Who will be eligible for the Back-to-School Allowance (ARS) in 2024?
A decree published in the Official Journal on December 28, 2023, raised the income thresholds required to qualify for the back-to-school allowance (ARS) in 2024.
These thresholds were raised by 5.3% this year, slightly exceeding the inflation rate. The specific ARS amounts for 2024 have yet to be announced.
Although the back-to-school allowance (ARS) is not scheduled to be paid until next summer, the income limits applicable for 2024 are already available, as defined by a decree published in the Official Journal on December 28, 2023. As is customary each year, these limits have been adjusted, this time increasing by 5.3% compared to the previous school year, as reported by Le Parisien.
An increase greater than inflation
Thus, for the 2024 school year, the income limit has been set at 20,878 euros per family, plus 6,263 euros per child. This translates to a maximum annual income of 27,141 euros for a family with one child, 33,404 euros for a family with two children, and 39,667 euros for a family with three children. Families with incomes above these thresholds are not eligible for the ARS.
Last year, the income limit per family was 19,827 euros, with an additional 5,948 euros per child, corresponding to a maximum annual income of 25,775 euros for a family with one child. This year’s increase exceeds the inflation rate, which INSEE estimated last December at 4.1% year-over-year, as reported by TF1 Info.
The specific amount of the ARS remains unknown
While the new caps have been announced, the exact amount of the ARS will be determined later this year. In 2023, it amounted to 398.09 euros for children ages 6 to 10, 420.05 euros for those ages 11 to 14, and 434.61 euros for teenagers ages 15 to 18.
The limits associated with this assistance, intended to cover part of the expenses related to the start of the school year, are not the only ones that have been increased for 2024. As is the case every year, other limits have also been adjusted, particularly those related to the basic allowance under the Early Childhood Care Benefit (PAJE).
