What’s Changing in January 2024

Money - Tax

The minimum wage is increased by 1.13% from 1^er January 2024; the new statutory interest rates applicable in the first half of 2024; the housing savings plan (PEL) rate of pay rises to 2.25%; tobacco prices rise in 2024; payment of tax credits; 2024 schedule of seizure on remuneration; increase of the tourist tax in Île-de-France. You can also find the 2024 tax brackets and rates infographic to calculate your income tax.

Training - Work

Timetable for payments from major pension funds; basic pensions increased by 5.3%; support for employers recruiting alternates for the first year of an apprenticeship contract maintained in 2024; the minimum amount of trainee bonus reassessed; revaluation also of the amounts of days paid under the Time Savings Account (TSA) for the public service; Pôle emploi becomes France Travail; timetable for updates and payments from France Travail; new rules when an employee refuses a proposal for a CDI at the end of a CDD or temporary employment contract; new arrangements for the employment of persons disabled people. Service-Public.fr explains all these measures in detail!

Social-Health

Service-Public.fr details the main measures of the Social Security Financing Act for 2024. Free condoms in pharmacy for young people under 26 years old; reusable sanitary protections reimbursed for those under 26 years old; increase of the ceiling of the Social Security; the schedule of payments of the CAF for the year 2024... Find the new social and health measures.

Accommodation

New resource ceilings to benefit from low-cost housing in 2024; 27-year loans under certain conditions to access real estate credit; introduction of source sorting of bio-waste by communities. Find out the latest news about housing.

Education - Family

Starting January 17, 2024, students will be able to register and create their “candidate file” on Parcoursup; launch of a listening and support platform for students; winter sales have started! Find out what's new in school and family.

Transport

Driving license now possible from the age of 17; hardening of the car malus scale; end of the point withdrawal for "small" speeding; introduction of a social leasing offer for electric vehicles at €100 per month for the most modest households.