At the beginning of the year, your CAC or MSA informs you of your rights regarding holiday aids, specifying the nature of these rights for your family or your children (length of stay, percentage of the aid, maximum amount...) and how to use them. They depend on your family quotient, your resources and your situation (working, unemployed...).

If you have not received a notificationYou may not be a beneficiary this year.

To download your notification of entitlement, log in to your My Account area on caf.fr or on the mobile application Caf - My Account:

• Click on the “Mail” section in the top right corner of the screen;
• The notification email is in the “Unread” section before the first reading;
• After the first consultation, the notification will be automatically transferred to the “History” section;
• The notification is then searchable and downloadable.

Family Vacation Assistance (AVF)

This family holiday help (AVF) is intended for low- and middle-income households. It allows you to book directly on the dedicated Vacaf website a family stay in one of the 3,600 holiday villages and campsites with the label, benefiting from reduced prices.

You will only pay the rest of the invoice at your expense because the holiday aid is paid directly to the holiday center or the campsite.

Children's Holiday Assistance (AVE)

The local children's holiday assistance (Avel) and the national children's holiday assistance (Aven) make it possible to finance the stays of children and teenagers in holiday centers approved by your Caf (colonies, summer camps...) very close to your home or throughout France.

The Caf or the MSA can help you finance the stay of your children in a colony labeled Vacaf or a leisure welcome near you. The aid shall be paid directly to the organizer which deducts it from the invoice remaining to you.

To find a stay, a colony or a camp in the centers labeled “Vacaf”:

• go to vacaf.org  ;
• Select the department of your Caf;
• click on “Learn more” in the “Holidays for children” section;
• click on “ Search a stay ” at the bottom of the page.

Aid for social holidays (AVS)

This assistance is intended for low-income families who need support in their holiday plans. It can cover up to 90% of the cost of the stay.

Bookings are made through a social worker who makes the reservation on the Vacaf website.

Travel aid for starting a holiday in 2024

Some CFAs also offer transportation assistance for the departure on holidays of families receiving assistance for family holidays (AVF) in 2024. No particular steps are required to benefit from it. It will be automatically paid into the beneficiary family's bank account.

Free time vouchers

Some CFOs grant free-time vouchers (also called leisure tickets, free time passports, good Cif).

These vouchers must:

• financing children's leisure activities (e.g. sports) or holiday expenses (e.g. colony, camp);
• be used during school holidays.

They're prepaid. The conditions for taking advantage of them and the amount of the vouchers vary from one CFO to another.