Family benefits: residency requirements to receive them will change in 2025

A decree of 19 April 2024, published in Official Journal of 21 April 2024, amends the conditions for payment of family benefits and minimum old-age benefits.

To benefit from it, you will have to stay at least 9 months in France during the calendar year in which the benefits are paid. These 9 months may or may not be consecutive.

This new condition shall enter into force on 1^er january 2025.

What benefits are involved?

This decree concerns family benefits and the minimum old age. Family benefits provide financial assistance to families for the care and maintenance of children. For example:

• the family allowances ;
• the birth premium ;
• theback-to-school allowance ;
• the family supplement ;
• thedaily parental attendance allowance (DPA) ;
• etc.

The Social Security Code lays down the list of family benefits covered by these new provisions.