Christmas bonus: some beneficiaries will receive it late, why?

modified: 2022-12-13 12:26:02

Some recipients of the Christmas bonus will only receive it after Christmas. They will therefore not be able to count on this help for the holidays.

Christmas bonus: some beneficiaries will receive it late, why?

Normally, the payment of the Christmas bonus happens before the holidays . With the exception of new RSA service providers for the month of December. However, for this year, some beneficiaries will therefore only be able to receive it after December 25 , in other words, after the Christmas party.

A delay for new RSA beneficiaries

As every year since 1998, the Christmas bonus will be paid to 2.3 million French people including some recipients of CAF, MSA and Pôle Emploi benefits. The amount of this premium will not change since it has not been revalued, despite inflation.

Moreover, since 2009, the amount of the Christmas bonus has not experienced a single revaluation . Indeed, the minimum amount of this premium is 152.45 euros . Created by the government of Lionel Jospin, this end-of-year aid is still eagerly awaited by French households.

Its payment should take place from December 15 , but there may be a delay in payment for some beneficiaries. We explain why. If someone obtains rights to RSA, ASS or AER in December 2022,

'The payment of the Christmas bonus will take place from January 2023'.

This is what the national family allowance fund (Cnaf) says on its site. If we refer to the information on the Thank you for the info site, the payment will be made on January 5, 2023 for RSA beneficiaries. For these last ones, the Christmas bonus will therefore arrive after Christmas .

Conditions for collecting the Christmas bonus before Christmas

According to Thanks for the info, the payment of the Christmas bonus will take place on December 15 . This payment will be made automatically and it is CAF, MSA and Pôle Emploi who will distribute it. The Christmas bonus is intended for households that have received one of the following benefits during the month of November or December 2021:

The ASS or the specific solidarity allowance. It is paid to the unemployed who have exhausted their rights or who are not entitled to unemployment insurance .
The AER or the equivalent pension allowance which since 2011 no longer exists. Only those who were entitled to it before 2011 continue to receive this allowance.
The monthly flat-rate premium for resuming activity.
The RSA or active solidarity income. It is only necessary that the resources of your household do not exceed the amount of the basic RSA . The one corresponding to the composition of your family.

Limits not to be exceeded

That being said, to qualify for this bonus and find out if you do not exceed the limits , check this:

You live alone :

Without children: 598.54 euros. Increase for single parent or pregnant woman: 768.60 euros.
With one child: 897.11 euros. Increase for single parent: 1024.80 euros.
With two children: 1077.36 euros. Increase for single parent: 1281 euros.
With three children: 1316.78 euros. Increase for single parent: 1537.17 euros.
Per additional child: 239.42 euros. Increase for single parent: 256.19 euros.

You live in a couple :

Without children: 897.11 euros
With one child: 1077.36 euros
With two children: 1256.92 euros
With three children: 1496.34 euros
Per additional child: 239.42 euros.

Note that these ceilings are (slightly) higher than last year . The aid should thus make it possible to expand the list of eligible people. It should also be noted that beneficiaries of the AAH (disabled adult allowance) are still not in the list of beneficiaries .

The amounts of the Christmas bonus

Since 2009, the Christmas bonus has never been increased again . With galloping inflation, we wondered whether this year it would benefit from a boost. According to Thank you for the info, the government has decided not to change this amount. It therefore remains at 152.45 euros minimum .

If you are at RSA, depending on your household, this is what it looks like the different amounts of this premium :

You live alone :