Caisse d'allocations familiales
Encyclopedia
Family allocations make up the family-oriented sector of the French social security
system, through a network known as the Caisse nationale des allocations familiales (National Office for Family Allocations, or CNAF) and the 123 Caisse d'allocations familiales (Family Allocations Office, or CAF).
The institution serves more than 10 million beneficiaries.
Right to allocations and their amount are subject to income
Birth, Adoption, Childcare
Children
Back to school
Housing
The single or separated parent
The handicapped adult or child
The minimum salary
Social security
Social security is primarily a social insurance program providing social protection or protection against socially recognized conditions, including poverty, old age, disability, unemployment and others. Social security may refer to:...
system, through a network known as the Caisse nationale des allocations familiales (National Office for Family Allocations, or CNAF) and the 123 Caisse d'allocations familiales (Family Allocations Office, or CAF).
The institution serves more than 10 million beneficiaries.
The allowances
Information from 2007Right to allocations and their amount are subject to income
Birth, Adoption, Childcare
- Allowance for the birth of a child (1710,49€ once)
- Allocation for a young child (171,06€/month)
- Adoption allocation
- Aid to the family to hire a licensed mother's assistant (between 374,12€ and 748,24€/month).
- Allocation for raising children at home (between 134,13€ and 530,72€/month)
- Parental education allocation (between 256€ and 350,92€/month)
Children
- Family allocations (between 119-152€/month, more for each child between the ages of 11-20)
- Familial complement (155€/month)
- Allocation for parental presence (39-47€/day + 101€/month)
Back to school
- Allocation for the new school year (286,01€, paid in September)
Housing
- Housing aid
- Personalised housing aid
- Prime for moving house (898-973€, once)
- Aid for scholarship students who move house (300€, once)
- Loan for improvement works to home (1% interest loan, maximum 1067,14€)
The single or separated parent
- Single parent allocation (between 52,90€ and 748,20€)
- Family support allocation (83,76€ - 111,68€/month)
- Recovery of unpaid alimony (the CAF takes legal action to force the other parent to pay alimony)
The handicapped adult or child
- Allocation for the education of a handicapped child (between 119,72€ - 1999,82€/month)
- Allocation for handicapped adults (621,27€)
The minimum salary
- Minimum salary (440,86€ - 925,81€/month)
- Prime for returning to work (1000€, once)