Families with three or more children can claim the family supplement. This aid is paid monthly to parents whose children are between the ages of 3 and 21.
the family complement is a social benefit which concerns so-called large families, i.e. three or more children. Paid each month, it provides financial support to households in their expenses. What are the other eligibility conditions, ceilings and amount of the family supplement? Details.
Who can benefit from the family supplement?
Are you the parent of three or more children? If they are aged under 21 and that the youngest has already celebrated its third birthday, you will then be able to benefit from the family supplement, in addition to the family allowance paid from the second child. The family supplement is nevertheless paid subject to means testing.
What is the amount of the family supplement in 2023?
Depending on the household’s annual resources and the number of dependent children, the amount of the family supplement varies. The basic amount of the family supplement is set at 182 euros. It can be increased and reach 273.03 euros. Knowing that the income ceilings also differ depending on whether you are a single parent or a couple.
The family supplement amounts to 273.03 euros for:
| Dependent children | Couple with 2 incomes | Couple with an income | single parent |
| 3 children | €24,362 or less | €19,915 or less | €24,362 or less |
| 4 children | €27,680 or less | €23,234 or less | €27,680 or less |
The family supplement amounts to 182 euros for:
| Dependent children | Couple with 2 incomes | Couple with an income | single parent |
| 3 children | Between 24,362 and 48,714 euros | Between 19,915 and 39,822 euros | Between 24,362 and 48,714 euros |
| 4 children | Between 27,680 and 55,351 euros | Between 23,234 and 46,459 euros | Between 27,680 and 55,351 euros |
Up to what age can you receive the family supplement?
The family supplement is paid to large families whose children are between 3 and 21 years old. The payment therefore ends when the eldest celebrates his or her 22nd birthday. or that the parents have less than three dependent children. In addition, families cannot combine the basic allowance, the free choice of activity supplement and the shared child education benefit from La Paje with the family supplement. If you are expecting your fourth child, the payment will then be stopped the month following the birth of your baby, until he is three years old.
What are the steps to benefit from the family supplement?
No action is required to benefit from it. Indeed, if you are entitled to it, the tax services automatically transmit the information of your household to the Caf if you meet the eligibility conditions.