Payment of the cost of changing residence (civil service)
Verified 01 January 2024 - Directorate for Legal and Administrative Information (Prime Minister)
If you are a public official and move because of a change of assignment, you can benefit, under conditions, from partial reimbursement of your moving expenses. The rules differ depending on whether you are in the State (SOE) or Territorial (FPT) Public Service or Hospital (HPF) Public Service.
EPF
In what cases are your moving expenses covered?
Your moving expenses are covered by the administration when you change your administrative residence and that this change results in a change in your family residence.
You change your administrative residence when you are posted to a job in a different municipality from the one where you were previously posted.
Your moving expenses can also be covered when you move to the same commune to occupy or free an official accommodation if the move is made for certain reasons (retirement, long-term sick leave, etc.).
Consult your Human Resources department to find out what the requirements are for this case.
FYI
The city of Paris and the neighboring municipalities constitute one and the same municipality.
Paris (75), the Hauts-de-Seine (92), the Seine-Saint-Denis (93) and the Val-de-Marne (94) are considered as one and the same department.
Specific rules shall apply in the event of a change of residence in the Drom: titleContent, between the metropolis and the Drom, the mainland and Corsica, the mainland and the coastal islands. Consult your Human Resources department to find out the conditions of care in these cases.
What are the conditions to be met?
You
Your moving expenses should not be covered by your employer's spouse.
Your spouse
If your spouse he is also an official or a member of the contract staff and is entitled to be reimbursed for his removal expenses by his administration.
If your spouse is not a public official, his or her removal expenses can be covered by your administration if one of these 2 conditions is met:
- Your spouse's resources do not exceed €21,620.86 gross per year
- Or your resources and those of your spouse do not exceed €75,673.03 gross per year
Other members of your household
The removal expenses of the following family members may be covered by your administration or by your spouse's administration if he or she is a public official:
- Children of your couple and children of your spouse
- Children you have collected who are at your expense
- Your ascendants and your spouse's ascendants if they are not taxable on income
The following conditions must be met:
- You're proving that these people usually live under your roof
- The members of your family accompany you to your new municipality or join you there at the latest within 9 months from the date of your appointment to your new job. Exceptionally, their moving expenses may be covered if they move no more than 9 months before your appointment to your new job due to the education of your dependent children.
What's the process?
You must request support within 12 months from the date of your change of residence administrative.
Payment of the change of residence allowance is normally made by the department that manages you at the time of payment of the allowance.
Check with your local administration to see if they have a specific application form in place.
Otherwise, the request is made on free paper.
What is the amount of the charge?
The cost of moving includes compensation for your transport costs on the basis of the most suitable transport and the cheapest fare.
It also includes a lump-sum allowance intended to cover the cost of transporting your furniture or luggage.
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General case
The amount of the lump sum allowance (I) depends on the mileage (D) between your old and new administrative residence and the volume of your furniture (V).
The mileage (D) distance between your old and new administrative residence is measured by the shortest route by road.
If you move to the same municipality, the mileage is fixed at 5 kilometers.
The volume of furniture (V) shall be fixed at a flat rate in cubic meters per person as follows:
The lump sum allowance (I) shall be calculated according to the following formula:
- I = 568.94 + (0.18 x V x D) if V x D is 5 000 or less
- I = 1137.88 + (0.07 x VD) if V x D is greater than 5 000
This amount may be increased of 20% or reduced of 20% depending on the reason for your change of residence.
For example, it is increased by 20% in the event of a transfer of office following the termination, geographical transfer or conversion of your employment.
However, it is reduced by 20% in the event of a transfer made at your request after at least 5 years in your previous administrative residence.
FYI
When you are entitled to a lump sum reduced by 20%, your transport costs (for you and your household members) are limited to 80% the money you've committed.
Ask your local administration if your lump sum allowance is subject to an increase or reduction of 20%.
You are moving in or leaving government-provided furnished accommodation
The amount of the lump sum allowance (I) depends on the mileage (D) between your old and new administrative residence and the weight of your luggage (P).
The mileage (D) between your old and new administrative residence is measured by the shortest route by road or as the crow flies (in kilometers).
If you move to the same municipality, the mileage is fixed at 5 kilometers.
The weight of the baggage to be carried (P) shall be fixed at a flat rate in tons as follows:
- You: 0.6
- Your spouse : 0.4
- Child or ascendant dependant: 0,2
The change of residence allowance (I) is calculated as follows:
I = 303.53 + (0, 68 x D x D)
This amount may be increased of 20% or reduced of 20% depending on the reason for your change of residence.
For example, it is increased by 20% in the event of a transfer of office following the termination, geographical transfer or conversion of your employment.
However, it is reduced by 20% in the event of a transfer made at your request after at least 5 years in your previous administrative residence.
FYI
When you are entitled to a lump sum reduced by 20%, your transport costs (for you and your household members) are limited to 80% the money you've committed.
Ask your local administration if your lump sum allowance is subject to an increase or reduction of 20%.
When is the change of residence allowance paid?
The lump sum change of residence allowance can be paid at the earliest 3 months before your change of residence.
The transfer of your family residence must be completed within 9 months of your change of administrative residence.
It must be done in such a way as to bring your family residence closer to your new administrative residence.
You must provide proof within one year of the date of your reassignment that all members of your family have indeed joined you in your new family residence.
In the absence of this proof, you must repay the lump sum payment in whole or in part.
In what cases are your moving expenses covered?
Your moving expenses are covered by the administration when you change your administrative residence and that this change results in a change in your family residence.
You change your administrative residence when you are posted to a job in a different municipality from the one where you were previously posted.
Your moving expenses can also be covered when you move to the same commune to occupy or free an official accommodation if the move is made for certain reasons (retirement, sick leave, etc.).
Consult your Human Resources department to find out what the requirements are for this case.
FYI
The city of Paris and the neighboring municipalities constitute one and the same municipality.
Paris (75), the Hauts-de-Seine (92), the Seine-Saint-Denis (93) and the Val-de-Marne (94) are considered as one and the same department.
Specific rules shall apply in the event of a change of residence in the Drom: titleContent, between the metropolis and the Drom, the mainland and Corsica, the mainland and the coastal islands. Consult your Human Resources department to find out the conditions of care in these cases.
What are the conditions to be met?
You
Your moving expenses should not be covered by your employer's spouse.
Your spouse
If your spouse he is also an official or a member of the contract staff and is entitled to be reimbursed for his removal expenses by his administration.
If your spouse is not a public official, his or her removal expenses can be covered by your administration if one of these 2 conditions is met:
- Your spouse's resources do not exceed €21,620.86 gross per year
- Or your resources and those of your spouse do not exceed €75,673.03 gross per year
Other members of your household
The removal expenses of the following family members may be covered by your administration or by your spouse's administration if he or she is a public official:
- Children of your couple and children of your spouse
- Children you have collected who are at your expense
- Your ascendants and your spouse's ascendants if they are not taxable on income
The following conditions must be met:
- You're proving that these people usually live under your roof
- The members of your family accompany you to your new municipality or join you there at the latest within 9 months from the date of your appointment to your new job. Exceptionally, their moving expenses may be covered if they move no more than 9 months before your appointment to your new job due to the education of your dependent children.
What's the process?
You must request support within 12 months from the date of your change of residence administrative.
Payment of the change of residence allowance is normally made by the department that manages you at the time of payment of the allowance.
Check with your local administration to see if they have a specific application form in place.
Otherwise, the request is made on free paper.
What is the amount of the charge?
The cost of moving includes compensation for your transport costs on the basis of the most suitable transport and the cheapest fare.
It also includes a lump-sum allowance change of residence to cover the cost of transporting your furniture or luggage.
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General case
The amount of the lump sum allowance (I) depends on the mileage (D) between your old and new administrative residence and the volume of your furniture (V).
The mileage (D) distance between your old and new administrative residence is measured by the shortest route by road.
If you move to the same municipality, the mileage is fixed at 5 kilometers.
The volume of furniture (V) shall be fixed at a flat rate in cubic meters per person as follows:
The lump sum allowance (I) shall be calculated according to the following formula:
- I = 568.94 + (0.18 x V x D) if V x D is 5 000 or less
- I = 1137.88 + (0.07 x VD) if V x D is greater than 5 000
This amount may be increased of 20% or reduced of 20% depending on the reason for your change of residence.
For example, it is increased by 20% in the event of a transfer of office following the termination, geographical transfer or conversion of your employment.
It is, however reduced of 20% if you change your assignment at your request.
FYI
When you are entitled to a lump sum reduced by 20%, your transport costs (for you and your household members) are limited to 80% the money you've committed.
Ask your local administration if your lump sum allowance is subject to an increase or reduction of 20%.
You are moving in or leaving government-provided furnished accommodation
The amount of the lump sum allowance (I) depends on the mileage (D) between your old and new administrative residence and the weight of your luggage (P).
The mileage (D) between your old and new administrative residence is measured by the shortest route by road or as the crow flies (in kilometers).
If you move to the same municipality, the mileage is fixed at 5 kilometers.
The weight of the baggage to be carried (P) shall be fixed at a flat rate in tons as follows:
- You: 0.6
- Your spouse : 0.4
- Child or ascendant dependant: 0,2
The change of residence allowance (I) is calculated as follows:
I = 303.53 + (0, 68 x D x D)
This amount may be increased of 20% or reduced of 20% depending on the reason for your change of residence.
For example, it is increased by 20% in the event of a transfer of office following the termination, geographical transfer or conversion of your employment.
It is, however reduced of 20% if you change your assignment at your request.
FYI
When you are entitled to a lump sum reduced by 20%, your transport costs (for you and your household members) are limited to 80% the money you've committed.
Ask your local administration if your lump sum allowance is subject to an increase or reduction of 20%.
When is the change of residence allowance paid?
The lump sum change of residence allowance can be paid at the earliest 3 months before your change of residence.
The transfer of your family residence must be completed within 9 months of your change of administrative residence.
It must be done in such a way as to bring your family residence closer to your new administrative residence.
You must provide proof within one year of the date of your reassignment that all members of your family have indeed joined you in your new family residence.
In the absence of this proof, you must repay the lump sum payment in whole or in part.
FPT
In what cases are your moving expenses covered?
Your moving expenses are covered by the administration when you change your administrative residence and that this change results in a change in your family residence.
You change your administrative residence when you are posted to a job in a different municipality from the one where you were previously posted.
FYI
The city of Paris and the neighboring municipalities constitute one and the same municipality.
Paris (75), the Hauts-de-Seine (92), the Seine-Saint-Denis (93) and the Val-de-Marne (94) are considered as one and the same department.
Specific rules shall apply in the event of a change of residence in the Drom: titleContent, between the metropolis and the Drom, the mainland and Corsica, the mainland and the coastal islands. Consult your Human Resources department to find out the conditions of care in these cases.
What are the conditions to be met?
You
Your moving expenses should not be covered by your employer's spouse.
Your spouse
If your spouse he is also an official or a member of the contract staff and is entitled to be reimbursed for his removal expenses by his administration.
If your spouse is not a public official, his or her removal expenses can be covered by your administration if one of these 2 conditions is met:
- Your spouse's resources do not exceed €21,620.86 gross per year
- Or your resources and those of your spouse do not exceed €75,673.03 gross per year
Other members of your household
The removal expenses of the following family members may be covered by your administration or by your spouse's administration if he or she is a public official:
- Children of your couple and children of your spouse
- Children you have collected who are at your expense
- Your ascendants and your spouse's ascendants if they are not taxable on income
The following conditions must be met:
- You're proving that these people usually live under your roof
- The members of your family accompany you to your new municipality or join you there at the latest within 9 months from the date of your appointment to your new job. Exceptionally, their moving expenses may be covered if they move no more than 9 months before your appointment to your new job due to the education of your dependent children.
What's the process?
You must apply for the transfer within 12 months of the date of your change of administrative residence.
Payment of the change of residence allowance is normally made by your host community.
However, it is provided by your home community in the event of takeover by the NCTF or recruitment, following the termination of your employment, by a community encompassing your home community or by the community to which certain activities in your home community have been transferred.
Payment of the change of residence allowance shall be made on an equal footing by your home and host communities where your change of residence results from a transfer which is intended to bring a territorial official in the same or a neighboring department closer to his spouse or partner than Civil partnerships: titleContent, himself or herself a territorial, military or judicial official or contractor.
Check with your local administration to see if they have a specific application form in place.
Otherwise, the request is made on free paper.
What is the amount of the charge?
The cost of moving includes compensation for your transport costs on the basis of the most suitable transport and the cheapest fare.
It also includes a lump-sum allowance intended to cover the cost of transporting your furniture or luggage.
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General case
The amount of the lump sum allowance (I) depends on the mileage (D) between your old and new administrative residence and the volume of your furniture (V).
The mileage (D) distance between your old and new administrative residence is measured by the shortest route by road.
If you move to the same municipality, the mileage is fixed at 5 kilometers.
The volume of furniture (V) shall be fixed at a flat rate in cubic meters per person as follows:
The lump sum allowance (I) shall be calculated according to the following formula:
- I = 568.94 + (0.18 x V x D) if V x D is 5 000 or less
- I = 1137.88 + (0.07 x VD) if V x D is greater than 5 000
This amount may be increased of 20% or reduced of 20% depending on the reason for your change of residence.
For example, it is increased by 20% in the event of a transfer of office following the termination, geographical transfer or conversion of your employment.
However, it is reduced by 20% in the event of a transfer made at your request after at least 5 years in your previous administrative residence.
FYI
When you are entitled to a lump sum reduced by 20%, your transport costs (for you and your household members) are limited to 80% the money you've committed.
Ask your local administration if your lump sum allowance is subject to an increase or reduction of 20%.
You are moving in or leaving government-provided furnished accommodation
The amount of the lump sum allowance (I) depends on the mileage (D) between your old and new administrative residence and the weight of your luggage (P).
The mileage (D) between your old and new administrative residence is measured by the shortest route by road or as the crow flies (in kilometers).
If you move to the same municipality, the mileage is fixed at 5 kilometers.
The weight of the baggage to be carried (P) shall be fixed at a flat rate in tons as follows:
- You: 0.6
- Your spouse : 0.4
- Child or ascendant dependant: 0,2
The change of residence allowance (I) is calculated as follows:
I = 303.53 + (0, 68 x D x D)
This amount may be increased of 20% or reduced of 20% depending on the reason for your change of residence.
For example, it is increased by 20% in the event of a transfer of office following the termination, geographical transfer or conversion of your employment.
However, it is reduced by 20% in the event of a transfer made at your request after at least 5 years in your previous administrative residence.
FYI
When you are entitled to a lump sum reduced by 20%, your transport costs (for you and your household members) are limited to 80% the money you've committed.
Ask your local administration if your lump sum allowance is subject to an increase or reduction of 20%.
When is the change of residence allowance paid?
The lump sum change of residence allowance can be paid at the earliest 3 months before your change of residence.
The transfer of your family residence must be completed within 9 months of your change of administrative residence.
It must be done in such a way as to bring your family residence closer to your new administrative residence.
You must provide proof within one year of the date of your reassignment that all members of your family have indeed joined you in your new family residence.
In the absence of this proof, you must repay the lump sum payment in whole or in part.
In what cases are your moving expenses covered?
Your moving expenses are covered by the administration when you change your administrative residence and that this change results in a change in your family residence.
You change your administrative residence when you are posted to a job in a different municipality from the one where you were previously posted.
FYI
The city of Paris and the neighboring municipalities constitute one and the same municipality.
Paris (75), the Hauts-de-Seine (92), the Seine-Saint-Denis (93) and the Val-de-Marne (94) are considered as one and the same department.
Specific rules shall apply in the event of a change of residence in the Drom: titleContent, between the metropolis and the Drom, the mainland and Corsica, the mainland and the coastal islands. Consult your Human Resources department to find out the conditions of care in these cases.
What are the conditions to be met?
You
Your moving expenses should not be covered by your employer's spouse.
Your spouse
If your spouse he is also an official or a member of the contract staff and is entitled to be reimbursed for his removal expenses by his administration.
If your spouse is not a public official, his or her removal expenses can be covered by your administration if one of these 2 conditions is met:
- Your spouse's resources do not exceed €21,620.86 gross per year
- Or your resources and those of your spouse do not exceed €75,673.03 gross per year
Other members of your household
The removal expenses of the following family members may be covered by your administration or by your spouse's administration if he or she is a public official:
- Children of your couple and children of your spouse
- Children you have collected who are at your expense
- Your ascendants and your spouse's ascendants if they are not taxable on income
The following conditions must be met:
- You're proving that these people usually live under your roof
- The members of your family accompany you to your new municipality or join you there at the latest within 9 months from the date of your appointment to your new job. Exceptionally, their moving expenses may be covered if they move no more than 9 months before your appointment to your new job due to the education of your dependent children.
What's the process?
You must apply for the transfer within 12 months of the date of your change of administrative residence.
Payment of the change of residence allowance is made by your host community.
Check with your local administration to see if they have a specific application form in place.
Otherwise, the request is made on free paper.
What is the amount of the charge?
The cost of moving includes compensation for your transport costs on the basis of the most suitable transport and the cheapest fare.
It also includes a lump-sum allowance change of residence to cover the cost of transporting your furniture or luggage.
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General case
The amount of the lump sum allowance (I) depends on the mileage (D) between your old and new administrative residence and the volume of your furniture (V).
The mileage (D) distance between your old and new administrative residence is measured by the shortest route by road.
If you move to the same municipality, the mileage is fixed at 5 kilometers.
The volume of furniture (V) shall be fixed at a flat rate in cubic meters per person as follows:
The lump sum allowance (I) shall be calculated according to the following formula:
- I = 568.94 + (0.18 x V x D) if V x D is 5 000 or less
- I = 1137.88 + (0.07 x VD) if V x D is greater than 5 000
This amount may be increased of 20% or reduced of 20% depending on the reason for your change of residence.
For example, it is increased by 20% in the event of a transfer of office following the termination, geographical transfer or conversion of your employment.
However, it is reduced by 20% if you change your assignment at your request.
FYI
When you are entitled to a lump sum reduced by 20%, your transport costs (for you and your household members) are limited to 80% the money you've committed.
Ask your local administration if your lump sum allowance is subject to an increase or reduction of 20%.
You are moving in or leaving government-provided furnished accommodation
The amount of the lump sum allowance (I) depends on the mileage (D) between your old and new administrative residence and the weight of your luggage (P).
The mileage (D) between your old and new administrative residence is measured by the shortest route by road or as the crow flies (in kilometers).
If you move to the same municipality, the mileage is fixed at 5 kilometers.
The weight of the baggage to be carried (P) shall be fixed at a flat rate in tons as follows:
- You: 0.6
- Your spouse : 0.4
- Child or ascendant dependant: 0,2
The change of residence allowance (I) is calculated as follows:
I = 303.53 + (0, 68 x D x D)
This amount may be increased of 20% or reduced of 20% depending on the reason for your change of residence.
For example, it is increased by 20% in the event of a transfer of office following the termination, geographical transfer or conversion of your employment.
However, it is reduced by 20% if you change your assignment at your request.
FYI
When you are entitled to a lump sum reduced by 20%, your transport costs (for you and your household members) are limited to 80% the money you've committed.
Ask your local administration if your lump sum allowance is subject to an increase or reduction of 20%.
When is the change of residence allowance paid?
The lump sum change of residence allowance can be paid at the earliest 3 months before your change of residence.
The transfer of your family residence must be completed within 9 months of your change of administrative residence.
It must be done in such a way as to bring your family residence closer to your new administrative residence.
You must provide proof within one year of the date of your reassignment that all members of your family have indeed joined you in your new family residence.
In the absence of this proof, you must repay the lump sum payment in whole or in part.
FPH
In what cases are your moving expenses covered?
Your moving expenses are covered by the administration when you change your administrative residence and that this change results in a change in your family residence.
You change your administrative residence when you are posted to a job in a different municipality from the one where you were previously posted.
Your moving expenses can also be covered when you move to the same commune to occupy or free an official accommodation if the move is made for certain reasons (retirement, long-term sick leave, etc.).
Consult your Human Resources department to find out what the requirements are for this case.
FYI
The city of Paris and the neighboring municipalities constitute one and the same municipality.
Paris (75), the Hauts-de-Seine (92), the Seine-Saint-Denis (93) and the Val-de-Marne (94) are considered as one and the same department.
Specific rules shall apply in the event of a change of residence in the Drom: titleContent, between the metropolis and the Drom, the mainland and Corsica, the mainland and the coastal islands. Consult your Human Resources department to find out the conditions of care in these cases.
What are the conditions to be met?
You
Your moving expenses should not be covered by your employer's spouse.
Your spouse
If your spouse he is also an official or a member of the contract staff and is entitled to be reimbursed for his removal expenses by his administration.
If your spouse is not a public official, his or her removal expenses can be covered by your administration if one of these 2 conditions is met:
- Your spouse's resources do not exceed €21,620.86 gross per year
- Or your resources and those of your spouse do not exceed €75,673.03 gross per year
Other members of your household
The removal expenses of the following family members may be covered by your administration or by your spouse's administration if he or she is a public official:
- Children of your couple and children of your spouse
- Children you have collected who are at your expense
- Your ascendants and your spouse's ascendants if they are not taxable on income
The following conditions must be met:
- You're proving that these people usually live under your roof
- The members of your family accompany you to your new municipality or join you there at the latest within 9 months from the date of your appointment to your new job. Exceptionally, their moving expenses may be covered if they move no more than 9 months before your appointment to your new job due to the education of your dependent children.
What's the process?
You must apply for the transfer within 12 months of the date of your change of administrative residence.
Payment of the change of residence allowance is normally made by your host institution.
However, it is provided by your home institution in the event of termination of your employment or assignment to an establishment to which certain activities of your home institution have been transferred.
Payment of the change of residence allowance shall be made on an equal basis by your home and host establishments when your change of residence is the result of a transfer at your request after at least 5 years in your previous administrative residence.
Check with your local administration to see if they have a specific application form in place.
Otherwise, the request is made on free paper.
What is the amount of the charge?
The cost of moving includes compensation for your transport costs on the basis of the most suitable transport and the cheapest fare.
It also includes a lump-sum allowance intended to cover the cost of transporting your furniture or luggage.
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General case
The amount of the lump sum allowance (I) depends on the mileage (D) between your old and new administrative residence and the volume of your furniture (V).
The mileage (D) distance between your old and new administrative residence is measured by the shortest route by road.
If you move to the same municipality, the mileage is fixed at 5 kilometers.
The volume of furniture (V) shall be fixed at a flat rate in cubic meters per person as follows:
The lump sum allowance (I) shall be calculated according to the following formula:
- I = 568.94 + (0.18 x V x D) if V x D is 5 000 or less
- I = 1137.88 + (0.07 x VD) if V x D is greater than 5 000
This amount may be reduced of 20% depending on the reason for your change of residence.
For example, it is reduced by 20% in the event of a transfer made at your request after at least 5 years in your previous administrative residence.
FYI
When you are entitled to a lump sum reduced by 20%, your transport costs (for you and your household members) are limited to 80% the money you've committed.
Ask your local administration if your lump sum allowance is subject to an increase or reduction of 20%.
You are moving in or leaving government-provided furnished accommodation
The amount of the lump sum allowance (I) depends on the mileage (D) between your old and new administrative residence and the weight of your luggage (P).
The mileage (D) between your old and new administrative residence is measured by the shortest route by road or as the crow flies (in kilometers).
If you move to the same municipality, the mileage is fixed at 5 kilometers.
The weight of the baggage to be carried (P) shall be fixed at a flat rate in tons as follows:
- You: 0.6
- Your spouse : 0.4
- Child or ascendant dependant: 0,2
The change of residence allowance (I) is calculated as follows:
I = 303.53 + (0, 68 x D x D)
This amount may be reduced of 20% depending on the reason for your change of residence.
For example, it is reduced by 20% in the event of a transfer made at your request after at least 5 years in your previous administrative residence.
FYI
When you are entitled to a lump sum reduced by 20%, your transport costs (for you and your household members) are limited to 80% the money you've committed.
Ask your local administration if your lump sum allowance is subject to an increase or reduction of 20%.
When is the change of residence allowance paid?
The lump sum change of residence allowance can be paid at the earliest 3 months before your change of residence.
The transfer of your family residence must be completed within 9 months of your change of administrative residence.
It must be done in such a way as to bring your family residence closer to your new administrative residence.
You must provide proof within one year of the date of your reassignment that all members of your family have indeed joined you in your new family residence.
In the absence of this proof, you must repay the lump sum payment in whole or in part.
In what cases are your moving expenses covered?
Your moving expenses are covered by the administration when you change your administrative residence and that this change results in a change in your family residence.
You change your administrative residence when you are posted to a job in a different municipality from the one where you were previously posted.
Your moving expenses can also be covered when you move to the same commune to occupy or free an official accommodation if the move is made for certain reasons (retirement, sick leave, etc.).
Consult your Human Resources department to find out what the requirements are for this case.
FYI
The city of Paris and the neighboring municipalities constitute one and the same municipality.
Paris (75), the Hauts-de-Seine (92), the Seine-Saint-Denis (93) and the Val-de-Marne (94) are considered as one and the same department.
Specific rules shall apply in the event of a change of residence in the Drom: titleContent, between the metropolis and the Drom, the mainland and Corsica, the mainland and the coastal islands. Consult your Human Resources department to find out the conditions of care in these cases.
What are the conditions to be met?
You
Your moving expenses should not be covered by your employer's spouse.
Your spouse
If your spouse he is also an official or a member of the contract staff and is entitled to be reimbursed for his removal expenses by his administration.
If your spouse is not a public official, his or her removal expenses can be covered by your administration if one of these 2 conditions is met:
- Your spouse's resources do not exceed €21,620.86 gross per year
- Or your resources and those of your spouse do not exceed €75,673.03 gross per year
Other members of your household
The removal expenses of the following family members may be covered by your administration or by your spouse's administration if he or she is a public official:
- Children of your couple and children of your spouse
- Children you have collected who are at your expense
- Your ascendants and your spouse's ascendants if they are not taxable on income
The following conditions must be met:
- You're proving that these people usually live under your roof
- The members of your family accompany you to your new municipality or join you there at the latest within 9 months from the date of your appointment to your new job. Exceptionally, their moving expenses may be covered if they move no more than 9 months before your appointment to your new job due to the education of your dependent children.
What's the process?
You must apply for the transfer within 12 months of the date of your change of administrative residence.
Payment of the change of residence allowance is made by your host institution.
Check with your local administration to see if they have a specific application form in place.
Otherwise, the request is made on free paper.
What is the amount of the charge?
The cost of moving includes compensation for your transport costs on the basis of the most suitable transport and the cheapest fare.
It also includes a lump-sum allowance change of residence to cover the cost of transporting your furniture or luggage.
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General case
The amount of the lump sum allowance (I) depends on the mileage (D) between your old and new administrative residence and the volume of your furniture (V).
The mileage (D) distance between your old and new administrative residence is measured by the shortest route by road.
If you move to the same municipality, the mileage is fixed at 5 kilometers.
The volume of furniture (V) shall be fixed at a flat rate in cubic meters per person as follows:
The lump sum allowance (I) shall be calculated according to the following formula:
- I = 568.94 + (0.18 x V x D) if V x D is 5 000 or less
- I = 1137.88 + (0.07 x VD) if V x D is greater than 5 000
This amount may be reduced of 20% depending on the reason for your change of residence.
For example, it is reduced by 20% if you change your assignment at your request.
FYI
When you are entitled to a lump sum reduced by 20%, your transport costs (for you and your household members) are limited to 80% the money you've committed.
Ask your local administration if your lump sum allowance is subject to an increase or reduction of 20%.
You are moving in or leaving government-provided furnished accommodation
The amount of the lump sum allowance (I) depends on the mileage (D) between your old and new administrative residence and the weight of your luggage (P).
The mileage (D) between your old and new administrative residence is measured by the shortest route by road or as the crow flies (in kilometers).
If you move to the same municipality, the mileage is fixed at 5 kilometers.
The weight of the baggage to be carried (P) shall be fixed at a flat rate in tons as follows:
- You: 0.6
- Your spouse : 0.4
- Child or ascendant dependant: 0,2
The change of residence allowance (I) is calculated as follows:
I = 303.53 + (0, 68 x D x D)
This amount may be reduced of 20% depending on the reason for your change of residence.
For example, it is reduced by 20% in case of a change of assignment at your request.
FYI
When you are entitled to a lump sum reduced by 20%, your transport costs (for you and your household members) are limited to 80% the money you've committed.
Ask your local administration if your lump sum allowance is subject to an increase or reduction of 20%.
When is the change of residence allowance paid?
The lump sum change of residence allowance can be paid at the earliest 3 months before your change of residence.
The transfer of your family residence must be completed within 9 months of your change of administrative residence.
It must be done in such a way as to bring your family residence closer to your new administrative residence.
You must provide proof within one year of the date of your reassignment that all members of your family have indeed joined you in your new family residence.
In the absence of this proof, you must repay the lump sum payment in whole or in part.
Provisions in the event of a change of residence in the Dom or between the metropolis and the Dom