Overview

• The Cour des comptes reports €6.3 billion in uncorrected errors in the family branch of France's Sécurité sociale for 2024, including undue payments and unmade benefits.
• Errors in benefit calculations affect 8% of total payouts, with over 25% of prime d’activité payments tainted by inaccuracies.
• For the third consecutive year, the court has declined to certify the accounts of the Caisse nationale d’allocations familiales (Cnaf) due to persistent control failures.
• Health reimbursement errors declined slightly to €3.3 billion in 2024, down from €3.8 billion the previous year, while retirement benefit errors improved to 10% from 12.5%.
• The Cnam's fraud evaluation remains outdated and incomplete, with current estimates ranging between €1.4 and €1.9 billion.