can I combine the 2024 Christmas bonus and widowhood allowance this year?

THE social assistance in are so numerous that it is sometimes difficult to find your way around, especially when it comes to accumulate. The Christmas bonus is offered for example in many cases, but is it granted to people benefiting from widow's allowance ? Here's what you need to know.

The widow's allowance is assistance paid to surviving spouse. This is granted in the absence of a survivor's pension. To benefit from it, certain conditions must be respected. The husband or wife must be under 55 years old and reside in France. The couple had to
to be married. The widower or widower must also be single and their income must not exceed 2,616.82 euros over the last three months preceding the application for widowhood allowance. Please note that the deceased must have contributed at least three months to old age insurance during the year preceding their death.

What are the conditions for benefiting from widowhood allowance?

The surviving spouse has a period of two years from the day of death to take the necessary steps. with the Caf or the MSA. If all the conditions previously stated are met, the beneficiary can claim 697.82 euros per month for two years or until age 55 if he is 50 years old at the time of his spouse's death.

However, this amount is the maximum. Its exact amount is
determined according to resources. Professional income, old age or disability pensions, allowance for disabled adults, annuities, death benefit are all criteria taken into account in the calculation of aid.

photo credit: Shutterstock The Christmas bonus is granted under certain conditions to recipients of widowhood allowance.

Who can receive the Christmas bonus in 2024?

Now let’s look at the Christmas bonus. This
exceptional help will be paid again in 2024. the most precarious families are affected by this system. THE RSA beneficiariesASS (Specific Solidarity Allowance), ACRE (Aid for Business Creation and Resumption), public internship remuneration, training remuneration Job Center or AER (Allocation Equivalent Retirement) can claim it.

The allocation of this aid is automatic. No request is to be made with the Caf. If you can benefit from it, it will be paid directly to you during December 2024 or January 2025 depending on the nature of your allowances. The amount for a single person without children is 152.45 euros. The amount increases depending on your personal situation. For example, a couple with three children will receive 381.12 euros. But what about surviving spouses benefiting from widowhood allowance?

How to combine the Christmas bonus and the widowhood allowance?

This is a special case, but the accumulation of the two aids is possible. One of the main conditions to qualify for the Christmas bonus is to not being retired. However, if a person has made sufficient contributions, but has not reached the legal retirement age, they will then be able to
receive the Christmas bonus
.

photo credit: Shutterstock The Christmas bonus is assistance reserved for the most vulnerable people.

In this situation, the only way to obtain this end-of-year assistance is to be registered with Pôle Emploi and to touch the AER (Retirement Equivalent Allowance). The system has no longer been accessible since January 1, 2011, but some people still benefit from it. The Christmas bonus is thus granted under this unique conditioneven if you receive a small pension. Beneficiaries receive the same amount as a single person without children,
or 152.45 euros.

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