Fuel aid for people who drive to work: €100 from October, applications open on 27 October

The state fuel aid for people who drive their own car to work has been extended to the end of the year. For October–December 2026 it is €100, up from €50 for April–September. Service-public puts that at about 40 cents per litre, against 20 cents before. The application window was due to close on 30 September; instead the aid was extended to October–December 2026. Applications can be made from 27 October. Service-public notes separately that a text still has to confirm the terms of the renewal.

Why this exists

Service-public attributes the measure to rising fuel costs caused by the conflict in the Middle East, which the government is answering with targeted support. The aid for "grands rouleurs" (people who drive a lot) is one of them. France ran a similar one-off €100 payment for lower-income workers in early 2023, and that one was also claimed on impots.gouv.fr. The idea is the same: rather than cutting the pump price for everyone, the state helps those who cannot get to work without a car.

Who qualifies

Under the rules on service-public, every condition must be met:

• living in France and being tax-resident in France for 2024;
• born before 1 January 2009;
• driving to work at least 15 km each way (30 km round trip), or at least 8,000 km a year for work;
• a 2-, 3- or 4-wheel vehicle with a petrol or diesel engine, or a non-plug-in hybrid. It must be insured and not registered as damaged. Electric and hydrogen vehicles are excluded, and so are company cars (véhicules de fonction or de service);
• income under the ceiling. The baseline test is a revenu fiscal de référence per part of no more than €16,880 for 2024. From October the scheme was widened. Service-public gives these net-salary benchmarks: up to €2,035 for a single person, up to €4,070 for a couple with one child and up to €6,100 for a couple with two children.

The only reliable check is the simulator on impots.gouv.fr. The salary figures are a guide, not a calculation.

What to do

1. People who already received the €50 for April–September need do nothing. Service-public says the €100 will be paid to them automatically.
2. Everyone else starts with the simulator on impots.gouv.fr: the new simulator is available from 12 October. The application form opens on 27 October.
3. Payment reaches the bank account about 10 days after the application.
4. It is worth keeping proof: work address, vehicle papers, insurance. The tax office can audit the payment for 5 years and claim it back.

Where recent arrivals get caught out

The 2024 condition. Eligibility is tied to French tax residence and the revenu fiscal de référence for 2024. That RFR appears on the avis d'impôt issued in 2025. Under these rules, anyone who became tax-resident in France later, or did not file a return for 2024, generally does not qualify, even if they now drive to work every day.

Company cars. No aid with an employer's vehicle, however long the commute.

The ceiling is about taxable income per part, not salary. The same salary can give a different answer depending on household make-up. That is why the simulator decides, not someone's experience in a group chat.

Scams. Payments like this always bring a wave of fake texts and emails offering "fuel aid". Applications are made only through the personal space on impots.gouv.fr. The tax office does not send payment links or ask for card details.

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Source: Service-Public.gouv.fr — Aide pour les travailleurs « grands rouleurs » : le dispositif est renouvelé et étendu, published 6 May 2026, updated 24 September 2026. General information only, not individual advice.