APL, RSA… The Court of Auditors finds 6.3 billion euros of errors in the family branch of the Social Security

By The New Obs with AFP

Published on May 16, 2025 at 6:50 p.m. , updated on May 16, 2025 at 7:02 p.m.

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The Court of Auditors once again criticized the accounts of the family branch of Social Security on Friday, May 16, estimating "the amount of errors not corrected by internal control actions" at 6.3 billion euros.

"6.3 billion in undue payments and also unpaid benefits were recorded at the end of 2024, which will never be regularized," the financial jurisdiction emphasizes in a press release, deeming this amount "particularly high."

It points out "errors linked to the data taken into account to pay benefits" and not corrected after twenty-four months. "These errors represent 8% of the amount of benefits, and concern in particular the RSA, the activity bonus and housing assistance," the institution underlines. "In particular, more than a quarter of the amounts paid under the activity bonus are tainted by errors," it notes.

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It therefore declares itself "unable to certify" the accounts of the National Family Allowance Fund (CNAF) for 2024, as it had already done in 2022 and 2023.

Solidarity at source “should reduce the risk of error”

These discrepancies are mainly due to "errors made by beneficiaries when completing their income declarations," Nicolas Grivel, director general of the CNAF, explained to AFP. He points out a greater risk of errors for the active solidarity income (RSA) and the activity bonus, which are calculated from declarations completed by beneficiaries concerning their recent income.

With the new solidarity at source system, deployed since March in France, the declarations of beneficiaries are "pre-filled on the basis of information provided by the employer, France Travail or health insurance, which should reduce the risk of error," he added.

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In 2023, the Family Allowance Funds (CAF) paid €104.5 billion in benefits to 13.5 million households. These benefits include the active solidarity income (RSA), the activity bonus, family allowances , the family support allowance, housing benefits, and the disabled adult allowance (AAH).

For the other four branches of Social Security (illness, pensions, autonomy, work accidents and occupational diseases), the Court of Auditors certifies "with reservation" , as in previous years.

For the health branch and the National Health Insurance Fund (CNAM), the financial jurisdiction reports that "the estimated amount of errors affecting health cost payments is deteriorating compared to 2023 and reaching 3.3 billion euros, against 3.1 billion in 2023" .

It also notes that the Cnam's assessment of fraud "is old" and relates "to a scope that is still incomplete ." The Cnam's current estimate is between 1.4 and 1.9 billion euros. "One in fifteen newly awarded daily allowances is incorrect," the Court notes.

Regarding the pension branch and the National Old Age Insurance Fund, the Court of Auditors maintains its reservations but mentions progress. Thus, "one in ten retirement benefits awarded to former employees contains a financial error," compared to one in eight in 2023.