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Educational aid

New resource limits for the 2024 back-to-school allowance

Publié le 31 janvier 2024 - Directorate for Legal and Administrative Information (Prime Minister)

Are you a beneficiary of the Back-to-School Allowance (ARS)? For the 2024 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 2024 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 2024 school year, it is therefore your 2022 income that is used as a reference. The ceilings differ according to the number of dependent children.

Tableau - LRA 2024 2022 Resource Ceilings (effective July 31, 2024)
Number of dependent children	Ceiling not to be exceeded
1	€27,141
2	€33,404
3	€39,667
4	€45,930

FYI

if your resources exceed these limits, you can receive a differential allowance based on your income.

Reminder

categorical 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 are between 16 and 18 years old, 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

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

Please note

scholarships for middle and high schools may be combined with the back-to-school allowance. They are also awarded on a means-tested basis.