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Prime d'activité
Activity bonus (in-work)
Up to €280/month on top of your wages — the Prime d'Activité tops up modest earned income.
Start application →The Prime d'Activité (Activity Bonus) is paid by the CAF to workers on modest incomes — employees, self-employed, apprentices, civil servants. More than 4.5 million households receive it. It is added to wages and is neither taxable nor subject to social contributions. A quarterly income declaration is required to keep the benefit running. The calculation takes the family composition and the household's total income into account.
Eligibility
You may qualify for the Prime d'Activité if:
- you are 18 or older
- you reside in France in a stable manner
- you are in employment (salaried, self-employed, apprentice or civil-service)
- your income is above a minimum threshold but below the CAF ceiling
- you are a French national or lawfully resident (at least 5 years for non-EU/EEA citizens)
178
€ / month
Flat 633,21 € + 61% × income − 76,06 € = 178,09 €
- Composition flat amount 633,21 €
- 61% of work income + 793,00 €
- Individual bonus + 127,94 €
- Housing flat amount − 76,06 €
- Activity bonus 178,09 €
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