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One-off €150 bonus for families receiving the back-to-school allowance

Decree No. 2009-480 of 28 April 2009 grants, on an exceptional basis, a €150 bonus to families receiving the back-to-school allowance for the 2008-2009 school year. A single bonus is paid per household, during June 2009, by the body paying the allowance. The bonus cannot be transferred or seized and is funded by the State; the decree also applies to Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon.

Measure originators

InitiatorGVT

Brice Hortefeux

Gouvernement

Amount

150 €

Impact on public finances

Costs 450 m € (one-off)2009 estimate · State

Source of the estimate: Projet de loi de finances rectificative pour 2009, AN n° 1494, exposé des motifs (Official figure)

A positive amount is revenue or savings for public finances; a negative amount is a cost or lost revenue.

Effective date

1 June 2009

Measure impact

Around three million families receiving the back-to-school allowance receive €150 in June 2009. The amending finance bill of April 2009 provides €450 million in appropriations for this purpose.