How does CAF calculate the benefit amount for cohabiting couples? Here’s what you need to remember!
Can cohabiting couples also get social benefits? How is CAF calculated? The amount of their benefits? Here’s what you need to remember!
A couple’s concept for CAF
In France, many couples live together. In fact, they live together but they are not bound by any contract, be it civil partnership or marriage.
In the eyes of CAF, it is therefore a free association. for limit this imagination, CAF takes into account numerous criteria. For example living under the same roof.
So you share the same accommodation. Even if your spouse has another address for business reasons, you are still considered to be living together.
On the other hand, you also have to contribute to the household expenses together. Especially household expenses, paying bills or even children’s education.
Please note that cohabiting couples can also benefit from CAF social assistance. In addition, you must make a joint declaration to the social assistance institution. As is the case for married or civil partnership couples. So you share the same beneficiary file for the family.
But then how to declare yourself as a couple for CAF? And how does the Social Assistance Agency calculate the amount of benefits?
First of all, you should start by declaring a change in family situation to CAF. You should do this as soon as possible so that it is taken into account when calculating your entitlement to social benefits.
Results on Your Services
With CAF, every situation has its rights. The Social Assistance Institute thus makes a distinction between a cohabiting couple and a simple roommate.
“Co-location implies that there is none No common financial interest Among the residents of the housing » CAF explains on its site. In this case, each resident must provide a separate rent receipt in their name. And he should also make his own request for housing assistance, for example. Along with his share of personal income and rent paid.
On the other hand, CAF also takes into account cohabitation status. “Also called conjugal life or common life, cohabitation is the act of two people, of the same sex or of the opposite sex, living together as if they were married or joined by a civil partnership” Specifies the family allowance fund.
“The cafe will only consider your cohabitation if it is stable over time” Still reminds the organization on its official website.
Please note, cohabitation may affect the amount of assistance received from CAF. However, if you do not declare that this is the case while you are in a relationship, your rights will not be calculated according to your actual situation.
So some CAF services may vary depending on you Cohabitation status. This is the case for APL for example. The amount of support is lower when you are a couple and not sharing accommodation.
The activity bonus may also see changes in its amount depending on the cohabitation status. This will tend to decrease. And the same goes for RSA, Active Unity Income.
In cohabitation, CAF will therefore take into account the family’s situation and income. This may affect your aid amount.
