Social assistants and social aid
Employees
Helping staff facing difficult situations and developing a sense of belonging to our community: these are the objectives of the social policy of the University of Montpellier. Our system of social and leisure benefits affirms our values of fairness, solidarity, responsibility, social cohesion and personal fulfillment.
In addition to interdepartmental benefits, the university offers specific assistance to help you cope with difficulties in many areas of daily life (help with costly care, exceptional financial aid, etc.),
At the heart of the system, the UM's social workers are there to support you, helping you resolve your professional, personal and family problems.
Our social policy also aims to encourage everyone to take part in sporting, leisure and cultural activities (vouchers, ticket sales) (see tab...).
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Social workers
The UM's social workers are here to help you solve your professional, personal and family problems.
- They offer you support, information and advice, after assessing your situation and working with you to find the most appropriate solutions.
- They rely on a network of internal and external professionals (network of social workers, social services, CAF, MDPH, etc.).
- They welcome you by appointment at their offices (Triolet campus and downtown site) and also hold office hours at other sites. If you are unable to travel, they can also meet you at your home. Interviews are held in complete confidentiality, in compliance with professional secrecy (in accordance with art. 225 of the Family and Social Action Code).
On the private front :
- Administrative: information, access to rights...
- Financial: processing of applications for appropriate benefits (budget imbalance, financial aid, over-indebtedness with the Banque de France, etc.).
- Personal and family: isolation, change of family situation, difficulties with children or an elderly relative, abuse, domestic violence, death...
- Housing: difficulties accessing and remaining in housing, social housing applications, FSL (Fonds de Solidarité pour le Logement) applications...
- Health: information on sick leave entitlements, job retention support...
On a professional level
- Home or mobility ;
- Suffering at work;
- Retirement or transfer ;
- Etc.
Social assistance
There are two types of service:
- interministerial services, known as PIM ;
- the University of Montpellier's social action initiative, called ASIUM.
Some assistance is conditional, while others are open to all.
There are three categories of aid:
- allocated to ALL staff, permanent and contract, from their 1st day at the establishment
- attributed from the 1st day at the establishment, to permanent staff, and to contract staff with a minimum 6-month employment contract or after 6 months of multiple contracts
- granted on a means-tested basis.
What you need to know
Benefits are granted on application to the Social Action and Leisure Department.
Social action benefits are optional.
They may only be granted within the limits of the appropriations set aside for this purpose, and their payment may not give rise to a callback.
Exceptional aid and interest-free loans
If you're experiencing occasional, unforeseen financial difficulties, our social workers can prepare applications for exceptional financial aid or interest-free loans, which they present anonymously to the UM's social committee, which meets around once a month.
Contact them for further information.
Help with vacations, leisure activities and breaks
Encourage staff and their families to go on vacation: camping, unapproved rental accommodation, hotels, etc.
This aid covers all stays not covered by the interministerial "children's stays" benefit.
From €10.50/day to €14.70/day, depending on the family quota (QF), with an annual family ceiling of €300 to €450.
Legal assistance for everyday life
The UM offers a free telephone legal assistance service. This service is exclusively reserved for staff employed and paid by the UM.
It covers all areas of daily life: labor, consumer, housing, family and tax law...
Aid for expensive care
Help staff and their children with certain healthcare expenses, in addition to social security and mutual insurance reimbursements.
From 35% to 65% of out-of-pocket expenses up to a ceiling, depending on the FQ.
Please note: some expenses are not covered - for example, extra fees.
Students: grants, social assistance, housing, catering (Crous)
Higher education grants: applications for grants and/or accommodation are made via the "Dossier Social Étudiant". There is no age limit for disabled students. They also benefit from three additional years of scholarship entitlement.
Catering: all Resto'U restaurants and cafeterias are accessible to people with reduced mobility.
Accommodation: some halls of residence and university residences offer accessible accommodation for students with disabilities.
Click here to apply for accessible accommodation.
Social services: based at the Crous and at university sites (Montpellier, Nîmes, Perpignan), social service assistants welcome students, whatever their course of study. They listen, support, inform and advise students, and direct them to the various existing social aid services.
Contact:
Email (Please include first and last name, date of birth, INE, sector and place of study, telephone number and the subject of your request in no more than three lines).
Tel: 04 73 34 64 14
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