The “Christmas bonus”, an exceptional end-of-year bonus whose minimum amount has been set in 2024 at 152.45 euros, will be paid to beneficiaries of minimum social benefits on December 17, the government announced on Tuesday (November 26 ).
“All beneficiaries of the active solidarity income (RSA), the specific solidarity allowance (ASS), the flat-rate bonus for returning to work 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 in charge of the Budget and Public Accounts, in a press release.
The Christmas bonus is awarded to more than 2.2 million households. Not indexed to inflation, its amount, 152.45 euros, will remain the same as in 2023 for a single person in France and in the overseas departments, excluding Mayotte.
The amounts of the premium for households receiving RSA are progressive depending on the composition of the family, for example a couple with two children will receive 320.15 euros.
Its amount varies depending on the household composition.
For a person living alone:
- Without child: 152.45 euros;
- 1 child: 308.72 euros;
- 2 children: 370.45 euros;
- 3 children: 452.78 euros;
- 4 children: 535.10 euros;
- each additional child: 82.32 euros
For a couple:
- Without child: 228.68 euros;
- 1 child: 274.41 euros;
- 2 children: 320.15 euros;
- 3 children: 381.13 euros;
- 4 children: 442.11 euros;
- each additional child: 60.98 euros
For a person living alone:
- 1 child: 205.81 euros;
- 2 children: 232.49 euros;
- 3 children: 248.49 euros;
- 4 children: 269.84 euros;
- each additional child: 21.34 euros
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