Financial assistance

Christmas Bonus 2025: When and Who? Payment Dates and Eligibility Criteria for This Assistance

When and to whom will the 2025 Christmas bonus be paid? This is the question many French people are asking as the holiday season approaches. Here’s everything you need to know about this special financial aid!

Electric cars: how do you get a €1,000 bonus with a European battery?

The French government has announced an additional bonus of 1,000 euros for the purchase of an electric car equipped with a European battery from October 1, 2025. This aid is in addition to the existing ecological bonus.

School supplies at rock-bottom prices at Emmaüs Bougival and Longjumeau until August 30

School supplies at rock-bottom prices: the Emmaüs communities of Port-Marly/Bougival and Emmaüs Longjumeau are offering notebooks, pens and schoolbags for as little as one euro until August 30, 2025. Every year, this special back-to-school sale attracts hundreds of families in the Paris region looking to equip their children without breaking the bank, with items sold at a third of supermarket prices.

Sick leave, property, RSA, visa... what changes on April 1, 2025

What can we expect to see in our daily lives from April 1, 2025? Social benefits, real estate, visas, sick leave... What's changing?

Paris vacation vouchers: who's entitled, how do I get them?

Do you know about the Paris Jeunes Vacances scheme? 16-30 year-olds can receive financial assistance from the City of Paris to go on vacation. Here's how.

Pass'Sport: who can benefit from this financial aid for sports?

Introduced for the 2021-2022 school year, the Pass'Sport scheme has been extended for another year! This financial aid for sports is aimed at children, as well as certain adults. Who is eligible?

Inflation: food vouchers are finally off the table ... Except in Seine-Saint-Denis!

The government's food subsidy was intended to tackle rising prices, but has now been postponed indefinitely ... Except in Seine-Saint-Denis, where the scheme is due to be tested from the 1st quarter of 2024. At stake: financial aid of €50 per person per month for 6 months, aimed at recipients of minimum social benefits, especially students, pregnant women and young mothers!

Environment: 20,000 euros in aid for rainwater harvesting in the Paris region

Rainwater harvesting is as good for the environment as it is for your wallet! To encourage this behavior, the Île-de-France region is offering a subsidy of up to 20,000 euros if you buy one.

PTZ, Loi Pinel, Aides à la Location: New Measures Against the Housing Crisis in 2023

In response to the housing crisis, the government has announced a series of new measures, including the extension of the zero-rate loan (PTZ), the end of the Pinel scheme, and rental subsidies. We tell you all about it.