What is the Asylum Seeker Allowance (AAL)?
Verified 16 May 2024 - Directorate for Legal and Administrative Information (Prime Minister)
If you are an asylum seeker, you are not allowed to work for 6 months. If you are an adult and under certain conditions, an asylum seeker's allowance (AHA) can be paid to you. The amount depends in particular on your family situation. We present you with the information you need to know.
As an asylum seeker, you may be eligible for Ada if you meet all of the following conditions:
- Have accepted the material reception conditions proposed by theOfii: titleContent
- Be at least 18 years old
- Be in possession of the asylum seeker's certificate
- Having filed your asylum application with theOfpra: titleContent within 21 days (except procedure Dublin)
- Have monthly resources less than the RSA: titleContent
The amount of the RSA varies according to your personal situation:
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You live alone
The SSA amount for a single person is €635.71.
You live as a couple
Number of children/person dependant | Amount |
|---|---|
0 | €953.56 |
1 | €1,144.27 |
2 | €1,334.98 |
Per additional child or dependent | €254.28 |
Single parent family
Number of children/person dependant | Single person | Lone parent |
|---|---|---|
0 (single pregnant woman) | - | €816.32 |
1 | €953.56 | €1,088.43 |
2 | €1,144.27 | €1,360.54 |
Per additional child or dependent | €254.28 | €272.10 |
You are considered a single parent if you are a pregnant woman or if you have at least 1 child or 1 dependent and that you find yourself alone following a life event. This is the case, for example, if your spouse dies or if you separate.
You can then benefit from an increase in the amount of the RSA. This increase is also called increase.
The duration of this increase varies according to the date of occurrence of the event:
- If the event occurs after the 3-year age of the dependent child, the increase lasts 12 months and must be paid within 18 months of the date of the event. This type of event must be reported to your Caf: titleContent within 6 months of its occurrence.
- If the event occurs before the child's 3 years of age, the increase lasts until the child's 3 years of age.
Warning
These amounts are indicative data and may vary according to your personal situation. Use the simulator in order to obtain a more accurate estimate.
The resources you consider are yours and those of the person with whom you are working live as a couple.
Please note
If you are under temporary protection (such as Ukrainians since March 3, 2022), you may also be entitled to the Ada.
You can make your request for Ada during your transfer to the prefecture (one-stop shop) or exceptionally with theOfii: titleContent.
You must provide the following:
- Certificate or receipt of asylum application
- Proof of resources and family composition
- Bank identity statement
You must also report the following information to the Office:
- Your home
- Your family situation
- Your professional activities
- Your resources
- The assets you own and those of your family members
You must report to the OFII any change in any of these elements.
Warning
In case of fraud or concealment of part of your resources, your right to Ada is suspended.
The Ada is composed of daily lump sum, the level of which varies according to the number of persons making up the household.
An additional amount may be paid to you if you have accepted the offer of care, have expressed a need for accommodation and have not benefited from accommodation (or accommodation) free of charge.
Family size | Daily Amount | Daily amount + additional amount |
|---|---|---|
1 person | €6.80 | €14.20 |
2 people | €10.20 | €17.60 |
3 people | €13.60 | €21.00 |
4 people | €17.00 | €24.40 |
5 people | €20.40 | €27.80 |
6 people | €23.80 | €31.20 |
7 people | €27.20 | €34.60 |
8 people | €30.60 | €38.00 |
9 people | €34.00 | €41.40 |
10 people | €37.40 | €44.80 |
If you have not been offered a place to stay, the additional fee is €7.40.
The allocation is managed by theOfii: titleContent and its payment shall be ensured by the Service and Payment Agency.
It shall be placed on a withdrawal or payment card issued by theOfii: titleContent.
Please note
In departments overseas, the allowance may also be paid by transfer to a bank account.
When does the asylum seeker's allowance start to be paid?
Payment of the Ada does not start until after your asylum application has been filed with theOfpra: titleContent (within a maximum of 21 days after the registration of your asylum application).
The payment of the Ada ceases in any of the following situations:
- At the end of the notification the final decision on your asylum application
- When you leave France.
L'Ofii: titleContent withdraw the benefit of Ada if you are in one of the following situations:
- Concealing all or part of your resources
- Providing false information about your family situation
- Violent behavior or serious breaches of accommodation rules
The payment of the Ada is suspended in one of the following cases:
- Refusal of an accommodation offer
- Failure to comply with the obligation to report to the authorities or failure to report to personal interviews
- Abandonment, without legitimate reason, of your accommodation
- Conditions for collecting Ada that are no longer met
- Failure to produce the documents requested of you
You will be informed of these cases of refusal or suspension of payment as soon as the decision to grant this aid has been taken.
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