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Solidarity allowance for the elderly (Aspa)
Verified 01 mai 2022 - Legal and Administrative Information Directorate (Prime Minister)
The solidarity allowance for the elderly (Aspa) is a monthly benefit granted to pensioners with low resources living in France. It is paid by your pension fund (Carsat, MSA, ...). The amount depends on your family situation (couple life or not).
What applies to you ?
Depending on your personal situation, the steps to take may vary.
You live together
The Aspa is paid to pensioners living in France by their pension fund (Carsat, MSA, ...).
The amount depends on your resources (income and wealth).
The amount of your Aspa is, to a certain extent, added to your personal income.
FYI : if you receive old age allowance, you can ask to switch to the Aspa device at any time. However, it is not possible to switch from the Aspa to the minimum.
General case
You can get the Aspa from age 65.
Veteran/deported/interned or prisoner of war
You can get Aspa before age 65.
The age at which you can obtain it is determined by your year of birth.
Date or year of birth | Minimum age |
|---|---|
Before July 1951 | 60 years |
Between July and December 1951 | 60 years + 4 months |
1952 | 60 years + 9 months |
1953 | 61 years + 2 months |
1954 | 61 years + 7 months |
1955 or later | 62 years |
Person with disability
You can get Aspa at age 65 or earlier if you meet any of the following conditions:
- Justify a permanent disability rate of at least 50 %,
- be found unfit for work and permanently incapacitated by 50 %,
- Receive early retirement for disability.
Date or year of birth | Minimum age |
|---|---|
Before July 1951 | 60 years |
Between July and December 1951 | 60 years + 4 months |
1952 | 60 years + 9 months |
1953 | 61 years + 2 months |
1954 | 61 years + 7 months |
1955 or later | 62 years |
Maximum income
Your income couple shall not exceed 1,423.31 per month.
Your couple's income is assessed over the 3 months preceding the start of the Aspa. If they exceed the maximum amount, your income from the previous 12 months is taken into account.
Example :
If your application is received on May 12, 2022:
- The starting point of the Aspa is set at 1to June 2022 (1to day of the month following receipt of your request)
- Your revenues include the months of March, April and May 2022.
- If the total of these revenues exceeds the maximum allowable amount, your income from June 2021 to May 2022 is taken into account.
If your income over 3 months and 12 months exceeds the maximum amount, the reference period is carried forward from month to month, as long as you do not need to be questioned to know your income.
You can apply for Aspa as soon as you meet the other conditions (age, residence).
FYI : the maximum income is revalued each 1to January.
Revenue Types
Main revenue types | Taken into account? |
|---|---|
Cash or in-kind aid received from descendants, not determined by a court order | No |
Allowance for disabled adults (AAH) | No, except in special cases |
Social housing allowance (SLA) | No |
Custom Housing Assistance (APL) | No |
Custom Autonomy Allocation (Apa) | No |
Recognition allowance and lifetime allowance for former and assimilated workers | No |
Donated property | Yes, under certain conditions |
Scholarships for colleges and high schools | No |
Third-party mark-up (MTP) | No |
Maintenance payments fixed by a court order | Yes |
Pensions attached to honours (Legion of Honour, Military Medal, etc.) | No |
Disability pension | Yes |
Pension | Yes |
No | |
Disability Compensation Benefit (PCH) | No |
Family benefits | No |
No | |
Income from movable and immovable property | 3 % of their value fixed on the date of application |
Income | Yes. But your income is reduced by a lump sum: - when your last 3 months income is reviewed, €2,468.37 - when your income from the last 12 months is reviewed, €9,873.50 |
Value of your principal residence, even if the applicant is in long-term hospital | No |
FYI : it is possible to know list of all revenue not included for the allocation of the Aspa.
You are French
You must reside in France (metropolis, Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Martinique, Reunion, Saint-Barthélemy, Saint Martin).
You are permanently resident in France if you are in either of these situations:
- You have permanent home in France. Home means the place where you normally live, that is, the place of your habitual residence, provided that this residence in France is permanent.
- The location of your main stay is located in France. This is the case if you stay in France for more than 6 months (or 180 days) in the year concerned.
You are foreigners
You must reside in France.
You are permanently resident in France if you are in either of these situations:
- You have permanent home in France. Home means the place where you normally live, that is, the place of your habitual residence, provided that this residence in France is permanent.
- The location of your main stay is located in France. This is the case if you stay in France for more than 6 months (or 180 days) in the year concerned.
You must also be in one of the following situations:
- To have a residence permit for at least 10 years that permits work
- Be refugee
- Being stateless
- Benefit from subsidiary protection
- Fighting for France
- Be a national of a Member State of European Economic Area or Switzerland
- Be Algerian or Andorran or Beninese or Cape Verdean or Congolese (Republic of Congo) or Gabonese or Israeli or Malagasy or Malian or Moroccan or Monegasque or Senegalese or Togolese or Turkish or Tunisian, under conditions
You have only one pension
You must file your application with the organisation that pays you your pension.
Social Security pension
You must complete the Aspa application form:
Application for Aspa from the National Old Age Insurance Fund (Cnav)
Cerfa n° 13710*02 - Pension Insurance - Social Security Retirement
Other number :
S 5182a
You send the form, along with the supporting documents requested (the list of which is specified in the notice attached to the form), to your pension fund.
This form allows you to request the Aspa from a single organisation for all the activities you have been able to carry out as:
- Employee
- Head of company, partner, craftsman, merchant and industrialist...
- Minister of Religious or Religious Affairs (Cavimac)
MSA pension
You must complete the Aspa application form:
Application for Aspa from the MSA
Cerfa n° 14953*01 - Central Fund of the Agricultural Social Mutual (MSA)
You send the form, along with the supporting documents requested (the list of which is specified in the instructions attached to the form), to the MSA.
You have multiple retirements (polypensioner)
You must submit your application in order of priority:
- the non-farm employee plan, if you are a holder of a pension under that plan and if you qualify as an agricultural operator on the date of your application for an Aspa
- under the general plan, if that organisation pays you a pension
- to the organisation that pays you the highest pension on the date of your application for Aspa
MSA pension
You must complete the Aspa application form:
Application for Aspa from the MSA
Cerfa n° 14953*01 - Central Fund of the Agricultural Social Mutual (MSA)
You send the form, along with the supporting documents requested (the list of which is specified in the instructions attached to the form), to the MSA.
Social Security pension
This form allows you to request the Aspa from a single organisation for all the activities you have been able to carry out as:
- employee, company manager, partner, craftsman, merchant and industrialist, ...
- Minister of Religious Affairs (Cavimac)
You must complete the Aspa application form:
Application for Aspa from the National Old Age Insurance Fund (Cnav)
Cerfa n° 13710*02 - Pension Insurance - Social Security Retirement
Other number :
S 5182a
You send the form, along with the supporting documents requested (the list of which is specified in the notice attached to the form), to your pension fund.
Other
Reminder : if you do not yet receive your pension, your application must be made to the pension fund that will pay you the pension when you retire.
If you are not eligible to receive a pension, you must complete this form and submit it to your town hall:
Application for Aspa (applicant without pension)
Cerfa n° 16078*02 - Central Fund of the Agricultural Social Mutual (MSA)
FYI : this form can also be obtained from your town hall.
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2 people receive the Aspa
When the 2 members of the couple receive the Aspa, the maximum total amount paid is 1,423.31 per month €17,079.77 maximum per year).
The amount paid to your couple is equal to the difference between 1,423.31 and the amount of income per month of your couple.
Example :
If your couple's income is €1 000 per month, the monthly amount of the Aspa is calculated as follows:
1,423.31 - €1 000 = €423.31 per month.
1 person receives the Aspa
When only one member of your couple receives Aspa, the maximum amount paid is 916.78 per month €11,001.44 maximum per year).
Income of the couple (per month) | Aspa amount (per month) |
|---|---|
Up to €506.53 | 916.78 |
More than €506.53 and up to 1,423.31 | Difference between 1,423.31 and the amount of the couple's income |
Greater than 1,423.31 | Aspa not paid |
The Aspa is paid by your pension fund (Carsat, MSA...)
It shall be paid as early as 1to day of the month following the date of receipt of the application.
When you collect the Aspa, you must inform your pension fund of any change in your income, family status or place of residence.
In mainland
Amounts paid to Aspa are recovered after death only if the estate's net assets (i.e., assets minus debts) are at least equal to €39,000.
If the net assets of the estate are less than this amount, there is no recovery.
In Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Martinique, La Réunion, Saint-Barthélemy and Saint Martin
Amounts paid to Aspa are recovered after death only if the estate's net assets (i.e., assets minus debts) are at least equal to €100 000.
If the net assets of the estate are less than this amount, there is no recovery.
You live alone
The persons concerned are:
- Single
- Widows
- War widows
- Divorced
- Separated bodies (persons authorised by a judgement to reside separately, without ending their marriage)
- Separated de facto (persons each with a principal residence)
Example :
A retired person living with their daughter (adult or minor) is considered to be living alone.
The Aspa is paid to the pensioner living in France through his pension fund (Carsat, MSA, ...).
The amount depends on your resources (income and wealth). The amount of your Aspa is, to a certain extent, added to your personal income.
FYI : if you receive old age allowance, you can ask to switch to the Aspa device at any time. However, it is not possible to switch from the Aspa to the minimum.
General case
You can get the Aspa from age 65.
Veteran/deported/interned or prisoner of war
You can get Aspa before age 65.
The age at which you can benefit is determined by your year of birth.
Date or year of birth | Minimum age |
|---|---|
Before July 1951 | 60 years |
Between July and December 1951 | 60 years + 4 months |
1952 | 60 years + 9 months |
1953 | 61 years + 2 months |
1954 | 61 years + 7 months |
1955 or later | 62 years |
Disabled person
You can get Aspa at age 65 or earlier if you meet any of the following conditions:
- Justify a permanent disability rate of at least 50 %,
- be found unfit for work and permanently incapacitated by 50 %,
- Receive early retirement for disability
Date or year of birth | Minimum age |
|---|---|
Before July 1951 | 60 years |
Between July and December 1951 | 60 years + 4 months |
1952 | 60 years + 9 months |
1953 | 61 years + 2 months |
1954 | 61 years + 7 months |
1955 or later | 62 years |
Maximum income
If your income exceeds a maximum amount, you are not entitled to Aspa.
The amount not to be exceeded is916.78 per month.
FYI : if you are a war widow, another maximum amount applies.
Your revenues are valued over the 3 months preceding the starting point of the Aspa. If they exceed the maximum amount, your income from the previous 12 months is taken into account.
Example :
If your application is received on May 12, 2022:
- The starting point of the Aspa is set at 1to June 2022 (1to day of the month following receipt of your request)
- Your revenues include the months of March, April and May 2022.
- If the total of these revenues exceeds the maximum allowable amount, your income from June 2021 to May 2022 is taken into account.
If your income over 3 months and 12 months exceeds the maximum amount, the reference period is carried forward from month to month, as long as you do not need to be questioned to know your income.
You can apply for Aspa as soon as you meet the other conditions (age, residence).
FYI : the maximum income is revalued each 1to January.
Revenue Types
Main revenue types | Taken into account? |
|---|---|
Cash or in-kind aid received from descendants, not determined by a court order | No |
Allowance for disabled adults (AAH) | No, except in special cases |
Social housing allowance (SLA) | No |
Custom Housing Assistance (APL) | No |
Custom Autonomy Allocation (Apa) | No |
Recognition allowance and lifetime allowance for former and assimilated workers | No |
Donated property | Yes, under certain conditions |
Scholarships for colleges and high schools | No |
Third-party mark-up (MTP) | No |
Maintenance payments fixed by a court order | Yes |
Pensions attached to honours (Legion of Honour, Military Medal, etc.) | No |
Disability pension | Yes |
Pension | Yes |
No | |
Disability Compensation Benefit (PCH) | No |
Family benefits | No |
No | |
Income from movable and immovable property | 3 % of their value fixed on the date of application |
Income | Yes. But your income is reduced by a lump sum: - when your last 3 months income is reviewed, €1,481.02 - when your income from the last 12 months is reviewed, €5,924.10 |
Value of your principal residence, even if the applicant is in long-term hospital | No |
FYI : it is possible to know list of all revenue not included for the allocation of the Aspa. If they are not on this list, all other types of income are included.
You are French
You must reside in France (metropolis, Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Martinique, Reunion, Saint-Barthélemy, Saint Martin).
You are permanently resident in France if you are in either of these situations:
- You have permanent home in France. Home means the place where you normally live, that is, the place of your habitual residence, provided that this residence in France is permanent.
- The location of your main stay is located in France. This is the case if you stay in France for more than 6 months (or 180 days) in the year concerned.
You are foreigners
You must reside in France.
You are permanently resident in France if you are in either of these situations:
- You have permanent home in France. Home means the place where you normally live, that is, the place of your habitual residence, provided that this residence in France is permanent.
- The location of your main stay is located in France. This is the case if you stay in France for more than 6 months (or 180 days) in the year concerned.
You must also be in one of the following situations:
- To have a residence permit for at least 10 years that permits work
- Be refugee
- Being stateless
- Benefit from subsidiary protection
- Fighting for France
- Be a national of a Member State of European Economic Area or Switzerland
- Be Algerian or Andorran or Beninese or Cape Verdean or Congolese (Republic of Congo) or Gabonese or Israeli or Malagasy or Malian or Moroccan or Monegasque or Senegalese or Togolese or Turkish or Tunisian, under conditions
You have only one pension
You must file your application with the organisation that pays you your pension.
Social Security pension
You must complete the Aspa application form:
Application for Aspa from the National Old Age Insurance Fund (Cnav)
Cerfa n° 13710*02 - Pension Insurance - Social Security Retirement
Other number :
S 5182a
You send the form, along with the supporting documents requested (the list of which is specified in the notice attached to the form), to your pension fund.
This form allows you to request the Aspa from a single organisation for all the activities you have been able to carry out as:
- Employee
- Head of company, partner, craftsman, merchant and industrialist...
- Minister of Religious or Religious Affairs (Cavimac)
MSA pension
You must complete the Aspa application form:
Application for Aspa from the MSA
Cerfa n° 14953*01 - Central Fund of the Agricultural Social Mutual (MSA)
You send the form, along with the supporting documents requested (the list of which is specified in the instructions attached to the form), to the MSA.
Retirement from the State Pension Fund
You must complete the Aspa application form:
Application for Aspa from the National Old Age Insurance Fund (Cnav)
Cerfa n° 13710*02 - Pension Insurance - Social Security Retirement
Other number :
S 5182a
You send the form, along with the supporting documents requested (the list of which is specified in the notice attached to the form), to your pension fund.
Pension paid by the pension fund of territorial and hospital officials
You must request by mail the Aspa application form at CNRACL :
Who shall I contact
You have multiple retirements (polypensioner)
You must submit your application in order of priority:
- the non-farm employee plan, if you are a holder of a pension under that plan and if you qualify as an agricultural operator on the date of your application for an Aspa
- under the general plan, if that organisation pays you a pension
- to the organisation that pays you the highest pension on the date of your application for Aspa
MSA pension
You must complete the Aspa application form:
Application for Aspa from the MSA
Cerfa n° 14953*01 - Central Fund of the Agricultural Social Mutual (MSA)
You send the form, along with the supporting documents requested (the list of which is specified in the instructions attached to the form), to the MSA.
Social Security pension
This form allows you to request the Aspa from a single organisation for all the activities you have been able to carry out as:
- employee, company manager, partner, craftsman, merchant and industrialist, ...
- Minister of Religious Affairs (Cavimac)
You must complete the Aspa application form:
Application for Aspa from the National Old Age Insurance Fund (Cnav)
Cerfa n° 13710*02 - Pension Insurance - Social Security Retirement
Other number :
S 5182a
You send the form, along with the supporting documents requested (the list of which is specified in the notice attached to the form), to your pension fund.
Other
Reminder : if you do not yet receive your pension, your application must be made to the pension fund that will pay you the pension when you retire.
If you are not eligible to receive a pension, you must complete this form and submit it to your town hall:
Application for Aspa (applicant without pension)
Cerfa n° 16078*02 - Central Fund of the Agricultural Social Mutual (MSA)
FYI : this form can also be obtained from your town hall.
The maximum amount allocated per month is 916.78 either €11,001.44 maximum per year).
The amount allocated to you is equal to the difference between the maximum amount per month of the Aspa (916.78) and the amount of your income per month.
Example :
if your income €800 per month, the amount of the Aspa shall be determined as follows:
916.78 - €800 = €116.78 per month.
The Aspa is paid by your pension fund (Carsat, MSA...)
It shall be paid as early as 1to day of the month following the date of receipt of the application.
When you collect the Aspa, you must inform your pension fund of any change in your income, family status or place of residence.
In mainland
Amounts paid to Aspa are recovered after death only if the estate's net assets (i.e., assets minus debts) are at least equal to €39,000.
If the net assets of the estate are less than this amount, there is no recovery.
In Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Martinique, La Réunion, Saint-Barthélemy and Saint Martin
Amounts paid to Aspa are recovered after death only if the estate's net assets (i.e., assets minus debts) are at least equal to €100 000.
If the net assets of the estate are less than this amount, there is no recovery.