New benefits paid by the CRPN scheme

Publication in the official journal of 21 november 2023 of decree no. 2023-1064 of 20 november 2023 on the complementary pension scheme for civil aviation professional flight crew

To mitigate the effect of the raising of the legal retirement age of the basic scheme to 64, the CRPN is going to pay three new temporary benefits, subject to certain conditions, which will be added to the CRPN retirement pension.

As a reminder, the CRPN already pays a temporary supplement, the conditions of which are stated below; payment of this current supplement will be automatically extended to the new legal retirement age of the basic scheme; if you were born on or after 1st September 1961, payment of the current supplement will be extended beyond the age of 62 to the legal retirement age of the basic scheme.

 

BENEFIT 1 : current supplement 

Payment Conditions of Access Amount

No earlier than the age 55 for entitlements claimed since 01/01/2021 and until the legal retirement age of the basic scheme for the member’s generation (cf. basic legal retirement age).

  • Claimed your CRPN pension entitlements without discount
  • Justify 20 annuities in the CRPN scheme

0.8% of the monthly Social Security cap per validated annuity, within the limit of 25.

 

BENEFIT 2 (new benefit) : doubling of the supplement (basic scheme required insurance duration)

Payment Conditions of Access Amount
Between the age of 62 and the new legal retirement age of the basic scheme
  • Fulfil the conditions for the temporary supplement: claimed your entitlements to your CRPN pension without discount, and justify 20 annuities in the CRPN scheme
  • Justify the condition of insurance duration required from the age of 62 in the basic scheme
  • Not be eligible for “long career” retirement under the basic scheme

Temporary supplement doubled, within the limit of a cap equal to 40% of the monthly Social Security cap.

 

BENEFIT 3 (new benefit) : benefit paid after the unemployment entitlements

Payment Conditions of Access Amount
After your unemployment benefit entitlements and,

  • Until the age of full rate in the basic scheme (age 67)
  • Or until the member justifies the insurance duration required under the basic scheme to benefit from a full-rate pension
  • Cessation of work from the age of 60 in connection with the termination of a flight crew member employment contract
  • Validated at least 20 annuities at the CRPN, including:
    • 12 annuities contributed or bought and
    • 1 continuous contributed annuity or 2 discontinuous contributed annuities during the last 5 years preceding the end of the employment contract.

Benefit cannot be accumulated with:

  • Supplement and double supplement
  • Income from a resumption of professional activity

50% of average gross monthly salary of the last 36 complete months, capped at 50% of the monthly Social Security cap

 

BENEFIT 4 (new benefit) : doubling of the supplement (case of permanent unfitness for work)

Payment Conditions of Access Amount
Between the age of 62 and the legal retirement age of the basic scheme
  • Fulfil the conditions for the temporary supplement: claimed your entitlements to your CRPN pension without discount, and justify 20 annuities in the CRPN scheme
  • Cessation of work as flight crew member between the ages of 55 and 60 owing to permanent incapacity (permanent incapacity) pronounced by the Civil Aviation Medical Board (CMAC)
  • Not have reached the insurance duration required in the basic scheme to benefit from a full-rate pension

Temporary supplement doubled, within the limit of a cap equal to 40% of the monthly Social Security cap.