Direct paymentIn effectPublic aidNational
Prime d'activité (in-work benefit)
Allowance paid monthly to low-income workers to top up their wages. It encourages work, with an amount that varies according to income and household composition.
Measure originators
InitiatorGVT
Bruno Le Maire
Gouvernement
Amount
633.21 €/month
Impact on public finances
Costs 10.5 bn €/yrtotal cost of the scheme · 2023 estimate · State
A positive amount is revenue or savings for public finances; a negative amount is a cost or lost revenue.
Effective date
1 April 2025
Measure impact
The prime d'activité was uprated by 1.7% in April 2025. The monthly base amount rises to €633.21. Around 1.35 million people received this benefit, for an annual total of around €8.5bn.
Sources
1 April 2025
Procedure timeline
Follow the progress of this fiscal measure through the different stages of the parliamentary procedure.
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4 / 4 steps
Completed
1 April 2026Entry into force
Application
Immédiate ou à la date prévue
Ajout d'un événement DECREE_APPLICATION pour l'application au 1er avril 2026 du Décret 2026-222 (montant 638.28 EUR, coefficient 1.008).
Completed
30 March 2026Publication in Official Journal
Publication
Ajout d'un événement DECREE_PUBLICATION pour le Décret n° 2026-222 du 30 mars 2026 portant revalorisation légale et exceptionnelle de la prime d'activité.
Completed
1 April 2025Entry into force
Application
Immédiate ou à la date prévue
Activity Bonus revalorized effective April 1, 2025
Completed
30 March 2025Publication in Official Journal
Publication