Housing benefit Caf EN

2013/2014 ACADEMIC YEAR
HOUSING BENEFIT FOR STUDENTS
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You are a student
You live in an apartment, a hostel, a residence, a furnished apartment or a
student room
You pay a rent
You may be eligible to receive a housing benefit from the Caf (Caisse d’allocations
familiales1).
Go to our website www.caf.fr
Information that we need :
- Your income in 2011
- Your bank details (RIB : relevé d’identité bancaire)
- The amount of your rent
Good to know :
- You can’t receive this benefit if the landlord is a member of your family
- The contract has to be under your name
- You will receive the benefit one month after the month your application is accepted.
Besides, there is always a one-month delay to get the benefit on the bank account.
For example :
You start living in an apartment on September and you apply immediately for a housing
benefit.
You will not get a benefit for your rent of September but for your rent of October and the
following months. Plus, you will get the money on your bank account in November.
Besides, if you leave the apartment in the end of May (don’t forget to report it to the Caf !),
you will get your benefit for the last rent on your bank account in the mount of June.
- Apply for housing benefit as soon as possible: it is not retroactive! For example, if you
apply in December, you will not get a benefit for the rent you have paid in October and
November.
- The benefit amount depends on the income you had two years ago (in 2011). If you had
no income at all or a very low income, the calculation is based on a minimum level.
- If you are a foreigner, you must fulfill the visa requirement.
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Family Allocations Office
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How can you apply for a housing benefit on www.caf.fr ?
Click on
"Accéder à une
demande en
ligne"
Click on
"Demande
aide au logement"
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Do you :
- Pay a rent?
- Repay a home
loan?
State the date
when you arrived
in the apartment.
Are you living
together as a
couple? Yes / No
Are you a student?
Yes / No
Are you :
- A tenant?
- A subtenant?
- Living in a
student halls of
residence, a
hostel, ...?
What is your family
relationship with
the owner?
“Aucun” = “None”
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“I agree with the
terms of this online
application”
Check the box
State and confirm
your email address
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Gender :
Female / Male
Family Name
First Name
Date of birth:
(dd/mm/yyyy)
Place of birth:
“Etranger” =
“Foreign country”
Nationality:
“EEE/Suisse” =
“European Economic Area”
“Autre” = “Other one”
State the city where
you were born
State the country where
you were born
State your
mother’s last name
State your mother’s
first name
State your father’s last name
and first name
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Do you receive
or did you
receive any
benefit from
another Social
security office ?
Yes / No
Marital status:
- Single
- Separated
- Separated but
still married
- Legally
separated
- Divorced
- Widow(er)
Are you expecting
a baby ?
Number of children
and adults dependent
on and living with you.
Not your roommates!
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If you are living
together as a couple:
- Married
- Civil partner
- Other couple
Indicate the date
when you started
living as a couple
(dd/mm/yyyy)
Are you expecting
a baby?
Number of
children and adults
living with you
Are you a scholarship
holder ? Yes / No
Erasmus and
Socrates grants are
not taken into account
State the name of the
organization that
gives you this grant
State the country of
this organization
Are you affiliated to
the Student Health
insurance system?
Yes / No
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State the date when
you arrived in the
apartment
Your address :
Number, type and
name of the street
Name of the building
(optional)
Number of the floor,
of the room or “At
Mister’s ... house”
(optional)
City : type in the 3 first letters,
then click on the magnifying glass
and chose the city in the list
Postcode
Example : Grenoble = 38000
Your phone number
- Mobile phone
- Fixed line phone (home)
- Other (Work)
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Type in your bank
details (IBAN :
International banking
account number)
Your income in 2011:
- Salary, unemployment
benefit or Phd scholarship
- Maintenance allowance
- Other income
- No income
Check a box
Grants based on social
criteria and Erasmus
grants are not taken into
account!
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State the amount of:
- Salary
- Work accident pension
- Allowable expenses
- Unemployment benefit
Is this a collocation?
Yes / No
State the number of
flatmates, including
yourself
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The apartment
owner’s name
His / her address
Surface area
Furnished apartment:
Yes / No
Only one room
(shared bathroom and
toilets) : Yes / No
Decent accommodation:
Yes / No
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Amount of rent, for
one month, without
expenses
Amount of expenses
for one month
(electricity, gas, ...)
Month of the first
paid rent (even if it’s
not for an entire
month) mm/yyyy
Contract holder:
“Vous même” = “Yourself”
“Autre” = “Other one”
Do you have to pay an
additional rent for a second
home for professional
reasons? Yes / No
On the next page, click on
But your application is not complete yet!
in order to validate your application.
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Do not print your application! If you see that screen below, it means that it has been
already sent online to the Caf.
But you have to print a rent certification (“attestation de loyer”). This document must be
filled and signed by the landlord or the real estate agency or the residence. Then, send this
filled document to the Caf.
You also have to send...
... if you are from a country of the European Economic Area (EEE) or from
Switzerland:
- a copy of your ID card or of your passport or of your birth certificate or of your visa permit
if you have one;
- a certificate of honor that states that you have sufficient income to follow studies in
France;
- a letter of acceptance from University or a copy of your student card;
- a copy of your European Health insurance card (or private insurance).
... if you are from another country: a copy of your visa permit.
Address of your Caf:
Caf de l’Isère
3, rue des alliés
38051 Grenoble Cedex 9
Download the rent
certification form, print it
out and give it to your
owner.
When filled and signed,
send it to the Caf.
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Need some advice?
Call this number : 0810 29 29 29
(in French, Monday-Friday, 9 AM - 4:30 PM)
If you need a computer and Internet connection, go to :
- Cité de la Caf, 3 rue de Belgrade, Grenoble ;
- Espace Accueil Information, campus, Saint-Martin-d’Hères
(tramway B and C, stop at "Bibliothèques universitaires")
etu.grenoble-univ.fr
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