By welcoming an adopted child, you can claim financial assistance called adoption bonus. Discover the amounts, the ceilings in 2025 and the terms to request it.
Families adopting a child under the age of 20 can benefit from the adoption bonus, a single financial support paid within two months of the arrival of the child. This help aims to cover the costs related to the reception of the newcomer to your home.
What are the conditions to benefit from the adoption premium?
The adoption premium is part of the PAJEin the same way as the bonus at birth which is paid following childbirth. This financial aid is paid under resources and for a child under the age of 20. In addition, parents must to have used, beforehand, in the childhood assistance serviceor to a French organization authorized for adoption, or to a competent foreign authority to obtain it.
What is the amount of the bonus on adoption?
At April 1, 2024, The amount of the adoption premium amounts to 2,168.84 euros. In the event of multiple adoptions, CAF pays as many bonuses as adopted children.
What resource ceilings for the adoption premium in 2025?
The adoption premium is assigned to adopting parents according to their resources. These must not exceed a certain ceiling. For 2025, the categorical net income of the year 2023 is taken into account. Recall that the number of dependent children is also a criterion. Here are the Resource ceilings in force until March 31, 2025:
| Number of dependent children | Couple with 1 income | Couple with 2 income and isolated parent |
| 1 child | 36,461 euros | 48,186 euros |
| 2 children | 43,753 euros | 55,478 euros |
| 3 children | 52,504 euros | 64,229 euros |
| Additional child | 8,751 euros | 8,751 euros |
What is the basic allowance of the PAJE in the event of adoption?
The basic allowance of the service of the young child’s reception (PAJE) The child’s twentieth anniversary for three years for three years is also paid to the twentieth anniversary. THE Amount of the basic allowance is 98.30 euros per month at partial rate and 196.60 euros per month at full rate. Note that the resource ceilings are identical to those of the adoption premium.
THE Administrative procedures to benefit from the adoption premium are Different if the adopted child is French, European or foreign:
If you have just adopted a child born in France
You will need to provide CAF with a certificate from child assistance services for childhood or other authorized organization, specifying your name and the date on which the child was placed in your family. Parents who are not beneficiaries must complete the CERFA form n ° 11423*06, which corresponds to the declaration of situation, as well as the declaration of resources, n ° 10397*18.
If the adopted child is European
You must send a file to the CAF including a copy of your approval, a copy of the foreign decision, a photocopy of an identity document of the child, the document of the agreement to continue the procedure (APP) issued by the French authorities before the arrival of the child in France and the proof of the arrival of the child in your home. If you are not yet CAF beneficiary, you must include in the file the CERFA forms n ° 11423 and n ° 10397.
If you adopt a foreign child from another country outside Europe
You must send the CAF a file with a copy of your approval, a copy of the foreign decision and a photocopy of the child’s passport (or any other document justifying his country of origin). In the event that you are not a beneficiary, you must add to the file the CERFA forms n ° 11423 and n ° 10397 completed.
- Reception of the young child (PAJE): bonus in adoption. Service-public.fr (April 1, 2024): https://www.service-public.fr/particuliers/vosdroits/f13220/personnalization/resultat?lang=&quest=
