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– Since January 1, the conditions for access to family allowances have been stricter.
Please note, if you receive aid from CAF, or wish to benefit from it, and you do not live in France all year round, a major change has occurred since January 1st. According to a decree published on April 19, 2024, it is now necessary «reside nine months a year in Franceinstead of six months until now, to receive family benefits”, as indicated by MoneyVox.
This measure applies to the minimum old age and all family benefits. If you receive childcare benefit (Paje), family allowances, family supplement, housing allowance, education allowance for disabled children or family support allowance, you are therefore concerned. However, certain aid is exempt from this new provision. This is particularly the case of theuniversal health protection (Puma)the conditions of granting of which do not change.
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Exceptions provided
In addition, the official website of the French administration specifies that“exceptionally, you may be granted a right to family benefits even in the absence of residence in France, if a community regulation or a convention internationale foresees it”specifies As a reminder, it is not no need to have French nationality to benefit from family allowances. “Persons of foreign nationality are entitled to family benefits under certain conditions. stipulates service-public.fr. Applicants can, for example, obtain information from the Center for European and International Social Security Liaisons (Cleiss).
According to article L. 512-1 of the Social Security Code, “any French or foreign person residing in France, caring for one or more children residing in France, benefits from family benefits for these children […]». Their amount depends on the applicant's resources, the number of dependent children and their age.
