The back-to-school allowance (ARS) will be revalued in 2024. Discover the new amounts of this aid paid by the CAF and the income ceilings to qualify for the next school year.
Good news for beneficiaries of the back-to-school allowance (ARS), reported by the site thank you for the info: like other aid such as the RSA or the activity bonus, the amount of this aid paid around mid-August by the Family Allowance Funds (CAF) will increase in 2024.
As a reminder, it allows some of the most modest families to pay for part of their children’s school supplies from CP until the end of high school. In 2023, more than 3 million French households had benefited from this financial boost, granted subject to means conditions.
An increase of 8.20 euros on the aid amounts
Who will be able to claim it in 2024? A judgment of December 22, 2023 had already set the resource ceilings retained: 27,141 euros for one child, 33,404 euros for two children, 39,667 euros for three children and 45,930 euros for four or more children. To check your eligibility for the scheme, the CAF will examine the net taxable income for 2022.
Number of children | Resource ceiling |
|---|---|
A child | 27141 |
Two children | 33404 |
Three children | 39667 |
Four children | 45930 |
Per additional child | +6263 |
And what about the amounts? These are on the rise, 406.98 euros for a child aged 6 to 10 years old (compared to 398.09 euros so far), 436.37 euros for children aged 11 to 14 years old (compared to 420.06 euros today) and 454.59 euros for adolescents aged 15 to 18 (compared to 434.60 euros for the moment).
How to receive it? As a reminder, you generally do not need to apply for ARS. If you are a CAF beneficiary and your child is between the ages of 6 and 15 on December 31 following the start of the school year, the allowance is paid automatically, generally in mid-Augustbased on the information that your CAF holds on the income and composition of your household.
Steps are necessary in only 2 cases: if your child under 6 years old is enrolled in CP, you will need to send the Caf a school certificate sent by your child’s establishment. If your child is between 16 and 18 years old, you must declare that he or she is still in school or in apprenticeship. To do this, you can go to the CAF website then log in to your personal space from the My account section.
Back to school allowance: will you be entitled to the aid paid by CAF in 2024?