Activity bonus: here is how much CAF will pay you on April 1, according to your income

Like other social benefits, the activity bonus will increase by 1.7% on April 1. Here is how much you will perceive according to your situation.

Good news for 15% of French people : Their activity bonus will increase next month. As of next month, the activity bonus will be revalued, as are other social benefits such as active solidarity income (RSA) or family allowances. After an exceptional increase of 4.6% last year to counter inflation, the scheduled increase this year will be more modest: +1.7%announces the Ministry of Labor, Health, Solidarity and Families to Capital.

A figure slightly lower than 1.9% initially anticipated by the Social Security Accounts Commission last October. Do not necessarily see a lack of will of the government, which does not decide itself by this increase. The latter follows a specific rule inscribed in article L161-25 of Social Security Code : Revaluation is calculated on the basis of the last 12 monthly inflation indices (excluding tobacco) published by INSEE. Clearly, to set the increase in services on April 1, 2025, the price evolution must be compared between February 2024 and January 2025 compared to the same period a year earlier. Result: an increase of 1.74%, which the executive rounds up to 1.7%.

633.21 euros per month for a single person and childless

As a reminder, the activity bonus, paid under conditions, allows Complete the income of the most modest workersbased on the composition of your home but also your resources. Thus, if you want to have a precise idea of ​​the amount to which you are entitled, it is recommended to use the simulator made available by CAF.

For a lonely personthe maximum amount will thus climb to 633.21 euros per month, or 10.58 euros more than today. An increase that also applies to homes with children. For example, an isolated parent with a dependent child will now collect 949.83 euros per month.

For workers living as a couple, this increase will be even more marked, since CAF also takes into account your marital situation in the calculation of the allowance. Thus, while a childless bachelor will receive 633.21 euros from next month, this amount climbs to 949.83 euros for a person in a coupleor 316.62 euros more. It is even more if you are a large family: a home with three dependent children will see the lump sum of their allowance reach 1,583.04 eurosor 26 euros more each month.

A simplified approach for “Six million French people” Since March 1st

To reach the activity bonus, you had to declare all the resources of your home every three months. A formality that could easily puzzle Depending on your situation, the composition of your household or the diversity of your income. To avoid these inconveniences, the government has set up the Pre-filling of your Declaration of Resources on the CAF website. A novelty already tested in five departments and which extends to all of France since March 1. What “”Simplify the lives of six million French people»»was also congratulated Catherine Vautrin, Minister of Labor, Health, Solidarity and Families, in a press release published in mid-February.

But beyond the simple time saving, this reform also wants “Put an end to situations where families, which sometimes manage their budget day by day, must suddenly reimburse significant sums spanning many months or even years”in the case of overwhelmingly claimed by the CAF, indicates the ministry