How is the foreigner spouse taken into account in the calculation of the SSA?

Verified 06 April 2022 - Directorate for Legal and Administrative Information (Prime Minister)

The resources of the foreign person with whom you live (spouse, cohabiting partner or Civil partnerships: titleContent foreigner) shall be taken into account in calculating the amount of RSA: titleContentunder 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

Principle

The amount of the SSA shall be equal to the difference between the lump sum and the total resources taken into account by the hearth.

Impact on household resources

The European spouse must declare his/her resources to the Caf: titleContent (or the MSA: titleContent) if it is in any of the following situations:

  • 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 (formerly Pôle emploi)) 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, their resources are therefore taken into account to calculate your SSA 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

Principle

The amount of the SSA shall be equal to the difference between the lump sum and the total resources taken into account by the hearth.

Impact on household resources

The foreigner spouse must declare his or her assets to the Caf: titleContent (or the MSA: titleContent) if it is in any of the following situations:

If your spouse is in one of these 3 situations, their resources are therefore taken into account to calculate your SSA entitlements.

Impact on the lump sum

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Foreigner with a residence permit authorizing him to work

The foreigners spouse is included in the composition of the household only if he has been in France for 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.