Educational aid

What are the resource limits for the back-to-school allowance in 2025?

Publié le 21 février 2025 - Directorate for Legal and Administrative Information (Prime Minister)

Are you a beneficiary of the Back-to-School Allowance (ARS)? For the 2025 school year, the ceilings for receiving this allowance are increasing. Discover the new amounts.

The Back-to-School Allowance (RSSA) is paid on a means-tested basis to families with children aged 6 to 18 who are in school, apprenticeship or in special care. Nearly 3 million families benefit. The LRA is paid annually in the month of August preceding the start of the school year. Your family situation is reviewed every year.

LRA 2025 Resource Ceilings

In order to qualify for the allowance, the family's resources must not exceed a certain ceiling fixed according to the number of dependent children. Income (categorical net income) for year N-2 is taken into account. For the 2025 school year, it is therefore your 2023 income that is used as a reference. The ceilings differ according to the number of dependent children.

The Order of 20 December 2024 sets the 2023 resources ceiling at €21 880 for 2025, compared to €20 878 in 2024. This ceiling is also increased by €6 564 per dependent child from the first, compared to €6 263 last year. Adding up the cap and the top-up per dependent child, the following are the resources that must not have been exceeded in 2023 to collect the CWB in 2025:

Tableau - LRA 2025 2023 Resource Ceilings (effective July 31, 2025)

Number of dependent children

Ceiling not to be exceeded

1

€28,444

2

€35,008

3

€41,572

4

€48,136

FYI  

If your resources are only slightly above these limits, you can receive a differential allowance based on your income.

For the resource ceilings for Mayotte, see the Caf.

Reminder

Category net income: income (wages, income from land and property, agricultural profits, etc.) less expenses (maintenance payments, care expenses for the elderly, etc.) and tax allowances (person over 65, disabled, etc.).

What steps should be taken to benefit from the SRA?

  • If your children are between the ages of 6 and 15 by December 31, after the start of school, you have no steps to take. If your child is enrolled in CP when he or she is not yet 6 years old, you must send a certificate of schooling to your Caf.
  • If your children, aged 16 to 18, are in school or learning: you will have to declare it for the 2023 school year in the “My Account” area of your Cf (or on the mobile application “My Account”).

FYI  

Aren't you a Cfa recipient? In this case, you must create your personal space “My Account” in the Aid and measures then declare your family situation.

Please note

College and high school scholarships can be combined with the back-to-school allowance. They are also awarded on a means-tested basis.

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