What aid can be used to finance driving licenses?

Verified 01 April 2026 - Public Service / Directorate of Legal and Administrative Information (Prime Minister)

Permit at 1 euro per day

The permit at 1 euro per day consists of interest-free loan.

What are the conditions?

  • Be between 15 and 25 years of age on the date of signature of the training contract, including when the contract takes the form of a endorsement.
  • Prepare permit B or A2 or A1. The training of the B license can be done in early driving or supervised.
  • Using the loan for a 1re registration for driver's license training (initial training).
    If you fail the practical exam, you can use the loan to finance additional training before taking the practical exam again.

How to make the request?

You must apply to a driving school with a quality label or equivalence, and having signed a standard convention with the state.

After signing the training contract, you can apply for the loan from a partner financial institution (your legal representatives take the step if you are a minor).

The financial institution may require a person bail or a co-borrower (this means you are borrowing with another person).

Once the loan has been granted, and after the usual withdrawal periodHowever, the loan amount is paid to the driving school.

What is the amount of the loan?

  • Initial training: €600, €800, €1,000 or €1,200, at your choice 
  • Additional training in case of failure in the practical test: €300

The amount of the loan must not exceed the amount indicated in the training contract.

You repay the loan by monthly installments of €30 maximum.

You can benefit from the loan only once.

FYI  

The device of the permit at 1 euro per day can be combined with the Personal Training Account (PTA).

Youth Assistance Fund (YAF)

The Youth Support Fund is a departmental support for young people. young people aged 18 to 25 having difficulties of social or professional integration.

You can contact your local mission.

Who shall I contact

Driver's license scholarship

Some municipalities help you finance your driver's license training in exchange for a community interest activity.

Ask your local authority.

Who shall I contact

Universal National Service (UNS)

As a volunteer of the universal national service (UNS), you benefit from the free code preparation and the reimbursement of 1re code presentation (ETG: titleContent).

Other devices

The site 1young1solution find financial aid for the driver's license, close to home.

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To benefit from a driver's license financing assistance, ask your departmental house for disabled people (MDPH).

Who shall I contact

If you need a driver's license for your professional project, you can apply for financial assistance from theAgefiph: titleContent.

Who shall I contact

You can also contact the Fund for the Integration of Persons with Disabilities into the Public Service (FIPHFP).

The use of your Personal Training Account (PTA) to finance the preparation for the tests of the driving license depends on the category of the license.

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Driver's license categories C, CE, C1, C1E, D, DE, D1, D1E

The licenses concerned are licenses C, CE, C1, C1E, D, DE, D1, D1E.

The licenses concerned are licenses C, CE, C1, C1E, D, DE, D1, D1E.

You can use your CPF to finance the preparation for the driving test if you meet the following conditions:

  • Obtaining a driver's license contributes to the realization of your professional project or to promote the security of your professional career.
  • You are not subject to a driver's license suspension or a ban on applying for a driver's license.

Driving license categories B, B1, A1, A2

The licenses concerned are licenses B, B1, A1, A2.

The licenses concerned are licenses B, B1, A1, A2.

The use of your Personal Training Account (PTA) to finance the preparation for the tests of the driving license depends on your situation.

You are a jobseeker

You can use your CPF to finance the preparation for driving tests, as well as to finance Advance Driving Apprenticeship (AAC) for Permit B, if you meet the following conditions:

  • Obtaining a driver's license contributes to the realization of your professional project or to promote the security of your professional career.
  • You do not have a valid driving license. For example, if you have a valid B license, you cannot use your CPF to fund the A1 license.
  • You are not subject to a driver's license suspension or a ban on applying for a driver's license.

The maximum amount of mobilizable fees, derived from the CPF's annual supply, to finance preparation for the tests in categories B, B1, A1, A2 of the driving license, is fixed at €900.

You're in a different situation

You can use your CPF to finance the preparation for the driving test whether it is co-financed by a third party (employer, competency operator, local authority…) up to €100 at least. The same rule applies to the financing of Advance Driving Apprenticeship (AAC) for Permit B.

In addition, the following conditions must be met:

  • Obtaining a driver's license contributes to the realization of your professional project or to promote the security of your professional career
  • You do not have a valid driving license. For example, if you have a valid B license, you cannot use your CPF to fund the A1 license.
  • You are not subject to a driver's license suspension or a ban on applying for a driver's license

The maximum amount of mobilizable fees, derived from the CPF's annual supply, to finance the preparation for the tests of categories B, B1, A1, A2 of the driving license, is fixed at €900.

BE categories of driving license

The relevant permit is the BE permit.

The relevant permit is the BE permit.

The use of your Personal Training Account (PTA) to finance the preparation for the tests of the driving license depends on your situation.

You are a jobseeker

You can use your CPF to finance the preparation for the BE driving license if you meet the following conditions:

  • Obtaining a driver's license contributes to the realization of your professional project or to promote the security of your professional career.
  • You are not subject to a driver's license suspension or a ban on applying for a driver's license.

The maximum amount of mobilizable fees, derived from the CPF's annual supply, to finance preparation for the tests in categories B, B1, A1, A2 of the driving license, is fixed at €900.

You're in a different situation

You can use your CPF to finance the preparation for the BE driving license whether it is co-financed by a third party (employer, competency operator, local authority…) up to €100 at least.

In addition, the following conditions must be met:

  • Obtaining a driver's license contributes to the realization of your professional project or to promote the security of your professional career
  • You are not subject to a driver's license suspension or a ban on applying for a driver's license

The maximum amount of mobilizable fees, derived from the CPF's annual supply, to finance the preparation for the tests of categories B, B1, A1, A2 of the driving license, is fixed at €900.

You can view your CPF :

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FYI  

This device can be combined with others, in particular the permit at one euro per day for young people.

The aid is intended for persons engaged in the operational reserve of the national police or in the armies.

A contribution to the financing of the B driver's license may be granted to you if you all conditions following:

  • Have signed a contract of employment before the age of 25
  • Never held a B driver's license
  • Have completed at least 50 days of activity in the reserve
  • Be more than 2 years from the end of your employment contract
  • Proof of enrollment in a driving school.

The amount of the participation is €1,000.

It is granted only once.

The personal microcredit is aimed at people who cannot obtain a traditional bank credit due to low income and/or social insecurity.

Microcredit can be used to finance driver's license training.

To apply for a microcredit, you must contact a social support network.

Who shall I contact

Some local authorities (city, department, region) propose aid to finance the driving license.

An online service can help you find financial aid close to you:

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