How is the foreigner spouse taken into account in the calculation of the SSA?
Verified 20 January 2025 - Directorate for Legal and Administrative Information (Prime Minister)
The resources of the stranger you live with in pairs shall be taken into account in the calculation of the RSARSA : Income from active solidarityunder certain conditions. The basic amount of your RSA (so-called flat rate) also depends on your publication hearth, depending on whether you live with a spouse European or a spouse from another country.
European spouse
Your RSA entitlements are calculated based on your RSA base amount (lump sum) and the total of the resources taken into account in the hearth.
Impact on household resources
The spouse European must report its resources to the CafCaf : Family Allowance Fund (or the MSAMSA : Agricultural social mutual society) if it is in one of the following situationss:
- He has a declared professional activity in France
- He was engaged in this activity, was on work stoppage or in vocational training or was unemployed (and registered with France Travail) at the time of your RSA application
- He has a right of residence in France and has been living there for at least 3 months on the date of application.
If your spouse is in one of these 3 situations, his resources are taken into account to calculate your RSA entitlements.
Impact on the lump sum
The foreigner spouse shall be taken into account in the composition of the household.
Its presence therefore increases the lump sum taken into account to calculate your rights to the RSA.
Spouse of another country
Your RSA entitlements are calculated based on your RSA base amount (lump sum) and the total of the resources taken into account in the hearth.
Impact on household resources
The spouse foreigner must report its resources to the CafCaf : Family Allowance Fund (or the MSAMSA : Agricultural social mutual society) if it is in any of the following:
- He's got a resident card
- It has the status of refugee, of stateless persons or beneficiary of the subsidiary protection
- He has a residence permit authorizing him to work in France.
If your spouse is in one of these 3 situations, his resources are taken into account to calculate your RSA entitlements.
Impact on the lump sum
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Foreigner with a residence permit authorizing him to work
The foreigner spouse is included in the household composition only if he's in France since more than 5 years.
In this case, its presence increases the lump sum used to calculate your SSA entitlements.
Other case
The foreigner spouse shall be taken into account in the composition of the household.
Its presence therefore increases the lump sum used to calculate your entitlement to the RSA.
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Foreigner with a residence permit authorizing him to work
The foreigner spouse is included in the household composition only if he's in France since more than 5 years.
In this case, its presence increases the lump sum used to calculate your SSA entitlements.
Other case
The foreigner spouse shall be taken into account in the composition of the household.
Its presence therefore increases the lump sum used to calculate your entitlement to the RSA.
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