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Fuel allowance for high-mileage workers extended to 30 September 2026
The EUR 100 allowance for high-mileage workers can now be claimed until 30 September 2026 via the impots.gouv.fr simulator and form; means, vehicle and distance conditions are unchanged.
By Taxxa AI OyPublished 8 September 2026
Eligible high-mileage workers have until 30 September 2026 to claimService Public the EUR 100 fuel allowance
Legifrance (indemnité carburant) for 2026. The Entreprendre Service Public page, updated on 8 September 2026, announces a second extension of the claim window: the form, available since 27 May, was initially due to close on 30 July 2026, was first extended to 31 August, and can now be filed until 30 September 2026
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The allowance offsets higher fuel costs for workers who use a vehicle for professional purposes. It is a flat EUR 100 paymentLegifrance, described as equivalent to 20 centimes per litre for an average six-month fuel consumption. Around 3 million people in France may be eligible. Payment is made to the bank account declared for annual income tax, about 10 days after the claim, and only one allowance is paid per claimant and per vehicle.
To qualify, claimants must live in FranceService Public, have been fiscally domiciled in France for 2024 income
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Legifrance, with 2024 declared earned income in one of the listed categories (wages and assimilated income excluding unemployment and early retirement, BIC, BNC or BA)
Legifrance, and not liable for impôt sur la fortune immobilière for 2024
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The means test uses 2024 resources: the reference tax income per share (revenu fiscal de référence par part) for 2024 must be no more than EUR 16,880Legifrance, as shown on the first page of the 2024 income-tax notice issued in 2025. Declared 2024 income must fall in one of the qualifying categories — traitements, salaires et revenus assimilés (excluding unemployment and early retirement), bénéfices industriels et commerciaux, bénéfices non commerciaux or bénéfices agricoles
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The vehicle must be a two-, three- or four-wheeled motor vehicleService Public with a thermal or non-rechargeable hybrid engine
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Claims follow a two-step online process: first use the simulator on impots.gouv.fr to check eligibility, then follow the link offered to the claim form if all conditions are metService Public. The form asks for civil status, tax number, vehicle registration number and carte grise number, plus a declaration certifying the distance conditions. State employees who meet the eligibility conditions receive the allowance on the same terms as other workers concerned. The tax administration may audit claims for five years from payment, and supporting documents must be kept for five years.
Legal basis: décret n° 2026-333 du 30 avril 2026 creating the allowance and setting its conditions, as amended by décret n° 2026-417 du 28 mai 2026, with the claim period set by the arrêté du 28 mai 2026 and extended by the arrêté du 31 juillet 2026; the page announces filing until 30 September 2026.
Check your eligibility with the simulator on impots.gouv.fr and file the EUR 100 claim there by 30 September 2026.
Sources
- Aide pour les travailleurs « grands rouleurs » : l’ouverture du guichet est à nouveau prolongée
- Décret n° 2026-333 du 30 avril 2026 relatif à la création, aux conditions et aux modalités de versement d'une indemnité carburant
- Décret n° 2026-417 du 28 mai 2026 modifiant le décret n° 2026-333 du 30 avril 2026 relatif à la création, aux conditions et aux modalités de versement d'une indemnité carburant
- Arrêté du 31 juillet 2026 portant report de la date limite de dépôt de la demande d'indemnité carburant prévue par le décret n° 2026-333 du 30 avril 2026 relatif à la création, aux conditions et aux modalités de versement d'une indemnité carburant