Find out everything about the aid paid on December 17, amount, procedures, beneficiaries, etc.

Decryption The “Christmas bonus”, the minimum amount of which was set in 2024 at 152.45 euros, will be paid to beneficiaries of minimum social benefits on Tuesday December 17, the government announced at the end of November.

The “Christmas bonus”, an exceptional end-of-year bonus, will be paid to beneficiaries of minimum social benefits on Tuesday December 17 by the Family Allowance Fund (CAF), the Mutualité sociale agricole or France Travail.

• Who can benefit from the bonus?

“All beneficiaries of the active solidarity income (RSA), the specific solidarity allowance (ASS), the flat-rate bonus for resumption of activity and the retirement equivalent allowance (AER) will benefit. It will be paid automatically on December 17, 2024, the week before the Christmas holidays”detailed the Ministries of Solidarity, Autonomy and Equality between Women and Men, that of Labor and Employment and their counterpart responsible for the Budget and Public Accounts in a press release published at the end of November. The CAF website specifies that it can be paid in “January 2025 for beneficiaries of this aid whose entitlement began in December 2024”.

The “Christmas bonus” is allocated to more than 2.2 million households.

• What is its amount?

Not indexed to inflation, its amount of 152.45 euros remains the same as in 2023 for a single person, who only benefits from ASS or AER, in mainland France and in the overseas departments , excluding Mayotte.

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On the other hand, for people receiving RSA, the premium amounts are progressive depending on the composition of the family. A single person without children will receive 152.45 euros and 228.68 euros for a couple. For two dependent children, single people will receive 274.41 euros and couples 320.15 euros.

The “Christmas bonus” is not taxable and does not have to be declared for taxes.

• What steps must be taken?

The transfer of this bonus is done automatically and no steps need to be taken to receive it.