Regulated booklets

Livret A: maintaining the rate at 3% until January 2025

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

The rate of pay for livret A is maintained at 3% at 1er February 2024. The Minister of Economy had confirmed the Banque de France's recommendation for this retention until January 2025. Home Savings Plans Open Since 1er january 2024 get a rate of 2.25% and the popular savings book rate goes from 6% to 5% at 1%er February 2024.

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The rate of livret A shall be maintained at 3% at 1er February 2024 until January 31, 2025. That is what the order of July 28, 2023 specifies

Book A is a paid savings account whose funds are available at all times. All banking institutions can offer it.

Its interest rate is set by the Banque de France in January and July of each year. Interest on this type of booklet is calculated every fortnight on 1er and the 16th of each month. Deposits begin to earn interest on the first day of the following fortnight. On 31 December of each year, the interest accumulated on the year is added to the capital and then generates interest itself, which is exempt from income tax and social security contributions.

Please note

the formula for calculating the rate of pay in booklet A is based on the rate of inflation. In 2023, the average inflation rate was 4.9% according to INSEE; it was 5.2% in 2022. The Banque de France has announced a downward forecast of the inflation rate for 2025, linked to a slowdown in price growth.

Interest rates on regulated savings products until January 31, 2025

For the period of 1er august 2023 to january 31, 2025, the annual nominal interest rates the order of 28 july 2023 provides as follows:

  • booklet A, savings booklet for manual workers, sustainable and solidarity development booklet: 3% ;
  • special accounts on Crédit Mutuel booklet: 3% ;
  • company savings book: 2.25% ;
  • non-state premium home savings account: 2%.

The popular savings book (SMP) changes to the 5% rate from 1er February 2024 vs. 6%.

The Housing Savings Plan (ELP)

The interest rate for the ELP shall be fixed at the opening of the account. It's 2.25% for open PELs from 1er january 2024.

For ELPs opened before that date, it shall be:

  • 2 % for open PELs between 1er January 2023 and December 31, 2023 ;
  • 1 % for open PELs between 1er August 2016 and December 31, 2022.

As for booklet A, interest is calculated by fortnight (the 1er and the 16th of the month).

Interest is capitalizable: as of December 31 of each year, interest is added to the capital already saved to generate additional interest the following year.

The ELP is concluded for a minimum period of 4 years during which the money is frozen, except in case of purchase of housing. After 4 years, the ELP may be extended from year to year up to a maximum of 10 years.

Please note

the Minister for the Economy announced a measure to unblock the ELP before the 4-year legal deadline for financing energy renovation works. This measure is not yet in effect.

FYI  

maybe you hold an account on livret without knowing it? The service Ciclade of the Banque des Territoriales makes it possible to search for unclaimed or forgotten sums, called unclaimed sums, then transferred by financial institutions to the Caisse des Dépôts.

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