Retirement pension, Christmas bonus, social assistance… The payment schedule in January

Several social aids, bonuses or pensions are paid at the start of the month to beneficiaries, but each organization has its own schedule. Here is the recap from MoneyVox.

Retirement pensions will be increased by 5.3% on January 1, 2024. For example, a basic net pension of 1,470 euros per month will increase to 1,548 euros net. But this increased basic pension will only be paid at the beginning of February. So when will pensions be paid in January? MoneyVox lists the payment dates in January that concern you.

Social support

The Family Allowance Fund (Caf) pays aid to banking establishments on the 5th of each month…unless the 5th falls on a Saturday or Sunday, which postpones the payment. Good news, in January, the 5th falls on a Friday! It then takes 3 days before the amount is credited to the bank account provided with the organization.

The CAF distributes housing assistance (personalized housing assistance, or APL, family housing assistance, social housing assistance), financial and social assistance (active solidarity income or RSA, allowance for disabled adults or AAH, activity bonus, etc.), early childhood and childcare assistance (family allowances, family supplement, education allowance for disabled children, family support allowance, childcare allowance back to school and alimony) and birth assistance (PAJE and adoption bonus).

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Christmas bonus…in January

If you did not receive the Christmas bonus in December, all is not lost. Toward by the Family Allowance Fund (CAF) but also depending on the case by the Mutualit sociale agricole (MSA) or Ple emploi, this boost of a minimum amount of 152.45 euros will be available in January for new recipients of the month of December, an exceptional boost this year for single-parent families.

The precise date of payment, which will probably be mid-Januaryis not communicated by Caf.

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As a reminder, for single-parent families receiving this bonus via Ple Emploi, you must take steps to claim the exceptional supplement for 2023.

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Retirement, scholarship and unemployment

Retirement side, the basic pension is traditionally paid on the 9th of each month. In January this will be Tuesday January 9, 2024, according to the Retirement Insurance website: the pension paid on January 9 will count for the month of December 2023 and will therefore not yet be subject to a revaluation. For the complement of former private sector employees, Agirc-Arrcopayment will take place on Tuesday January 2.

To receive unemployment benefits paid by Ple emploi, you must update your professional situation every month. The payment date of your income will depend on this approach. For the month of January for example, updating takes place from January 28 to February 15. The transfer of my monthly allowance is sent to my bank within an average time of 3 working days and no later than 5 working days, specifies Ple emploi.

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Finally, the scholarships awarded to studentswhich are spread over 10 monthly payments, will be paid on Friday January 5 by the Crous.

Income tax: advance on credits and reductions

Since 2019, the tax authorities have played Santa Claus for nearly 9 million households shortly after the New Year. If you are used to benefiting from a tax reduction for donations to charities, for rental investments or a credit tax for home employment or childcare, you have certainly gotten into the habit of cashing this transfer from the General Directorate of Public Finances (DGFiP) in mid-January. Average amount last year: 624 euros, the equivalent of 60% of the usual amount of tax credits and reductions of the taxpayers concerned.