Who is affected and for what amount?

A gesture of solidarity for the end of year celebrations. The Christmas bonus will be paid this year to beneficiaries from December 13, said in the columns of our colleagues from Ouest-France Paul Christophe, Minister of Solidarity, Autonomy and Equality between Women and Men .

The Christmas bonus was paid last year to some 2.2 million households in France. It will arrive on the beneficiaries' account “between December 14 and 16“, continued Minister Paul Christophe.

Paid by different organizations depending on the recipients (the CAF for RSA beneficiaries, the MSA for farmers and France Travail), the Christmas bonus goes to the most modest households automatically.

Who is affected by the Christmas bonus?

Several conditions must be met to benefit from it. In particular, you must have been on the RSA for the last two months of the year, therefore in November and December 2024. Beneficiaries during this period of the specific solidarity allowance, known as ASS, and the retirement equivalent allowance, the AER, are also affected.

The Minister of Solidarity, Autonomy and Equality between Women and Men confirmed the payment of a bonus, the amount of which will remain the same as the previous year. Several scales are applied.

How much is the Christmas bonus?

Several cases are taken into account for the payment of the premium.

• A single person receives a bonus of 152,45 euros.
• A single parent with one child receives a bonus of 228,67 euros
• A childless couple receives a bonus of 228,67 euros
• A family of 3 people, namely: a single parent with two children or a couple with one child, receives 274,41 euros
• A family of 4: a single parent with three children or a couple with two children receives 335,39 euros in the first case and 320,15 euros in the second.
• A family of 5 people: a single parent with four children or a couple with three children receives 396,37 euros in the first case and 381,12 euros in the second.
• A family of 6 people: a single parent with five children or a couple with four children receives 457,35 euros in the first case and 442,10 euros in the second.
• And for a larger family: from these last amounts, 60,98 euros are paid additionally for each additional person.