# Reward Claiming **Claiming period** Reward claiming for any given calendar month begins on the first day of the following calendar month. Here are a few examples: * February Rewards: Can be claimed in March * March Rewards: Can be claimed in April **Expiry of rewards** If the rewards are not claimed by the end of the next month, the tokens allocated for rewards are returned to the treasury. For instance: * February Rewards: Must be claimed by the end of March * March Rewards: Must be claimed by the end of April **Reward allocation and discount** All rewards are allocated to community members in the form of an allocation. To claim these rewards, community members must swap USDT for the reward tokens. The rewards are provided at a discounted rate. The discount is determined as follows: > **Cost for the claim of a month**: 10% of the trailing monthly average of the previous month. --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://flexecosystem.gitbook.io/flex-docs/protocol/flex-validator-nodes/getting-started/reward-claiming.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.