Fuel: what are the conditions for receiving aid for ‘large rollers’?

Nearly 3 million French people will be able to benefit from the fuel allowance. This assistance is being provided to mitigate the impact of rising fuel costs resulting from the conflict in the Middle East. It rises to €50 ; this represents 20 euro cents per liter, for an average fuel consumption of 3 months.

Several conditions must be met to receive this grant. To benefit from it, you must:

• live in France;
• have been domiciled for tax purposes in France in respect of 2024;
• be born before 1^er January 2009.

In addition, you must use a personal vehicle for business purposes, and be considered a “great wheeler”. To enter this category, you must:

• browse a distance of at least 15 km per journey from home to work (30 km round trip);
• or browse at least 8,000 km per year as part of your professional activity (this distance includes commuting).

What are the resource requirements for the fuel allowance?

The resources taken into account for the fuel allowance are those received in 2024.

In order to receive assistance, you must belong to a household whose reference tax income per unit for 2024 was equal to or less than €16,880. This reference tax income is indicated on the first page of your tax notice on the 2024 revenues established in 2025 (the tax notice is available in your area Public finances on impots.gouv.fr or within the mobile application impots.gouv).

The income you reported for 2024 must fall into one of the following categories:

• salaries, wages and similar income (excluding unemployment and early retirement);
• industrial and commercial benefits;
• non-commercial profits;
• agricultural benefits.

Moreover, you are not eligible for the fuel allowance if you were liable to pay real estate wealth tax for 2024.

What are the conditions related to the vehicle?

Your vehicle must meet all of the following conditions in order for you to qualify for the fuel allowance:

• be a two-, three- or four-wheel motor land vehicle ;
• be at non-rechargeable thermal or hybrid engine ;
• be regularly insured on the date of application.
• not to be considered a damaged vehicle (in the sense the provisions of Articles L. 327-1 to L. 327-6 of the Highway Code).

How to make the fuel allowance claim?

A form will be available from May 27 on the site impots.gouv.fr, to claim the fuel allowance.

You will need to indicate:

• your marital status;
• your tax number;
• the registration number of the vehicle used;
• the number of.

In addition, you must certify that you meet the conditions for use of the vehicle regarding the distances traveled.

If you meet all of the requirements, the assistance will be paid into your bank account (the one you provided as part of the annual tax return) within approximately 10 days of your application.

You can only receive one fuel allowance; and the aid can only be granted once for the same vehicle.