Social benefits are generally paid on the 5th of the month, but some may be delayed, particularly when the 5th falls on a weekend or public holiday. Here is the Caf aid payment schedule for 2025.
Do you receive family allowances, RSA, activity bonus, or allowance for disabled adults (AAH)? Please note that social benefits are generally paid on a fixed date, the 5th of each month. But according to a decree published in the Official Journal of November 7, 2019, certain dates may be postponed, particularly when the 5th falls on a weekend or a public holiday. Beneficiaries are then paid the following business day. “If the 5th falls on a Saturday or Sunday, CAF makes payment on the nearest working day (excluding weekends and public holidays).“, specifies the Caf. Let us also remember that the allocations for the current month are paid by the Caf at the beginning of the following month. Here is a precise timetable concerning the payment dates of social assistance for the year 2025.
Benefits of the month | Date of payment by Caf |
January 2025 | February 5, 2025 |
February 2025 | March 5, 2025 |
March 2025 | April 4, 2025 |
April 2025 | May 5, 2025 |
May 2025 | June 5, 2025 |
June 2025 | July 4, 2025 |
July 2025 | August 5, 2025 |
August 2025 | September 5, 2025 |
September 2025 | October 6, 2025 |
October 2025 | November 5, 2025 |
November 2025 | December 5, 2025 |
December 2025 | Monday January 5, 2026 |
Thus, in 2025, certain aid will be paid one day later. This is particularly the case for the payment for the month of March, paid on April 4, or that of June also paid the day before, on July 4. As for the September payment, it will be paid one day later the following month, namely October 6, 2025.