How to apply for a holiday allowance

In accordance with Articles 35 to 38 and 40 of the Sovereign Ordinance No. 7.155 of 10 October 2018 on the granting of dependency allowances to civil servant, other Government or Commune staff:

The holiday allowance is allocated to households whose head is a civil servant, or other Government or Commune staff, if the household income does not exceed the threshold defined by Ministerial Decree.

The recipient is the person to whom the family benefits are paid.

If the child lives alternately in the home of each parent, half of the holiday allowance is paid to each parent, unless a court order or written agreement between the parents designates the parent to whom the allowance is to be paid in full.

In accordance with Article 40 of the Sovereign Ordinance no. 7.155 of 10 October 2018, noted above, and the Ministerial Decree establishing the household income threshold for the payment of the holiday allowance and special allowance for the start of the school year to civil servant, other Government or Commune staff.

The resources taken into account for the calculation of the above-mentioned ceiling are comprised of:

• Total income made from gainful employment, for the year preceding the current year, including retirement pensions of the head of the household and the spouse
• Maintenance allowances and, if necessary, contributions to the expenses associated with the upkeep of common children which are either collected or deducted from the income of the head of the household or the spouse, for the year preceding the current year, are also taken into account

Family benefits, housing allowances and social welfare are not, however, included in the calculation of resources.

To obtain the form you can: 

•  Download and fill it here
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  Demande d'allocations annuelles (369-0020_07-2026)
•  Collected from the Department of State Medical and Family Benefits 

In accordance with Articles 26 and 27 of the Ministerial Decree no. 2018-952 of 10 October 2018 implementing the Sovereign Ordinance no. 7.155 of 10 October 2018: Civil servants and Government or Commune officials who are in receipt of the Single Wage Allowance or Family Support Allowance or have already provided the Department of State Medical and Family Benefits (DPMFE) with proof of their resources with regard to the payment of an annual allowance do not have to send them again.

Other applicants must send the following documents to the State Medical Benefits Office:

• Couples who are married or living together:
  • A copy of the payslip for the month of December during the year preceding the current year, showing the total annual net taxable income of the spouse or partner who is not covered by the Department of State Medical and Family Benefits 
  • If this is not available, a certificate of salary drawn up by their employer stating the total net income received between 1 January and 31 December of the year preceding the current year
  • If the spouse or partner is not in paid employment: a sworn declaration to this effect: 
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    Attestation sur l'honneur (369-0025_07-2026)
• Couples who are divorced or separated:
  • A document certifying the total monthly amount of maintenance payments received from the former spouse/partner or paid to the former spouse/partner
  • If no maintenance payments are received or paid: a sworn declaration to this effect

Before the last Friday of June of the current year, your duly completed and signed form, together with the required documents may be:

• Hand in, without appointment, to the Department of State Medical and Family Benefits (DPMFE) between 9.30 am and 5 pm from Monday to Friday, or in it post box
• Sent to the Department of State Medical and Family Benefits by post

In the event of approval, the holiday allowance will be given to you directly. We will write to you only if we require further information or if your application is refused.