Family allocations make up the

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-oriented sector of the French

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system, through a network known as the Caisse nationale des allocations familiales (National Office for Family Allocations) or CNAF and the 101 Caisse d'allocations familiales (Family Allocations Office, or CAF). The institution serves more than 10 million beneficiaries. __TOC__

Background

It was formalized by the decree of October 4, 1945.

The allowances

Family benefits are not taxable, but subject to the contribution for the

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of social debt with the exception of social minima such as RSA, AAH and formerly API and RMI. Their amount is set by legislative texts as a percentage of the monthly basis for calculating Family Allowances. They are in principle unassignable and unseizable except: *in the event of

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or false declaration; *for the recovery of

maintenance The technical meaning of maintenance involves functional checks, servicing, repairing or replacing of necessary devices, equipment, machinery, building infrastructure and supporting utilities in industrial, business, and residential installa ...

claims (canteen costs in particular); *for the recovery of

healthcare Health care, or healthcare, is the improvement or maintenance of health via the preventive healthcare, prevention, diagnosis, therapy, treatment, wikt:amelioration, amelioration or cure of disease, illness, injury, and other disability, physic ...

costs (hospitalization for example); *regarding the

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allowance where benefits can be paid directly to the lessor in certain cases. Without exception, family benefits are paid monthly and in arrears and are due from the first day of the calendar month following the month in which the conditions for entitlement are met. Subject to the rules specific to each service, the prescription is biennial. The end of entitlement is fixed on the first day of the calendar month during which the conditions for opening the entitlement cease to be met, except in the event of

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(in this case, the termination of entitlement is the month following the death).Article L 552-1 du code de la sécurité sociale
sur le site de Légifrance, consulté le 24 août 2011 In 2007, the family allowance funds paid the following benefits: Birth, Adoption, Childcare * Allowance for the birth of a child (1710,49€ once) * Allowance for a young child (171,06€/month) *

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allowance * Aid to the family to hire a licensed mother's assistant (between 374,12€ and 748,24€/month). * Allowance for raising children at home (between 134,13€ and 530,72€/month) * Parental education allowance (between 256€ and 350,92€/month) Children *

Child benefit Child benefit or children's allowance is a social security payment which is distributed to the parents or guardians of children, teenagers and in some cases, young adult (psychology), young adults. Countries operate different versions of the benefi ...

(between 119-152€/month, more for each child between the ages of 11-20) * Familial complement (155€/month) * Allowance for parental presence (39-47€/day + 101€/month) Back to school * Allowance for the new

school A school is the educational institution (and, in the case of in-person learning, the Educational architecture, building) designed to provide learning environments for the teaching of students, usually under the direction of teachers. Most co ...

year (286,01€, paid in September) Housing * Housing aid * Personalised housing aid * Bonus for moving house (898-973€, once) * Aid for

scholarship A scholarship is a form of Student financial aid, financial aid awarded to students for further education. Generally, scholarships are awarded based on a set of criteria such as academic merit, Multiculturalism, diversity and inclusion, athleti ...

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 allowance (between 52,90€ and 748,20€) * Family support allowance (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 Education is the transmission of knowledge and skills and the development of character traits. Formal education occurs within a structured institutional framework, such as public schools, following a curriculum. Non-formal education als ...

of a handicapped child (between 119,72€ - 1999,82€/month) * Allocation for handicapped adults (621,27€) The minimum salary * Revenu de solidarité active (RSA) since 1 June 2009 (440,86€ - 925,81€/month) * Employment bonus: Prime for returning to work since 1er january 2016 (1000€, once)

References

External links

The website of the CAF and CNAF
{{DEFAULTSORT:Caisse D'Allocations Familiales Government of France Social security in France 1945 establishments in France