2023 BACK TO SCHOOL ALLOWANCE DATE. After being paid at the beginning of the month to beneficiaries living in Mayotte and Reunion, the back to school allowance is paid this Wednesday, August 16 to the rest of the French beneficiaries. What is the payment deadline on your account?
[Updated August 16, 2023 at 2:51 p.m.] Before each school year, the purchase of supplies represents a considerable budget for families. In order to help parents of students with low incomes, the Family Allowance Fund (Caf) is paying the back-to-school allowance (ARS) this Wednesday, August 16 for beneficiaries living in mainland France and Guadeloupe. , Guyana and Martinique. A significant help in a context of generalized inflation. If you are one of those affected by the ARS, please note, however, that you may not receive this aid in your bank account as of this Wednesday. Indeed, the processing time of the transfer can take one to several days depending on your bank. For beneficiaries living in Mayotte and Reunion, the aid was paid on August 1st.
Established in 1974, this allowance is intended to support low-income families with the costs of their children’s education. It can thus be used to buy a school bag, notebooks or other school supplies before the start of the school year, but can also be used to pay canteen costs or enroll your child in a sports or artistic activity. The aid has been increased this year by 5.6% compared to the summer of 2022. Depending on the age of your child, the amount of this aid varies between 398.09 euros and 434.61 euros. It concerns 3 million families.
This year, the back-to-school allowance, also known as the back-to-school bonus, was paid to beneficiaries on Tuesday, August 1, 2023 in the departments of Mayotte and Reunion. It is paid this Wednesday, August 16, 2023 in mainland France and in the departments of Guadeloupe, Guyana and Martinique.
The amount of the back-to-school allowance has been increased by 1.5% for the start of the 2023 school year. Depending on the child’s age, and therefore their school level (primary, middle school, high school), the aid paid is not the same. Three different tiers exist. All have been revalued at the same height compared to 2022. Thus, the 2023 back-to-school bonus will amount to:
The steps to apply for a back-to-school allowance depend on your situation and the age of your child. In some cases, you do not have to take any prior steps, the Caf takes care of the payment of the back-to-school bonus automatically. Here are the conditions to benefit from it, and the situations that may arise:
If you do not meet the income conditions for the back-to-school allowance, i.e. your resources slightly exceed the ceilings set out above, the CAF may pay part of the back-to-school bonus. This is called a differential back-to-school allowance. The Caf can agree to pay the back-to-school allowance, provided that the resources are lower “to the accumulation between the ceiling of the ARS and the amount of this aid for the child”, we were told in 2021. In this case, the home therefore only receives part of this financial assistance.
To benefit from the back-to-school allowance, the household’s resources must not exceed a ceiling. The CAF does not study the income of the current year, but those dating back two years, depending on your family situation on July 31. Here is the scale applied in 2023 and based on your income for the year 2021:
To know his reference tax income, just look at the cover page of his tax notice. The amount is shown at the bottom of the page.
