Older adults: Financial assistance to pay for carrying meals

Verified 01 January 2025 - Directorate for Legal and Administrative Information (Prime Minister)

Your health no longer allows you to make your meals (preparation of dishes)? You can receive financial assistance to pay for the portering of meals, meaning to receive hot, ready-to-eat meal trays at home. In order to obtain this financial assistance, age and resource requirements must be met. We'll explain.

You can benefit from a meal carrying service at home.

In this case, you choose your menus from a proposal communicated by the service, as well as the number of meals desired.

These meals can be adapted to your needs in case of a special diet (salt-free diet, for example).

Meals are then delivered as meal trays. Most of the time, the meal tray is to be reheated.

Weekend meal trays are usually delivered on Fridays.

You must meet conditions of loss of autonomy, resources and age.

Condition of loss of autonomy

This treatment is possible if your health does not allow you to do the cooking or your shopping yourself.

Warning  

If you meet the conditions to receive personalized home support allowance (Apa)However, the cost of carrying meals can be covered by the Apa. This possibility depends on the department in which you live.

Resource Condition

The rules are different depending on whether you live alone or in pairs :

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You live alone

Porting meals is funded, in part or in full, by your department, if your monthly resources are less than €1,034.28.

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If you do not meet this condition, but you are retired, you can apply to your pension fund (if it offers a meal plan).

You live as a couple

Porting meals is funded, in part or in full, by your department, if your monthly resources are less than €1,605.73.

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If you do not meet this condition, but you are retired, you can apply to your pension fund (if it offers a meal plan).

Age condition

You are entitled to social assistance financed by your department:

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General case

From the age of 65.

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If you do not meet this condition, but you are retired, you can apply to your pension fund (if it offers a meal plan).

You're deemed unfit for work

From the age of 60.

FYI  

If you do not meet this condition, but you are retired, you can apply to your pension fund (if it offers a meal plan).

In order to benefit from the meals provided by your department, you must make a request to your city hall (CCASCCAS : Communal Social Action Center ).

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The amount of the financial assistance shall be fixed by the body which finances this support.

Please note

A financial contribution may be requested, taking into account your resources and the price of the meal.

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