Procedure · Unemployment and France Travail

The monthly update with France Travail: dates, what to declare and missed updates

Every month, between the 28th and the 15th of the following month, you confirm to France Travail that you are still looking for work and declare what has changed: hours worked, gross pay, training, sick leave. Without the update, you are no longer registered and that month's benefit is held back.

At a glance

Who: Every registered jobseeker, whether or not they receive benefit. Exception: if you have no benefit entitlement, while you wait for your first commitment contract or if you are on a social support pathway.
When: Every month, from the 28th to the 15th of the following month (opening on the 26th in February); for October 2026, for example, from 28 October to 15 November.
Where: In your personal space on francetravail.fr (under Ma situation), in the Mon espace app, by calling 39 49 (automated line, 24/7) or on a terminal in some agencies.
Cost: Free.
How long: The transfer is sent to your bank at the start of the following month if you update as soon as the window opens, otherwise on average 3 working days after your update (5 at most), plus your bank's own delay.

France Travail personal space (francetravail.fr)

Step by step

Know the update window. The update opens on the 28th of each month (the 26th in February) and closes on the 15th of the following month. Log in during that window: the message mon actualisation à effectuer appears under Ma situation. The sooner you do it, the sooner the transfer goes out.
Confirm you are still looking for work. Say that you are still looking for work if you want to stay registered, even if you worked during the month. If you have started working again without saying you are still looking, your registration ends, and with it the possibility of combining pay with benefit.
Declare every period of work. For each job during the month, enter the number of hours (without the minutes) and the gross pay (without the cents), including paid leave, bonuses and benefits in kind, but excluding end-of-contract payments. No payslip yet? Declare an estimated gross amount, then send the payslip.
Report other changes. Also declare any training, sick leave or workplace accident, maternity leave, an absence of more than 7 days, a disability pension or retirement. A change of address must be reported within 30 days, without waiting for the update.
Send your payslips. As soon as you declare any work, send the payslip from your personal space (Mes échanges et documents) or the Mon espace app. For temp work, the agency sends them itself. Without the payslip, the calculation of your benefit can be held up.
Check your payment. Each month's benefit is paid at the start of the following month, on the basis of 30 days. Days not paid (sickness, work) are not lost: they push back the end of your entitlement. You can track your payments in your personal space or the app.
If you forget, re-register straight away. A missed update ends your registration and holds back that month's benefit. Re-register immediately on francetravail.fr (Register, re-register, with known details pre-filled), then contact your adviser to sort it out: your remaining entitlement is not lost.

Documents to prepare

Your France Travail ID and password (or FranceConnect)
The number of hours worked during the month, contract by contract
Your payslips for the month (or the estimated gross pay if you don't have them yet)
The dates of any sick leave, training or absences

Pitfalls to avoid

Declaring net instead of gross pay, or forgetting the hours of a short assignment: you are overpaid and will have to pay it back.
Not declaring a period of work: the hours don't count towards recharging your entitlement and the pay is not used for future benefit.
Leaving it to the last day: the update closes at midnight on the 15th, and a connection problem that evening is enough to miss it; your registration then ends and that month's payment is held back.
A deliberately false declaration exposes you to a penalty, loss of your benefit and removal from the register for several months.

What Nego does for you

Tell you what to declare this month (hours, gross pay, bonuses, paid leave) from your payslip
Work out the gross pay from the net figure with the site's converter
Estimate what France Travail will pay this month if you worked
Help you put things right after a missed update or a declaration mistake

Nego follows the checked steps on this page, does the calculations with the site's tools and drafts your letters. It does not replace the administration: the procedure is completed on the official service.

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Frequently asked questions

What happens if I forget my monthly update?

Your registration ends and that month's benefit is not paid until your situation is sorted out. Re-register online straight away: losing your registration does not cancel your entitlement, which remains usable for its duration plus 3 years from when it opened.

Should I declare gross or net pay?

Gross, without the cents, including paid-leave pay, bonuses and benefits in kind; not end-of-contract payments (such as the end-of-contract bonus). If you only know the net figure, the site's gross-to-net converter works out the gross.

I don't have my payslip yet: what should I declare?

Declare the number of hours and an estimated gross pay, then send the payslip as soon as you have it. France Travail pays a provisional advance, then adjusts it once it has the payslip.

When does the benefit reach my account?

If you update as soon as the window opens, the transfer is sent to your bank at the start of the following month: from 2 November 2026 for October, for example. Otherwise, it goes out on average 3 working days after your update, 5 at most; the money then arrives according to your bank's processing times.

Can I do my update by phone?

Yes, on 39 49: the automated line runs 7 days a week, 24 hours a day (free service plus the cost of a call). From abroad, dial +33 1 77 86 39 49.

Official sources

Rules checked on 27 October 2026 against the sources above. This page explains the procedure; it replaces neither the administration nor legal advice.

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At a glance

Who

Every registered jobseeker, whether or not they receive benefit. Exception: if you have no benefit entitlement, while you wait for your first commitment contract or if you are on a social support pathway.

When

Every month, from the 28th to the 15th of the following month (opening on the 26th in February); for October 2026, for example, from 28 October to 15 November.

Where

In your personal space on francetravail.fr (under Ma situation), in the Mon espace app, by calling 39 49 (automated line, 24/7) or on a terminal in some agencies.

Cost

Free.

How long

The transfer is sent to your bank at the start of the following month if you update as soon as the window opens, otherwise on average 3 working days after your update (5 at most), plus your bank's own delay.

Step by step

Know the update window. The update opens on the 28th of each month (the 26th in February) and closes on the 15th of the following month. Log in during that window: the message mon actualisation à effectuer appears under Ma situation. The sooner you do it, the sooner the transfer goes out.

Confirm you are still looking for work. Say that you are still looking for work if you want to stay registered, even if you worked during the month. If you have started working again without saying you are still looking, your registration ends, and with it the possibility of combining pay with benefit.

Declare every period of work. For each job during the month, enter the number of hours (without the minutes) and the gross pay (without the cents), including paid leave, bonuses and benefits in kind, but excluding end-of-contract payments. No payslip yet? Declare an estimated gross amount, then send the payslip.

Report other changes. Also declare any training, sick leave or workplace accident, maternity leave, an absence of more than 7 days, a disability pension or retirement. A change of address must be reported within 30 days, without waiting for the update.

Send your payslips. As soon as you declare any work, send the payslip from your personal space (Mes échanges et documents) or the Mon espace app. For temp work, the agency sends them itself. Without the payslip, the calculation of your benefit can be held up.

Check your payment. Each month's benefit is paid at the start of the following month, on the basis of 30 days. Days not paid (sickness, work) are not lost: they push back the end of your entitlement. You can track your payments in your personal space or the app.

If you forget, re-register straight away. A missed update ends your registration and holds back that month's benefit. Re-register immediately on francetravail.fr (Register, re-register, with known details pre-filled), then contact your adviser to sort it out: your remaining entitlement is not lost.

Pitfalls to avoid

Declaring net instead of gross pay, or forgetting the hours of a short assignment: you are overpaid and will have to pay it back.

Not declaring a period of work: the hours don't count towards recharging your entitlement and the pay is not used for future benefit.

Leaving it to the last day: the update closes at midnight on the 15th, and a connection problem that evening is enough to miss it; your registration then ends and that month's payment is held back.

A deliberately false declaration exposes you to a penalty, loss of your benefit and removal from the register for several months.

What Nego does for you

Tell you what to declare this month (hours, gross pay, bonuses, paid leave) from your payslip

Work out the gross pay from the net figure with the site's converter

Estimate what France Travail will pay this month if you worked

Help you put things right after a missed update or a declaration mistake