About 20,000 copies of his poems had by this time been issued.

The sale of these made him comparatively easy in his circumstances; and it was mainly by their profits that he was enabled to buy his little vineyard near Verona.
It may also be mentioned that Jasmin received a further increase of his means from the Government of Louis Philippe.

Many of his friends in the South of France were of opinion that his philanthropic labours should be publicly recognised.

While Jasmin had made numerous gifts to the poor from the collections made at his recitations; while he had helped to build schools, orphanages, asylums, and even churches, it was thought that some recompense should be awarded to him by the State for his self-sacrificing labours.
In 1843 the Duchess of Orleans had a golden medal struck in his honour; and M.Dumon, when presenting it to Jasmin, announced that the Minister of Instruction had inscribed his name amongst the men of letters whose works the Government was desirous of encouraging; and that consequently a pension had been awarded to him of 1,000 francs per annum.

This welcome news was shortly after confirmed by the Minister of Instruction himself.