Holiday vouchers for a public official
Verified 01 January 2025 - Directorate of Legal and Administrative Information (Prime Minister)
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You are an agent of one of the 3 public functions (State civil service - FPE, territorial civil service - FPT, hospital civil service - FPH) and wish to obtain holiday vouchers to pay for leisure and holiday-related benefits (accommodation, cultural activities...)? We tell you what steps to follow to benefit from it according to your situation.
EPF
Holiday vouchers are payment vouchers that allow you to finance holidays and cultural and leisure activities.
They come in one of the following forms:
- Paper holiday vouchers in the form of a check book
- Dematerialized holiday vouchers (connect or e-holiday vouchers).
You can benefit from holiday vouchers if you are a full or contract agent, in activity.
Your resources should not exceed a certain amount.
It's your reference tax income (RFR) for 2024 that is taken into account.
In addition, the financial contribution of your employer or the social committee depends on your resources.
Once you know the financial contribution of your employer or social committee, you know how much you need to finance your holiday vouchers.
To find out if you are entitled to holiday vouchers, you can also make a online simulation :
Simulator: are you entitled to holiday vouchers (public official)
It all depends on the format of the holiday vouchers.
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Paper holiday vouchers
They take the form of denomination cuts €10, €20, €25 or €50.
It is possible to change format freely at any time, from €30, to switch to dematerialized holiday vouchers:
Request to exchange holiday vouchers or search for lost or stolen vouchers
The fee for changing the format is €10. This amount is deducted from the total amount exchanged.
Warning
Tourism and leisure professionals do not have to change on paper holiday vouchers.
Dematerialized holiday vouchers
They are worth €20 à €60 for payments to the penny.
It is possible to change format freely at any time, from €30, to switch to paper holiday vouchers:
Request to exchange holiday vouchers or search for lost or stolen vouchers
The fee for changing the format is €10. This amount is deducted from the total amount exchanged.
To be able to benefit from holiday vouchers, you can apply online by creating an account.
You can also apply using a paper form:
Application for holiday vouchers: public servant of the State
You can also contact your human resources department.
Holiday vouchers have a validity period of 2 years, in addition to their year of issue.
For example, a holiday voucher issued in 2023 is valid until December 31, 2025.
Unused holiday vouchers can be exchanged within 3 months after the end of the period of use against holiday vouchers of the same amount through an online service:
Request to exchange holiday vouchers or search for lost or stolen vouchers
To exchange dematerialized holiday vouchers, you must log in to your account and then go to the Exchanges menu.
Warning
In the absence of an exchange request before the end of the 3e months following the expiry of their period of validity, checks are expired.
The fee for exchanging holiday vouchers is €10. This amount is deducted from the total amount exchanged.
It all depends on the format of the holiday vouchers.
Paper holiday vouchers
Paper holiday vouchers can be used in Metropolitan France, in overseas and in the European Union.
They are accepted by the service providers contracted by the National Agency for Holiday Vouchers (ANCV):
Dematerialized checks (connect holiday voucher)
Dematerialized checks can be used in Metropolitan France, in overseas and in the European Union.
Dematerialized checks are accepted by the online booking sites agreed by theNVCA: titleContent .
Dematerialized checks can be used to make purchases remotely, 24 hours a day, but also on site.
Use your e-holiday vouchers on the application Chèque-vacances connect
In case of loss or theft of holiday vouchers, a procedure of searching toNVCA: titleContent. To do this, you need to use an online service:
Request to exchange holiday vouchers or search for lost or stolen vouchers
Lost or stolen checks that have been used during their validity cannot be replaced. Only checks that have not been used can be reissued and sent.
FPT
Holiday vouchers are payment vouchers that allow you to finance holidays and cultural and leisure activities.
They come in one of the following forms:
- Paper holiday vouchers in the form of a check book
- Dematerialized holiday vouchers (connect or e-holiday vouchers).
You can benefit from holiday vouchers whether you are a holder or a contract holder, an active agent or a pensioner.
Your resources should not exceed a certain amount.
It's your reference tax income (RFR) for 2024 that is taken into account.
In addition, the financial contribution of your employer or the social committee depends on your resources. To find out, you must contact your Human Resources department.
It all depends on the format of the holiday vouchers.
Répondez aux questions successives et les réponses s’afficheront automatiquement
Paper holiday vouchers
They take the form of denomination cuts €10, €20, €25 or €50.
It is possible to change format freely at any time, from €30, to switch to dematerialized holiday vouchers:
Request to exchange holiday vouchers or search for lost or stolen vouchers
The fee for changing the format is €10. This amount is deducted from the total amount exchanged.
Warning
Tourism and leisure professionals do not have to change on paper holiday vouchers.
Dematerialized holiday vouchers
They are worth €20 à €60 for payments to the penny.
It is possible to change format freely at any time, from €30, to switch to paper holiday vouchers:
Request to exchange holiday vouchers or search for lost or stolen vouchers
The fee for changing the format is €10. This amount is deducted from the total amount exchanged.
To be eligible for holiday vouchers, you must first contact your human resources department or your staff association (social works committee or social or friendly staff action committee).
Holiday vouchers have a validity period of 2 years, in addition to their year of issue.
For example, a holiday voucher issued in 2023 is valid until December 31, 2025.
Unused holiday vouchers can be exchanged within 3 months after the end of the period of use against holiday vouchers of the same amount through an online service:
Request to exchange holiday vouchers or search for lost or stolen vouchers
To exchange dematerialized holiday vouchers, you must log in to your account and then go to the Exchanges menu.
Warning
In the absence of an exchange request before the end of the 3e months following the expiry of their period of validity, checks are expired.
The fee for exchanging holiday vouchers is €10. This amount is deducted from the total amount exchanged.
It all depends on the format of the holiday vouchers.
Paper holiday vouchers
Paper holiday vouchers can be used in Metropolitan France, in overseas and in the European Union.
They are accepted by the service providers contracted by the National Agency for Holiday Vouchers (ANCV):
Dematerialized checks
Dematerialized checks can be used in Metropolitan France, in overseas and in the European Union.
Dematerialized checks are accepted by the online booking sites agreed by theNVCA: titleContent .
Dematerialized checks can be used to make purchases remotely, 24 hours a day, but also on site.
Use your e-holiday vouchers on the application Chèque-vacances connect
In case of loss or theft of holiday vouchers, a procedure of searching toNVCA: titleContent. To do this, you need to use an online service:
Request to exchange holiday vouchers or search for lost or stolen vouchers
Lost or stolen checks that have been used during their validity cannot be replaced. Only checks that have not been used can be reissued and sent.
FPH
Holiday vouchers are payment vouchers that allow you to finance holidays and cultural and leisure activities.
They come in one of the following forms:
- Paper holiday vouchers in the form of a check book
- Dematerialized holiday vouchers (connect or e-holiday vouchers).
You can benefit from holiday vouchers whether you are a holder or a contract holder, an active agent or a pensioner.
Warning
Holiday vouchers do not concern agents of the Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP).
Your resources should not exceed a certain amount.
It's your reference tax income (RFR) for 2024 that is taken into account.
In addition, the financial contribution of your employer or social committee depends on your resources. To find out, you must ask your correspondent CGOS: titleContent of your establishment.
It all depends on the format of the holiday vouchers.
Répondez aux questions successives et les réponses s’afficheront automatiquement
Paper holiday vouchers
They take the form of denomination cuts €10, €20, €25 or €50.
It is possible to change format freely at any time, from €30, to switch to dematerialized holiday vouchers:
Request to exchange holiday vouchers or search for lost or stolen vouchers
The fee for changing the format is €10. This amount is deducted from the total amount exchanged.
Warning
Tourism and leisure professionals do not have to change on paper holiday vouchers.
Dematerialized holiday vouchers
They are worth €20 à €60 for payments to the penny.
It is possible to change format freely at any time, from €30, to switch to paper holiday vouchers:
Request to exchange holiday vouchers or search for lost or stolen vouchers
The fee for changing the format is €10. This amount is deducted from the total amount exchanged.
To be able to benefit from holiday vouchers, you must first contact the correspondent CGOS: titleContent of your establishment.
You must then choose to benefit from paper holiday vouchers or dematerialized vouchers.
Holiday vouchers have a validity period of 2 years, in addition to their year of issue.
For example, a holiday voucher issued in 2023 is valid until December 31, 2025.
Unused holiday vouchers can be exchanged within 3 months after the end of the period of use against holiday vouchers of the same amount through an online service:
Request to exchange holiday vouchers or search for lost or stolen vouchers
To exchange dematerialized holiday vouchers, you must log in to your account and then go to the Exchanges menu.
Warning
In the absence of an exchange request before the end of the 3e months following the expiry of their period of validity, checks are expired.
The fee for exchanging holiday vouchers is €10. This amount is deducted from the total amount exchanged.
It all depends on the format of the holiday vouchers.
Paper holiday vouchers
Paper holiday vouchers can be used in Metropolitan France, in overseas and in the European Union.
They are accepted by the service providers contracted by the National Agency for Holiday Vouchers (ANCV):
Dematerialized checks
Dematerialized checks can be used in Metropolitan France, in overseas and in the European Union.
Dematerialized checks are accepted by the online booking sites agreed by theNVCA: titleContent .
Dematerialized checks can be used to make purchases remotely, 24 hours a day, but also on site.
Use your e-holiday vouchers on the application Chèque-vacances connect
In case of loss or theft of holiday vouchers, a procedure of searching toNVCA: titleContent. To do this, you need to use an online service:
Request to exchange holiday vouchers or search for lost or stolen vouchers
Lost or stolen checks that have been used during their validity cannot be replaced. Only checks that have not been used can be reissued and sent.
Who can help me?
Find who can answer your questions in your region
National Agency for Holiday Vouchers (ANCV)
Information on holiday vouchers and sports vouchers
By phone
0,969,320,616
Price of a call to a fixed number
Open Monday to Friday from 9am to 6pm
By phone for deaf or hard of hearing people
By downloading the Acceo application
Open Monday to Friday from 9am to 6pm
By email
Access to contact form
Search tools
Ministry of Economy
National Agency for Holiday Vouchers (ANCV)