification of the excluded population, but the issue has been raised in several official bulletins from France Travail published in July 2026.
Removal of Assistance for Driving License B
Another notable change: assistance for Driving License B from France Travail is no longer available since April 1, 2026. For job seekers in rural areas or poorly served by public transport, this removal creates a blind spot. No national replacement scheme has been announced to date, which shifts the responsibility to local assistance, where they exist.
Sustainable Mobility Package and Transport Allowance in Companies: What Changed in 2026
On the employer side, two main levers coexist to support employees’ commuting:
- The sustainable mobility package (FMD) covers travel expenses for cycling, carpooling, or other so-called sustainable transport modes. It remains exempt from social contributions within a certain annual limit.
- The transport allowance reimburses part of the fuel costs or charging for electric vehicles for employees required to use their personal vehicles.
- The mandatory reimbursement of public transport subscriptions (up to half the ticket price) continues to apply in parallel and can be combined with the FMD under certain conditions.
The social changes integrated in 2026 particularly concern the exemption thresholds and the conditions for combining these schemes. For the employer, the challenge lies in the coordination: choosing between transport allowance and FMD, or combining them, requires checking the applicable ceilings for each exercise.
Localized Assistance: The Mobility Diagnosis as a Proximity Tool
Beyond national schemes, local assistance is developing with a different logic. The DORA platform, deployed in Rhône, for example, offers an individual mobility diagnosis aimed at job seekers supported by France Travail. The idea is to identify concrete barriers (lack of a license, fuel costs, distance from public transport) before proposing an adapted solution.
This type of local support is gaining ground, but it remains unevenly distributed across the territory. An employee or job seeker in Île-de-France does not benefit from the same network as in rural Normandy or in overseas territories. The “Well Aging” law of April 8, 2024, has also established a permanent fund of 75 million euros per year to support the mobility of home care professionals, targeting primarily the most rural departments.
The Issue of Housing in Geographical Mobility
When mobility involves moving, housing becomes the primary point of friction. The Mobili-pass scheme from Action Logement finances part of the costs related to double residency or moving for private sector employees. The mobility lease (contract from 1 to 10 months, without a security deposit) offers a transitional solution, but its availability strongly depends on the local rental market.
The combination of travel assistance, housing support, and a training scheme remains the most comprehensive scenario to secure professional mobility. In practice, assembling these aids requires navigating between several stakeholders (France Travail, OPCO, Action Logement, local authorities), without a unified point of contact.
The government website “My Aids Towards Employment” attempts to reference all mobility assistance to facilitate access to employment, but updates remain subject to the regulatory pace. Staying vigilant about application dates and the removal of schemes, such as that of Driving License B, remains the best protection against unpleasant surprises.