A relative has died: financial assistance

Verified 14 October 2024 - Directorate for Legal and Administrative Information (Prime Minister)

We show you the supports you can claim based on your relationship to the deceased.

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The deceased was your spouse

She was retired (and previously employed in the private sector)
With pension funds:

If you have at least 55 years :

  • You can ask for the survivor's pension. This pension corresponds to a portion of the pension received by the deceased. Your gross annual resources must be less than a certain amount. To learn more, you can use a simulator which makes it possible to estimate your pension entitlement and/or consult our page dedicated to survivor's pension.
  • You can also request the supplementary retirement pension. It's 60% of the fee that the deceased was receiving. It shall be awarded without a means test. However, you must not remarry.

If you have at least 65 years and that you have scarce resources, you can ask Solidarity allowance for the elderly - Aspa (ex-minimum old age). Your income must not exceed a certain amount. For more information, you can consult our Aspa page.

To the CPAMCPAM : Primary health insurance fund or the MSAMSA : Agricultural social mutual society :
  • If you are under the age of 55 and you have a disability that reduces your ability to work by at least 2/3 and the deceased was receiving a disability or retirement pension, you can apply for the widow's or widower's disability pension. It is a percentage of the amount of the pension that the deceased was receiving. For more information, you can visit our pension page.
  • If you are an heir, you can request the reimbursement of the sickness costs still due to the deceased. If health expenses have not been paid to the insured person during his lifetime and remain due on the date of his death, his heirs may obtain reimbursement from the health insurance fund. For more information, visit Ameli site presents the information.
To the CnavCnav : National old-age insurance fund or the AMM:
  • If you have under 55, you can ask widow's allowance if the deceased person was insured for at least three months, continuous or not, during the year preceding the death. Your resources must not exceed a certain amount. You must not live as a couple (remarriage, cohabitation, Civil partnerships). For more information, you can consult our widow's allowance page.
To the CafCaf : Family Allowance Fund or the AMM:
  • If you are raising a child on your own, you can ask Family Support Allowance (FSA) under certain conditions. For more information, see the topic concerned on the Caf website.
  • If you are under the statutory retirement age and your resources are modest, you can benefit under certain conditions from the active solidarity income (SSA). It provides a minimum level of income and a program of support for vocational integration. To learn more, you can use a simulator and/or consult our RSA dossier.
  • If you are a tenant and have a modest income, you can apply for a housing allowance. To learn more, you can visit a simulator and/or consult our page on housing allowances.
She was retired (and previously a public servant)
To the pension fund:

You can ask for the survivor's pension. This pension corresponds to a portion of the pension received by the deceased.

To receive the survivor's pension, you must complete at least one the following 4 conditions:

  • You have at least 1 child born from this marriage, including children born before the marriage, recognized by the father on whose behalf the pension rights were acquired
  • Your marriage lasted for at least 4 years (for same-sex couples who are married by 31 December 2014, the length of the Civil partnerships preceding the marriage is taken into account in the calculation of the 4 years)
  • Your marriage was celebrated at least 2 years before the deceased's retirement
  • The deceased was receiving a disability pension and the marriage took place before the event that led to his retirement

To learn more, you can use a simulator which allows you to know if you can benefit from the pension and / or consult our survivor's pension page.

From the health insurance fund:
  • If you are an heir, you can request the reimbursement of the sickness costs still due to the deceased. If health expenses have not been paid to the insured person during his lifetime and remain due on the date of his death, his heirs may obtain reimbursement from the health insurance fund. For more information, visit Ameli site presents the information.
To the CafCaf : Family Allowance Fund or the AMM:
  • If you are raising a child on your own, you can ask Family Support Allowance (FSA) under certain conditions. For more information, see the topic concerned on the Caf website.
  • If you are under the statutory retirement age and your resources are modest, you can benefit under certain conditions from the active solidarity income (SSA). It provides a minimum level of income and a program of support for vocational integration. To learn more, you can use a simulator and/or consult our RSA dossier.
  • If you are a tenant and have a modest income, you can apply for a housing allowance. To learn more, you can visit a simulator and/or consult our page on housing allowances.
She was a retired (and previously a contract employee in the public service)
With pension funds:

If you have at least 55 years :

  • You can request a survivor's pension. This pension corresponds to a portion of the pension received by the deceased. The application for a survivor's pension is made to the general social security scheme, under the same conditions as for a person entitled to a deceased who has worked in the private sector. To learn more, you can consult a simulator which makes it possible to estimate your pension entitlement and/or consult our page dedicated to survivor's pension.
  • You can also request the supplementary retirement pension with theIrcantecIrcantec : Supplementary pension institution for non-permanent officials of the State and public authorities. The pension is 60 per cent of the amount of money the deceased was receiving. It shall be awarded without a means test. However, you must not remarry.

If you have scarce resources, you can ask Solidarity allowance for the elderly - Aspa (ex-minimum old age). You can get the Aspa when you reach the age of 65. Or earlier if you meet one of the following conditions:

  • Demonstrate a permanent incapacity rate of at least 50 %,
  • Be found unfit for work and permanently incapacitated by 50%,
  • Receive early retirement for disability
  • Be a veteran/deportee/intern or prisoner of war.

Your income must not exceed a certain amount. For more information, you can consult our Aspa page.

To the CPAMCPAM : Primary health insurance fund or the MSAMSA : Agricultural social mutual society :
  • If you are an heir, you can request the reimbursement of the sickness costs still due to the deceased. If health expenses have not been paid to the insured person during his lifetime and remain due on the date of his death, his heirs may obtain reimbursement from the health insurance fund. For more information, visit Ameli site presents the information.
To the CafCaf : Family Allowance Fund or the AMM:
  • If you are raising a child on your own, you can ask Family Support Allowance (FSA) under certain conditions. For more information, see the topic concerned on the Caf website.
  • If you are under the statutory retirement age and your resources are modest, you can benefit under certain conditions from the active solidarity income (SSA). It provides a minimum level of income and a program of support for vocational integration. To learn more, you can use a simulator and/or consult our RSA dossier.
  • If you are a tenant and have a modest income, you can apply for a housing allowance. To learn more, you can visit a simulator and/or consult our page on housing allowances.
She was a private sector employee
With pension funds:

If you have at least 55 years :

  • You can ask for the survivor's pension. This pension corresponds to a portion of the pension received by the deceased. Your gross annual resources must be less than a certain amount. To learn more, you can use a simulator which makes it possible to estimate your pension entitlement and/or consult our page dedicated to survivor's pension.
  • You can also request the supplementary retirement pension. It's 60% of the fee that the deceased was receiving. It shall be awarded without a means test. However, you must not remarry.
To the CPAMCPAM : Primary health insurance fund or the MSAMSA : Agricultural social mutual society :
  • You can claim a lump sum called death capital. For more information, you can consult our death capital page.
  • If you are an heir, you can request the reimbursement of the sickness costs still due to the deceased. If health expenses have not been paid to the insured person during his lifetime and remain due on the date of his death, his heirs may obtain reimbursement from the health insurance fund. For more information, visit Ameli site presents the information.
  • If you have under 55 and you have a disability that reduces your ability to work by at least 2/3 and the deceased was receiving a disability or retirement pension, you can apply for the widow's or widower's disability pension. It is a percentage of the amount of the pension that the deceased was receiving. For more information, you can visit our pension page.
  • If the person died on the occasion of a accident at work in transit or, you can request, subject to conditions, a financial assistance your social security organization. This financial assistance is granted to you in the form of rent, i.e. a sum of money paid periodically. But beware:
    • If you had at least 1 child with the deceased, you can only claim the annuity if you were not convicted on family grounds. This may be the case because of abandonment of the family, non-payment of maintenance or total withdrawal of parental authority.
    • Accident at work If you do not have a child with the deceased: you can claim the annuity if you were married before the date of the trip or trip.
  • If the person has died as a result of occupational disease, you can request, subject to conditions, a financial assistance. This financial assistance is granted to you in the form of rent, i.e. a sum of money paid periodically. You can apply for the annuity if you are in one of the following cases:
    • You were living in a relationship with the deceased for more than 2 years at the time of death
    • You have at least 1 child with the deceased. However, if you have been convicted on a family basis, you will not be entitled to an annuity. This may be the case because of abandonment of the family, non-payment of maintenance or total withdrawal of parental authority.
To the CnavCnav : National old-age insurance fund or the AMM:
  • If you have under 55, you can ask widow's allowance if the deceased person was insured for at least three months, continuous or not, during the year preceding the death. Your resources must not exceed a certain amount. You must not live as a couple (remarriage, cohabitation, Civil partnerships). For more information, you can consult our widow's allowance page.
To the CafCaf : Family Allowance Fund or the AMM:
  • If you are raising a child on your own, you can ask Family Support Allowance (FSA) under certain conditions. For more information, see the topic concerned on the Caf website.
  • If you are under the statutory retirement age and your resources are modest, you can benefit under certain conditions from the active solidarity income (SSA). It provides a minimum level of income and a program of support for vocational integration. To learn more, you can use a simulator and/or consult our RSA dossier.
  • If you are a tenant and have a modest income, you can apply for a housing allowance. To learn more, you can visit a simulator and/or consult our page on housing allowances.
She was a public servant
To the pension fund:

If you have at least 55 years, you can request the survivor's pension. This pension corresponds to a portion of the pension which the deceased would have received.

To receive the survivor's pension, you must complete at least one the following 4 conditions:

  • You have at least 1 child born from this marriage, including children born before the marriage, recognized by the father on whose behalf the pension rights were acquired
  • Your marriage lasted for at least 4 years (for same-sex couples who are married by 31 December 2014, the length of the Civil partnerships preceding the marriage is taken into account in the calculation of the 4 years)
  • Your marriage was celebrated at least 2 years before the deceased's retirement
  • The deceased was receiving a disability pension and the marriage took place before the event that led to his retirement.

To learn more, you can use a simulator which allows you to estimate your pension entitlement and/or consult our survivor's pension page.

To the employer authority of the deceased:
  • You can claim a lump sum called death capital. For more information, you can consult our death capital page.
From the health insurance fund:
  • If you are an heir, you can request the reimbursement of the sickness costs still due to the deceased. If health expenses have not been paid to the insured person during his lifetime and remain due on the date of his death, his heirs may obtain reimbursement from the health insurance fund. For more information, visit Ameli site presents the information.
To the CafCaf : Family Allowance Fund or the AMM:
  • If you are raising a child on your own, you can ask Family Support Allowance (FSA) under certain conditions. For more information, see the topic concerned on the Caf website.
  • If you are under the statutory retirement age and your resources are modest, you can benefit under certain conditions from the active solidarity income (SSA). It provides a minimum level of income and a program of support for vocational integration. To learn more, you can use a simulator and/or consult our RSA dossier.
  • If you are a tenant and have a modest income, you can apply for a housing allowance. To learn more, you can visit a simulator and/or consult our page on housing allowances.
She was a contract agent in the public service
With pension funds:

If you have at least 55 years :

  • You can request a survivor's pension if you are at least 55 years old and based on your income. This pension corresponds to a portion of the pension received by the deceased. The application for a survivor's pension is made to the general social security scheme, under the same conditions as for a person entitled to a deceased who has worked in the private sector. To learn more, you can consult a simulator which makes it possible to estimate your pension entitlement and/or consult our page dedicated to survivor's pension.
  • You can also request the supplementary retirement pension with theIrcantecIrcantec : Supplementary pension institution for non-permanent officials of the State and public authorities. The pension is 60 per cent of the amount of money the deceased was receiving. It shall be awarded without a means test. However, you must not remarry.
To the CPAMCPAM : Primary health insurance fund or the MSAMSA : Agricultural social mutual society :
  • If you are an heir, you can request the reimbursement of the sickness costs still due to the deceased. If health expenses have not been paid to the insured person during his lifetime and remain due on the date of his death, his heirs may obtain reimbursement from the health insurance fund. For more information, visit Ameli site presents the information.
To the CafCaf : Family Allowance Fund or the AMM:
  • If you are raising a child on your own, you can ask Family Support Allowance (FSA) under certain conditions. For more information, see the topic concerned on the Caf website.
  • If you are under the statutory retirement age and your resources are modest, you can benefit under certain conditions from the active solidarity income (SSA). It provides a minimum level of income and a program of support for vocational integration. To learn more, you can use a simulator and/or consult our RSA dossier.
  • If you are a tenant and have a modest income, you can apply for a housing allowance. To learn more, you can visit a simulator and/or consult our page on housing allowances.
She was registered as a jobseeker
To France Travail (formerly Pôle emploi):
  • Whether the deceased was in the process of being compensated or in a period of deferred compensation or waiting time, you can ask death benefit. For more information, see the page dedicated to this allocation.
  • If you are an heir, you can also request payment of unemployment benefits which remain due on the day of death.
To the CPAMCPAM : Primary health insurance fund or the MSAMSA : Agricultural social mutual society :
  • Under certain conditions, you can request the payment of a lump sum called death capital. For more information, you can consult our death capital page.
  • If you are an heir, you can request the reimbursement of the sickness costs still due to the deceased. If health expenses have not been paid to the insured person during his lifetime and remain due on the date of his death, his heirs may obtain reimbursement from the health insurance fund. For more information, visit Ameli site presents the information.
To the pension fund:
  • If you have at least 55 years and that the deceased person contributed for the retirement of the general social security scheme or the MSA and if your resources do not exceed a certain amount, you can request the survivor's pension. This pension corresponds to a portion of the pension received by the deceased. To learn more, you can consult a simulator which makes it possible to estimate your pension entitlement and/or consult our page dedicated to survivor's pension.
  • If the deceased person was insured for at least 3 months during the year preceding the death, you can apply widow's allowance. Your resources must not exceed a certain amount. You must not live as a couple (remarriage, cohabitation, Civil partnerships). For more information, you can consult our widow's allowance page.
To the CafCaf : Family Allowance Fund or the AMM:
  • If you are raising a child on your own, you can ask Family Support Allowance (FSA) under certain conditions. For more information, see the topic concerned on the Caf website.
  • If you are under the statutory retirement age and your resources are modest, you can benefit under certain conditions from the active solidarity income (SSA). It provides a minimum level of income and a program of support for vocational integration. To learn more, you can use a simulator and/or consult our RSA dossier.
  • If you are a tenant and have a modest income, you can apply for a housing allowance. To learn more, you can visit a simulator and/or consult our page on housing allowances.

The deceased was your Civil partnership partner

She was retired (and previously employed in the private sector)
To the CPAMCPAM : Primary health insurance fund or the MSAMSA : Agricultural social mutual society :
  • If you are an heir, you can request the reimbursement of the sickness costs still due to the deceased. If health expenses have not been paid to the insured person during his lifetime and remain due on the date of his death, his heirs may obtain reimbursement from the health insurance fund. For more information, visit Ameli site presents the information.
To the CafCaf : Family Allowance Fund or the AMM:
  • If you are raising a child on your own, you can ask Family Support Allowance (FSA) under certain conditions. For more information, see the topic concerned on the Caf website.
  • If you are under the statutory retirement age and your resources are modest, you can benefit under certain conditions from the active solidarity income (SSA). It provides a minimum level of income and a program of support for vocational integration. To learn more, you can use a simulator and/or consult our RSA dossier.
  • If you are a tenant and have a modest income, you can apply for a housing allowance. To learn more, you can visit a simulator and/or consult our page on housing allowances.
She was retired (and previously a public servant)

From the health insurance fund:

  • If you are an heir, you can request the reimbursement of the sickness costs still due to the deceased. If health expenses have not been paid to the insured person during his lifetime and remain due on the date of his death, his heirs may obtain reimbursement from the health insurance fund. For more information, visit Ameli site presents the information.

To the CafCaf : Family Allowance Fund or the AMM:

  • If you are raising a child on your own, you can ask Family Support Allowance (FSA) under certain conditions. For more information, see the topic concerned on the Caf website.
  • If you are under the statutory retirement age and your resources are modest, you can benefit under certain conditions from the active solidarity income (SSA). It provides a minimum level of income and a program of support for vocational integration. To learn more, you can use a simulator and/or consult our RSA dossier.
  • If you are a tenant and have a modest income, you can apply for a housing allowance. To learn more, you can visit a simulator and/or consult our page on housing allowances.
She was a retired (and previously a contract employee in the public service)

To the CPAMCPAM : Primary health insurance fund or the MSAMSA : Agricultural social mutual society :

  • If you are an heir, you can request the reimbursement of the sickness costs still due to the deceased. If health expenses have not been paid to the insured person during his lifetime and remain due on the date of his death, his heirs may obtain reimbursement from the health insurance fund. For more information, visit Ameli site presents the information.

To the CafCaf : Family Allowance Fund or the AMM:

  • If you are raising a child on your own, you can ask Family Support Allowance (FSA) under certain conditions. For more information, see the topic concerned on the Caf website.
  • If you are under the statutory retirement age and your resources are modest, you can benefit under certain conditions from the active solidarity income (SSA). It provides a minimum level of income and a program of support for vocational integration. To learn more, you can use a simulator and/or consult our RSA dossier.
  • If you are a tenant and have a modest income, you can apply for a housing allowance. To learn more, you can visit a simulator and/or consult our page on housing allowances.
She was a private sector employee

To the CPAMCPAM : Primary health insurance fund or the MSAMSA : Agricultural social mutual society :

  • You can claim a lump sum called death capital. For more information, you can consult our death capital page.
  • If you are an heir, you can request the reimbursement of the sickness costs still due to the deceased. If health expenses have not been paid to the insured person during his lifetime and remain due on the date of his death, his heirs may obtain reimbursement from the health insurance fund. For more information, visit Ameli site presents the information.
  • If the person died on the occasion of a accident at work in transit or, you can request, subject to conditions, a financial assistance your social security organization. This financial assistance is granted to you in the form of rent, i.e. a sum of money paid periodically. But beware:
    • If you had at least 1 child with the deceased, you can only claim the annuity if you were not convicted on family grounds. This may be the case because of abandonment of the family, non-payment of maintenance or total withdrawal of parental authority.
    • Accident at work If you do not have a child with the deceased: you can claim the annuity if you were married before the date of the trip or trip.
  • If the person has died as a result of occupational disease, you can request, subject to conditions, a financial assistance. This financial assistance is granted to you in the form of rent, i.e. a sum of money paid periodically. You can apply for the annuity if you are in one of the following cases:
    • You were living in a relationship with the deceased for more than 2 years at the time of death
    • You have at least 1 child with the deceased. However, if you have been convicted on a family basis, you will not be entitled to an annuity. This may be the case because of abandonment of the family, non-payment of maintenance or total withdrawal of parental authority.

To the CafCaf : Family Allowance Fund or the AMM:

  • If you are raising a child on your own, you can ask Family Support Allowance (FSA) under certain conditions. For more information, see the topic concerned on the Caf website.
  • If you are under the statutory retirement age and your resources are modest, you can benefit under certain conditions from the active solidarity income (SSA). It provides a minimum level of income and a program of support for vocational integration. To learn more, you can use a simulator and/or consult our RSA dossier.
  • If you are a tenant and have a modest income, you can apply for a housing allowance. To learn more, you can visit a simulator and/or consult our page on housing allowances.
She was a public servant

To the employer authority of the deceased:

  • You can claim a lump sum called death capital. For more information, you can consult our death capital page.

From the health insurance fund:

  • If you are an heir, you can request the reimbursement of the sickness costs still due to the deceased. If health expenses have not been paid to the insured person during his lifetime and remain due on the date of his death, his heirs may obtain reimbursement from the health insurance fund. For more information, visit Ameli site presents the information.

To the CafCaf : Family Allowance Fund or the AMM:

  • If you are raising a child on your own, you can ask Family Support Allowance (FSA) under certain conditions. For more information, see the topic concerned on the Caf website.
  • If you are under the statutory retirement age and your resources are modest, you can benefit under certain conditions from the active solidarity income (SSA). It provides a minimum level of income and a program of support for vocational integration. To learn more, you can use a simulator and/or consult our RSA dossier.
  • If you are a tenant and have a modest income, you can apply for a housing allowance. To learn more, you can visit a simulator and/or consult our page on housing allowances.
She was a contract agent in the public service

To the CPAMCPAM : Primary health insurance fund or the MSAMSA : Agricultural social mutual society :

  • If you are an heir, you can request the reimbursement of the sickness costs still due to the deceased. If health expenses have not been paid to the insured person during his lifetime and remain due on the date of his death, his heirs may obtain reimbursement from the health insurance fund. For more information, visit Ameli site presents the information.

To the CafCaf : Family Allowance Fund or the AMM:

  • If you are raising a child on your own, you can ask Family Support Allowance (FSA) under certain conditions. For more information, see the topic concerned on the Caf website.
  • If you are under the statutory retirement age and your resources are modest, you can benefit under certain conditions from the active solidarity income (SSA). It provides a minimum level of income and a program of support for vocational integration. To learn more, you can use a simulator and/or consult our RSA dossier.
  • If you are a tenant and have a modest income, you can apply for a housing allowance. To learn more, you can visit a simulator and/or consult our page on housing allowances.
She was registered as a jobseeker

To France Travail (formerly Pôle emploi):

  • Whether the deceased was in the process of being compensated or in a period of deferred compensation or waiting time, you can ask death benefit. For more information, see the page dedicated to this allocation.
  • If you are an heir, you can also request payment of unemployment benefits which remain due on the day of death.

To the CPAMCPAM : Primary health insurance fund or the MSAMSA : Agricultural social mutual society :

  • Under certain conditions, you can request the payment of a lump sum called death capital. For more information, you can consult our death capital page.
  • If you are an heir, you can request the reimbursement of the sickness costs still due to the deceased. If health expenses have not been paid to the insured person during his lifetime and remain due on the date of his death, his heirs may obtain reimbursement from the health insurance fund. For more information, visit Ameli site presents the information.

To the CafCaf : Family Allowance Fund or the AMM:

  • If you are raising a child on your own, you can ask Family Support Allowance (FSA) under certain conditions. For more information, see the topic concerned on the Caf website.
  • If you are under the statutory retirement age and your resources are modest, you can benefit under certain conditions from the active solidarity income (SSA). It provides a minimum level of income and a program of support for vocational integration. To learn more, you can use a simulator and/or consult our RSA dossier.
  • If you are a tenant and have a modest income, you can apply for a housing allowance. To learn more, you can visit a simulator and/or consult our page on housing allowances.

The deceased person was your partner or concubine

She was retired (and previously employed in the private sector)
To the CPAMCPAM : Primary health insurance fund or the MSAMSA : Agricultural social mutual society :
  • If you are an heir, you can request the reimbursement of the sickness costs still due to the deceased. If health expenses have not been paid to the insured person during his lifetime and remain due on the date of his death, his heirs may obtain reimbursement from the health insurance fund. For more information, visit Ameli site presents the information.
To the CafCaf : Family Allowance Fund or the AMM:
  • If you are raising a child on your own, you can ask Family Support Allowance (FSA) under certain conditions. For more information, see the topic concerned on the Caf website.
  • If you are under the statutory retirement age and your resources are modest, you can benefit under certain conditions from the active solidarity income (SSA). It provides a minimum level of income and a program of support for vocational integration. To learn more, you can use a simulator and/or consult our RSA dossier.
  • If you are a tenant and have a modest income, you can apply for a housing allowance. To learn more, you can visit a simulator and/or consult our page on housing allowances.
She was retired (and previously a public servant)

From the health insurance fund:

  • If you are an heir, you can request the reimbursement of the sickness costs still due to the deceased. If health expenses have not been paid to the insured person during his lifetime and remain due on the date of his death, his heirs may obtain reimbursement from the health insurance fund. For more information, visit Ameli site presents the information.

To the CafCaf : Family Allowance Fund or the AMM:

  • If you are raising a child on your own, you can ask Family Support Allowance (FSA) under certain conditions. For more information, see the topic concerned on the Caf website.
  • If you are under the statutory retirement age and your resources are modest, you can benefit under certain conditions from the active solidarity income (SSA). It provides a minimum level of income and a program of support for vocational integration. To learn more, you can use a simulator and/or consult our RSA dossier.
  • If you are a tenant and have a modest income, you can apply for a housing allowance. To learn more, you can visit a simulator and/or consult our page on housing allowances.
She was a retired (and previously a contract employee in the public service)

To the CPAMCPAM : Primary health insurance fund or the MSAMSA : Agricultural social mutual society :

  • If you are an heir, you can request the reimbursement of the sickness costs still due to the deceased. If health expenses have not been paid to the insured person during his lifetime and remain due on the date of his death, his heirs may obtain reimbursement from the health insurance fund. For more information, visit Ameli site presents the information.

To the CafCaf : Family Allowance Fund or the AMM:

  • If you are raising a child on your own, you can ask Family Support Allowance (FSA) under certain conditions. For more information, see the topic concerned on the Caf website.
  • If you are under the statutory retirement age and your resources are modest, you can benefit under certain conditions from the active solidarity income (SSA). It provides a minimum level of income and a program of support for vocational integration. To learn more, you can use a simulator and/or consult our RSA dossier.
  • If you are a tenant and have a modest income, you can apply for a housing allowance. To learn more, you can visit a simulator and/or consult our page on housing allowances.
She was a private sector employee

To the CPAMCPAM : Primary health insurance fund or the MSAMSA : Agricultural social mutual society :

  • If you are an heir, you can request the reimbursement of the sickness costs still due to the deceased. If health expenses have not been paid to the insured person during his lifetime and remain due on the date of his death, his heirs may obtain reimbursement from the health insurance fund. For more information, visit Ameli site presents the information.

To the CafCaf : Family Allowance Fund or the AMM:

  • If you are raising a child on your own, you can ask Family Support Allowance (FSA) under certain conditions. For more information, see the topic concerned on the Caf website.
  • If you are under the statutory retirement age and your resources are modest, you can benefit under certain conditions from the active solidarity income (SSA). It provides a minimum level of income and a program of support for vocational integration. To learn more, you can use a simulator and/or consult our RSA dossier.
  • If you are a tenant and have a modest income, you can apply for a housing allowance. To learn more, you can visit a simulator and/or consult our page on housing allowances.
She was a public servant

From the health insurance fund:

  • If you are an heir, you can request the reimbursement of the sickness costs still due to the deceased. If health expenses have not been paid to the insured person during his lifetime and remain due on the date of his death, his heirs may obtain reimbursement from the health insurance fund. For more information, visit Ameli site presents the information.

To the CafCaf : Family Allowance Fund or the AMM:

  • If you are raising a child on your own, you can ask Family Support Allowance (FSA) under certain conditions. For more information, see the topic concerned on the Caf website.
  • If you are under the statutory retirement age and your resources are modest, you can benefit under certain conditions from the active solidarity income (SSA). It provides a minimum level of income and a program of support for vocational integration. To learn more, you can use a simulator and/or consult our RSA dossier.
  • If you are a tenant and have a modest income, you can apply for a housing allowance. To learn more, you can visit a simulator and/or consult our page on housing allowances.
She was a contract agent in the public service

To the CPAMCPAM : Primary health insurance fund or the MSAMSA : Agricultural social mutual society :

  • If you are an heir, you can request the reimbursement of the sickness costs still due to the deceased. If health expenses have not been paid to the insured person during his lifetime and remain due on the date of his death, his heirs may obtain reimbursement from the health insurance fund. For more information, visit Ameli site presents the information.

To the CafCaf : Family Allowance Fund or the AMM:

  • If you are raising a child on your own, you can ask Family Support Allowance (FSA) under certain conditions. For more information, see the topic concerned on the Caf website.
  • If you are under the statutory retirement age and your resources are modest, you can benefit under certain conditions from the active solidarity income (SSA). It provides a minimum level of income and a program of support for vocational integration. To learn more, you can use a simulator and/or consult our RSA dossier.
  • If you are a tenant and have a modest income, you can apply for a housing allowance. To learn more, you can visit a simulator and/or consult our page on housing allowances.
She was registered as a jobseeker

To France Travail (formerly Pôle emploi):

  • Whether the deceased was in the process of being compensated or in a period of deferred compensation or waiting time, you can ask death benefit. For more information, see the page dedicated to this allocation.
  • If you are an heir, you can also request payment of unemployment benefits which remain due on the day of death.

To the CPAMCPAM : Primary health insurance fund or the MSAMSA : Agricultural social mutual society :

  • If you are an heir, you can request the reimbursement of the sickness costs still due to the deceased. If health expenses have not been paid to the insured person during his lifetime and remain due on the date of his death, his heirs may obtain reimbursement from the health insurance fund. For more information, visit Ameli site presents the information.

To the CafCaf : Family Allowance Fund or the AMM:

  • If you are raising a child on your own, you can ask Family Support Allowance (FSA) under certain conditions. For more information, see the topic concerned on the Caf website.
  • If you are under the statutory retirement age and your resources are modest, you can benefit under certain conditions from the active solidarity income (SSA). It provides a minimum level of income and a program of support for vocational integration. To learn more, you can use a simulator and/or consult our RSA dossier.
  • If you are a tenant and have a modest income, you can apply for a housing allowance. To learn more, you can visit a simulator and/or consult our page on housing allowances.

The person who died was your father or mother

She was retired (and previously employed in the private sector)
With the supplementary pension fund:
  • If your two parents have passed away, you can request the supplementary retirement pension of your parent who has just passed away. The pension is awarded without means test. The amount of the pension corresponds to 60% of the rights that the deceased received.
To the CPAMCPAM : Primary health insurance fund or the MSAMSA : Agricultural social mutual society :
  • If you are an heir, you can request the reimbursement of the sickness costs still due to the deceased. If health expenses have not been paid to the insured person during his lifetime and remain due on the date of his death, his heirs may obtain reimbursement from the health insurance fund. For more information, visit Ameli site presents the information.
She was retired (and previously a public servant)

To the pension fund:

Under certain conditions, you can request the orphan's pension. It is equal to 10% of the pension the deceased was receiving. For more information, you can consult our page on this pension.

From the health insurance fund:

  • If you are an heir, you can request the reimbursement of the sickness costs still due to the deceased. If health expenses have not been paid to the insured person during his lifetime and remain due on the date of his death, his heirs may obtain reimbursement from the health insurance fund. For more information, visit Ameli site presents the information.
She was a retired (and previously a contract employee in the public service)

To the CPAMCPAM : Primary health insurance fund or the MSAMSA : Agricultural social mutual society :

  • If you are an heir, you can request the reimbursement of the sickness costs still due to the deceased. If health expenses have not been paid to the insured person during his lifetime and remain due on the date of his death, his heirs may obtain reimbursement from the health insurance fund. For more information, visit Ameli site presents the information.
She was a private sector employee

To the CPAMCPAM : Primary health insurance fund or the MSAMSA : Agricultural social mutual society :

  • You can claim a lump sum called death capital. For more information, you can consult our death capital page.
  • If you are an heir, you can request the reimbursement of the sickness costs still due to the deceased. If health expenses have not been paid to the insured person during his lifetime and remain due on the date of his death, his heirs may obtain reimbursement from the health insurance fund. For more information, visit Ameli site presents the information.
She was a public servant

To the pension fund:

Under certain conditions, you can request the orphan's pension. It is equal to 10% of the pension which the deceased could have received. For more information, you can consult our page on this pension.

To the employer authority of the deceased:

  • You can claim a lump sum called death capital. For more information, you can consult our death capital page.

From the health insurance fund:

  • If you are an heir, you can request the reimbursement of the sickness costs still due to the deceased. If health expenses have not been paid to the insured person during his lifetime and remain due on the date of his death, his heirs may obtain reimbursement from the health insurance fund. For more information, visit Ameli site presents the information.
She was a contract agent in the public service

To the CPAMCPAM : Primary health insurance fund or the MSAMSA : Agricultural social mutual society :

  • If you are an heir, you can request the reimbursement of the sickness costs still due to the deceased. If health expenses have not been paid to the insured person during his lifetime and remain due on the date of his death, his heirs may obtain reimbursement from the health insurance fund. For more information, visit Ameli site presents the information.
She was registered as a jobseeker

To France Labor:

  • If you are an heir, you can request payment of unemployment benefits which remain due on the day of death.

To the CPAMCPAM : Primary health insurance fund or the MSAMSA : Agricultural social mutual society :

  • Under certain conditions, you can request the payment of a lump sum called death capital. For more information, you can consult our death capital page.
  • If you are an heir, you can request the reimbursement of the sickness costs still due to the deceased. If health expenses have not been paid to the insured person during his lifetime and remain due on the date of his death, his heirs may obtain reimbursement from the health insurance fund. For more information, visit Ameli site presents the information.

The deceased was your child

She was retired (and previously employed in the private sector)
To the CPAMCPAM : Primary health insurance fund or the MSAMSA : Agricultural social mutual society :
  • If you are an heir, you can request the reimbursement of the sickness costs still due to the deceased. If health expenses have not been paid to the insured person during his lifetime and remain due on the date of his death, his heirs may obtain reimbursement from the health insurance fund. For more information, visit Ameli site presents the information.
She was retired (and previously a public servant)
From the health insurance fund:
  • If you are an heir, you can request the reimbursement of the sickness costs still due to the deceased. If health expenses have not been paid to the insured person during his lifetime and remain due on the date of his death, his heirs may obtain reimbursement from the health insurance fund. For more information, visit Ameli site presents the information.
She was a retired (and previously a contract employee in the public service)
From the health insurance fund:
  • If you are an heir, you can request the reimbursement of the sickness costs still due to the deceased. If health expenses have not been paid to the insured person during his lifetime and remain due on the date of his death, his heirs may obtain reimbursement from the health insurance fund. For more information, visit Ameli site presents the information.
She was a private sector employee

To the CPAMCPAM : Primary health insurance fund or the MSAMSA : Agricultural social mutual society :

  • You can claim a lump sum called death capital. For more information, you can consult our death capital page.
She was a public servant

To the employer authority of the deceased:

If the deceased was not married, not married, not having a child, you can claim a lump sum called death capital. But you must meet 2 conditions:

  • Dependency on the employee at the time of death
  • Be taxable on income.

For more information, you can consult our death capital page.

From the health insurance fund:

  • If you are an heir, you can request the reimbursement of the sickness costs still due to the deceased. If health expenses have not been paid to the insured person during his lifetime and remain due on the date of his death, his heirs may obtain reimbursement from the health insurance fund. For more information, visit Ameli site presents the information.
She was a contract agent in the public service

To the CPAMCPAM : Primary health insurance fund or the MSAMSA : Agricultural social mutual society :

  • If you are an heir, you can request the reimbursement of the sickness costs still due to the deceased. If health expenses have not been paid to the insured person during his lifetime and remain due on the date of his death, his heirs may obtain reimbursement from the health insurance fund. For more information, visit Ameli site presents the information.
She was registered as a jobseeker

To France Travail (formerly Pôle emploi):

  • If you are an heir, you can request payment of unemployment benefits which remain due on the day of death.

To the CPAMCPAM : Primary health insurance fund or the MSAMSA : Agricultural social mutual society :

  • Under certain conditions, you can request the payment of a lump sum called death capital. For more information, you can consult our death capital page.
  • If you are an heir, you can request the reimbursement of the sickness costs still due to the deceased. If health expenses have not been paid to the insured person during his lifetime and remain due on the date of his death, his heirs may obtain reimbursement from the health insurance fund. For more information, visit Ameli site presents the information.