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Nearly 3 million French people can benefit from the fuel allowance. This assistance is being provided to mitigate the effects of rising fuel costs resulting from the conflict in the Middle East. It amounts to €100 ; this represents 20 euro cents per liter, for an average fuel consumption of 6 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 for 2024;
• be born before 1^er January 2009.

You must also use your 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 receiving 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 incomes (excluding unemployment and early retirement);
• industrial and commercial benefits;
• non-commercial profits;
• agricultural profits.

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

What are the conditions of the vehicle?

Your vehicle must meet all of the following conditions 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 of the provisions of Articles L. 327-1 to L. 327-6 of the Highway Code).

How do I apply for fuel allowance?

The process is carried out in 2 steps:

1. you must use the simulator, to answer a few questions to verify your eligibility for this aid scheme;
2. then, if you meet all the conditions, a link to the application form will be offered.

This form has been available since May 27. Initially, it was planned that the request for assistance would be available until 30 July 2026. Finally, you can apply for assistance until august 31, 2026.

Within the form, you must indicate:

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

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

If you meet all of the requirements, the assistance is paid into your bank account (the one you provided on your 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.

In a circular dated 5 May 2026 on adapting the working and business travel arrangements of public officials in the context of rising fuel costs, the Ministry of Action and Public Accounts states that ‘public officials who meet the eligibility conditions will receive [the fuel allowance] under the same conditions as the other assets concerned’.

You can find on the website impôts.gouv.fr a "frequently asked questions" on fuel assistance for "large-scale" workersanda step-by-step to make the request.