From this Monday and until February 28, aid of 100 euros is granted to low-income households who use their car to get to work. Conditions, procedures, payment… What you need to know about the fuel allowance.
[Mise à jour du 16 janvier 2023 à 10h59]. 10 million tax households should be able to benefit from fuel allowance, from January 16th. This is’a bonus of 100 euros paid in one go to cope with the rise in gasoline prices and “preserve the purchasing power of the French”, specifies the government. This is equivalent to ” a discount of 10 centimes per liter of fuel on the basis of 12,000 km per year traveled on average for his business trips”, explained Gabriel Attal, Minister of Public Accounts, this Friday, January 13, in a tax center in Nice.
Who is entitled to the fuel bonus?
This bonus of 100 euros is granted subject to means testing and concerns people who use their vehicle to work or go to work. Among the other conditions, you must (under 2021 income):
- Live in mainland France, Mayotte, Guadeloupe, Guyana, Martinique or Réunion and be domiciled in France for tax purposes
- Be at least 16 years old on December 31, 2021
- have declared an activity income (wages and salaries or similar income (excluding unemployment and early retirement), industrial and commercial profits (BIC) micro-entrepreneurs or professionals; non-commercial profits (BNC) micro-entrepreneurs or professionals or
agricultural profits (BA) - Reference tax income per unit must not exceed 14,700 euros and you should not be liable for real estate wealth tax
- This aid will be granted to those who use a vehicle (regularly insured) to go to work (home-work journeys).
What types of vehicle do you need to have to benefit from the fuel bonus?
“This vehicle can be two, three or four-wheeled, thermal and/or electric” specifies the government. It is also necessary that it be regularly insured. On the other hand, certain categories of vehicle do not give rise to the right to the fuel allowance. These are heavy motor quadricycles, agricultural vehicles (for example, tractor or quad) or heavy goods vehicles The same goes for company or service vehicles since in this case, the fuel costs are generally borne by the employer.
Until when can the fuel bonus be claimed?
From this Monday and until Tuesday, February 28, 2023, Note: only one indemnity will be paid per person or per vehicle. On the other hand, several helpers can be requested within the same household if everyone uses their own car to go to work.
If you meet the conditions, do not delay in apply for fuel allowance using a form specific. If you do not have access to this online service, you can then contact the following number: 0 806 000 229 (free service + cost of the call), accessible from Monday to Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
This aid in the amount of 100 euros will be paid in one go, directly into your bank account (corresponding to that of the tax authorities). Once the procedure has been completed via the form, no other procedure is required to receive the fuel allowance.