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Solidarity allowance for the elderly (Aspa)
Verified 01 September 2023 - Legal and Administrative Information Directorate (Prime Minister)
The solidarity allowance for the elderly (Aspa) is a monthly benefit granted to low-income pensioners (income and wealth) and living in France.
It is paid by your pension fund (Carsat: titleContent, MSA, ...).
The amount varies depending on whether you live as a couple or not:
What applies to you ?
You live as a couple
Amount not to exceed
Since 1er july 2022, your couple shall not exceed €1,492.08 gross per month.
Your couple's income is assessed over the 3 months prior to the Aspa's starting point. If they exceed the maximum amount, it is your income from the previous 12 months that is taken into account.
Example :
If your application is received on May 12, 2022:
- The starting point of the Aspa is set at 1er June 2022 (1er day of the month following receipt of your request)
- Your revenues taken into account are those for March, April and May 2022.
- If the total of these revenues exceeds the maximum allowable amount, your revenues from June 2021 to May 2022 are taken into account.
If your 3-month and 12-month revenues exceed the maximum amount, the reference period is carried over from month to month, as long as you do not need to be asked to find out your revenues.
So you can apply for Aspa as soon as you meet the other conditions (age, residence).
FYI
the amount of the maximum income is revalued every 1er January.
Included income
Main types of income | Taken into account? |
|---|---|
Aid in cash or in kind received from descendants, not determined by a court decision | No |
Disabled Adult Allowance (DAA) | No, except in special cases |
Social housing allowance (SLA) | No |
Custom Housing Assistance (APL) | No |
Custom Battery Allowance (Apa) | No |
No | |
Recognition allowance and life allowance for former substitute and equivalent | No |
Property donated by the applicant | Yes, under certain conditions |
College and high school scholarships | No |
Third Party Surcharge (TPM) | No |
Maintenance, the amount of which shall be determined by a judicial decision | Yes |
Pensions attached to honors (legion of honor, military medal, etc.) | No |
Invalidity pension | Yes |
Retirement pensions | Yes |
No | |
Disability Compensation Benefit (DCP) | No |
Family benefits | No |
Income from movable and immovable property | 3 % of their market value fixed at the date of application |
Occupational income | Yeah. Yeah. But the amount of your income is reduced by a lump sum: |
Value of your principal residence, even if the applicant is hospitalized for a long period of time | No |
FYI
it is possible to know the list of all income not taken into account for the award of the Aspa.
The rules depend on your nationality:
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You're French
You must reside in France (Metropolis, Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Martinique, Reunion, Saint-Barthélemy, Saint Martin) stably. This is the case if you are in either one of these situations:
- You have your permanent home in France. The household is the place where you normally live, that is to say, the place of your habitual residence, provided that this residence in France is of a permanent nature.
- The location of your main stay is located in France. This is the case if you stay in France for more than 9 months in the year of payment of the Aspa.
FYI
You can prove your residence in France by any means.
You're a foreigner
You must reside in France (Metropolis, Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Martinique, Reunion, Saint-Barthélemy, Saint Martin) stably. This is the case if you are in either one of these situations:
- You have your permanent home in France. The household is the place where you normally live, that is to say, the place of your habitual residence, provided that this residence in France is of a permanent nature.
- The location of your main stay is located in France. This is the case if you stay in France for more than 9 months in the year of payment of the Aspa.
FYI
You can prove your residence in France by any means.
You must also be in one of the following situations:
- Have a residence permit authorizing work on a continuous basis for at least 10 years
- Be a refugee
- Be stateless
- Or benefit from the subsidiary protection
- Either fighting for France
- Be a national of a Member State of the 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 certain conditions
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You only have one retirement
You must apply to the organization that pays your pension:
Social security pension
You must complete the Aspa application form:
Application by Aspa to the National Old Age Insurance Fund (Cnav) and Cavimac
You send the form to your pension fund. You must attach the supporting documents requested (a list is specified in the package leaflet attached to the form).
This form allows you to apply for the Aspa from a single organization for all the activities that you have been able to carry out as:
- Employee
- Head of company, collaborating partner, craftsman, merchant and industrialist...
- Minister of Worship or Religion (Cavimac)
Pension paid by MSA
You must complete the Aspa application form:
Application from Aspa to the MSA
You send the form, together with the supporting documents requested (a list of which is given in the leaflet attached to the form), to the AMM.
Pension paid by the Public Employees' Pension Fund
You must complete the Aspa application form:
Application by Aspa to the National Old Age Insurance Fund (Cnav) and Cavimac
You send the form, accompanied by the required supporting documents (a list of which is given in the notice attached to the form), to your pension fund.
Pension paid by the pension fund for territorial and hospital officials
The application form from the Aspa must be requested by mail from the CNRACL: titleContent :
Who shall I contact
You have several retirements (multiple pensioner)
You must file your application in the following order of priority:
- To the farm self-employed plan, if you are receiving a pension from that plan and if you are a farmer on the date of your application for Aspa.
- Under the general plan, if you are receiving your pension from that plan.
- To the organization that pays you the highest pension on the date of your application for Aspa.
Scheme for self-employed agricultural workers
You must complete the Aspa application form:
Application from Aspa to the MSA
You must send the form, accompanied by the required supporting documents (a list of which is given in the leaflet attached to the form), to the MSA.
General scheme
This form allows you to apply for the Aspa from a single organization for all the activities that you have been able to carry out as:
- employee, head of company, collaborating spouse, craftsman, merchant and industrialist, ...
- Minister of Religious Affairs (Cavimac)
You must complete the Aspa application form:
Application by Aspa to the National Old Age Insurance Fund (Cnav) and Cavimac
You send the form, accompanied by the required supporting documents (a list of which is given in the notice attached to the form), to your pension fund.
Other case
Reminder
If you are not yet drawing your pension, you must apply to the fund that will pay your pension.
If you are not eligible for a pension, you must fill out this form and then hand it over to your City Hall:
Application by Aspa (applicant without retirement pension)
FYI
This form can also be obtained from your city 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 €1,492.08 per month, or €17,905.06 maximum per year (gross amounts).
The amount paid to your couple is equal to the difference between €1,492.08 and the amount of your couple's monthly income.
Example :
If your couple's income is €1,000 per month, the amount per month of the Aspa shall be calculated as follows:
€1,492.08 - €1,000 = €492.08 per month.
1 person receives the Aspa
When only one member of your couple receives the Aspa, the maximum amount paid is €961.08 per month, or €11,533.02 maximum per year (gross amounts).
Couple income (per month) | Aspa amount (per month) |
|---|---|
Up to €531.00 | €961.08 |
More than €531.00 and up to €1,492.08 | Difference between €1,492.08 and the amount of the couple's income |
Greater than €1,492.08 | Aspa is not paid |
The Aspa is paid by your pension fund (Carsat: titleContent, MSA...).
It shall be paid at the earliest from 1er day of the month following the date of receipt of the request.
When you collect the Aspa, you must inform your pension fund if there is a change in your income, family situation or place of residence.
Amounts paid in respect of the Aspa shall be recovered after the death of the person who received the Aspa only if the net assets of the estate (i.e. the amount of the estate minus debts) are at least equal to a certain amount.
This amount depends on where you live:
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In the metropolis
Amounts paid for Aspa are recovered after death, only if the net assets of the estate (i.e. the amount of the estate 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.
In Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Martinique, Reunion, Saint-Barthélemy and Saint Martin
Amounts paid for Aspa are recovered after death, only if the net assets of the estate (i.e. the amount of the estate minus debts) are at least equal to €150,000.
If the net assets of the estate are less than this amount, there is no recovery.
You live alone
The persons concerned are the following:
- Single
- Widow
- Widow of war
- Divorced
- Separated from body (person authorized by a judgment to reside separately, without ending their marriage)
- De facto separated (person each with a principal residence)
Example :
A retired person living with his daughter (adult or minor) is considered to be living alone.
Amount not to exceed
If your income exceeds a maximum amount, you are not entitled to the Aspa.
From 1er july 2022, the amount not to be exceeded is €961.08 gross per month.
FYI
If you are a war widow, another maximum amount applies.
Your income is assessed over the 3 months preceding the Aspa's starting point. If they exceed the maximum amount, it is your income from the previous 12 months that is taken into account.
Example :
If your application is received on May 12, 2022:
- The starting point of the Aspa is set at 1er June 2022 (1er day of the month following receipt of your request)
- Your revenues taken into account are those for March, April and May 2022.
- If the total of these revenues exceeds the maximum allowable amount, your revenues from June 2021 to May 2022 are taken into account.
If your 3-month and 12-month revenues exceed the maximum amount, the reference period is carried over from month to month, as long as you do not need to be asked to find out your revenues.
So you can apply for Aspa as soon as you meet the other conditions (age, residence).
FYI
The amount of the maximum income is revalued every 1er January.
Included income
Main types of income | Taken into account? |
|---|---|
Aid in cash or in kind received from descendants, not determined by a court decision | No |
Disabled Adult Allowance (DAA) | No, except in special cases |
Social housing allowance (SLA) | No |
Custom Housing Assistance (APL) | No |
Custom Battery Allowance (Apa) | No |
No | |
Recognition allowance and life allowance for former substitute and equivalent | No |
Property donated by the applicant | Yes, under certain conditions |
College and high school scholarships | No |
Third Party Surcharge (TPM) | No |
Maintenance, the amount of which shall be determined by a judicial decision | Yes |
Pensions attached to honors (legion of honor, military medal, etc.) | No |
Invalidity pension | Yes |
Retirement pensions | Yes |
No | |
Disability Compensation Benefit (DCP) | No |
Family benefits | No |
Income from movable and immovable property | 3 % of their market value fixed at the date of application |
Occupational income | Yeah. Yeah. But the amount of your income is reduced by a lump sum: |
Value of your principal residence, even if the applicant is hospitalized for a long period of time | No |
FYI
It is possible to know the list of all income not taken into account for the award of the Aspa. If they're not on that list, all other types of income are included.
The rules depend on your nationality:
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You're French
You must reside in France (Metropolis, Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Martinique, Reunion, Saint-Barthélemy, Saint Martin) stably. This is the case if you are in either one of these situations:
- You have your permanent home in France. The household is the place where you normally live, that is to say, the place of your habitual residence, provided that this residence in France is of a permanent nature.
- The location of your main stay is located in France. This is the case if you stay in France for more than 9 months in the year of payment of the Aspa.
FYI
You can prove your residence in France by any means.
You're a foreigner
You must reside in France (Metropolis, Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Martinique, Reunion, Saint-Barthélemy, Saint Martin) stably. This is the case if you are in either one of these situations:
- You have your permanent home in France. The household is the place where you normally live, that is to say, the place of your habitual residence, provided that this residence in France is of a permanent nature.
- The location of your main stay is located in France. This is the case if you stay in France for more than 9 months in the year of payment of the Aspa.
FYI
You can prove your residence in France by any means.
You must also be in one of the following situations:
- Have a residence permit authorizing work on a continuous basis for at least 10 years
- Be a refugee
- Be stateless
- Or benefit from the subsidiary protection
- Either fighting for France
- Be a national of a Member State of the 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 certain conditions
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You only have one retirement
You must apply to the organization that pays your pension.
Social security pension
You must complete the Aspa application form:
Application by Aspa to the National Old Age Insurance Fund (Cnav) and Cavimac
You send the form, accompanied by the required supporting documents (a list of which is given in the notice attached to the form), to your pension fund.
This form allows you to apply for the Aspa from a single organization for all the activities that you have been able to carry out as:
- Employee
- Head of company, collaborating partner, craftsman, merchant and industrialist...
- Minister of Worship or Religion (Cavimac)
Pension paid by MSA
You must complete the Aspa application form:
Application from Aspa to the MSA
You send the form, together with the supporting documents requested (a list of which is given in the leaflet attached to the form), to the AMM.
Pension paid by the Public Employees' Pension Fund
You must complete the Aspa application form:
Application by Aspa to the National Old Age Insurance Fund (Cnav) and Cavimac
You send the form, accompanied by the required supporting documents (a list of which is given in the notice attached to the form), to your pension fund.
Pension paid by the pension fund for territorial and hospital officials
The application form from the Aspa must be requested by mail from the CNRACL: titleContent :
Who shall I contact
You have several retirements (multiple pensioner)
You must file your application in the following order of priority:
- The farm self-employed plan, if you are receiving a pension from that plan and if you are a farmer on the date of your application for Aspa.
- Under the general plan, if you are receiving your pension from that plan.
- To the organization that pays you the highest pension on the date of your application for Aspa.
Scheme for self-employed agricultural workers
You must complete the Aspa application form:
Application from Aspa to the MSA
You send the form, together with the supporting documents requested (a list of which is given in the leaflet attached to the form), to the AMM.
General scheme
This form allows you to apply for the Aspa from a single organization for all the activities that you have been able to carry out as:
- employee, head of company, collaborating spouse, craftsman, merchant and industrialist, ...
- Minister of Religious Affairs (Cavimac)
You must complete the Aspa application form:
Application by Aspa to the National Old Age Insurance Fund (Cnav) and Cavimac
You send the form, accompanied by the required supporting documents (a list of which is given in the notice attached to the form), to your pension fund.
Other case
Reminder
if you are not yet receiving your pension, your application must be made to the fund that will pay you the pension when you retire.
If you are not entitled to receive a pension, you must complete this form and then hand it over to your city hall:
Application by Aspa (applicant without retirement pension)
FYI
This form can also be obtained from your city hall.
The maximum amount allocated per month is €961.08, or €11,533.02 maximum per year (gross amounts).
The amount allocated to you is equal to the difference between the maximum amount per month of the Aspa (€961.08) and the amount of your income per month.
Example :
If your income is €800 per month, the amount of the Aspa shall be determined as follows:
€961.08 - €800 = €161.08 per month.
The Aspa is paid by your pension fund (Carsat: titleContent, MSA...).
It shall be paid at the earliest from 1er day of the month following the date of receipt of the request.
When you collect the Aspa, you must inform your pension fund if there is a change in your income, family situation or place of residence.
Amounts paid in respect of the Aspa shall be recovered after the death of the person who received the Aspa only if the net assets of the estate (i.e. the amount of the estate minus debts) are at least equal to a certain amount.
This amount depends on where you live:
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In the metropolis
Amounts paid for Aspa are recovered after death, only if the net assets of the estate (i.e. the amount of the estate 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.
In Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Martinique, Reunion, Saint-Barthélemy and Saint Martin
Amounts paid for Aspa are recovered after death, only if the net assets of the estate (i.e. the amount of the estate minus debts) are at least equal to €150,000.
If the net assets of the estate are less than this amount, there is no recovery.
Who can help me?
Find who can answer your questions in your region
If your retirement pension is paid by Social Security
Pension insurance - 39 60To inform you about your situation, ask a question about your file, access personal information (follow-up of the file, latest payments, etc.).
By telephone
39,60 (or 09 71 10 39 60 from a mobile, a box or the foreigner)
Free service + call price
Monday to Friday from 8 am to 5 pm
If your retirement pension is paid by the MSA
Mutual Social Agricultural Organization (MSA)If you are retired from the territorial or hospital public service
National Pension Fund for Local Government Officials (CNRACL)If you are not entitled to a retirement pension
Solidarity allowance for the elderly (SASPA)
- Social Security Code: Articles R111-1 to R111-4Definition of residence in France: Article R111-2
- Social Security Code: Articles L815-1 to L815-6Conditions for entitlement to the allowance
- Social Security Code: Articles R815-1 to R815-2-1Conditions for entitlement to the allowance
- Social Security Code: Articles D815-1 and D815-2-1ASPA amounts
- Social Security Code: Articles R815-3 to R815-17Submission of applications
- Social Security Code: Articles R815-30 to R815-45Processing of the application
- Social Security Code: Articles L815-7 to L815-8Appraisal of resources
- Social Security Code: Article L815-9Appraisal of resources
- Social Security Code: Articles R815-18 to R815-29Appraisal of resources
- Social Security Code: Articles L815-10 to L815-12Payment
- Social Security Code: Articles L815-13Recovery on estates
- Social Security Code: Articles D815-3 to D815-7Recovery on estates
- Social Security Code: Articles R815-46 to R815-48Recovery on estates
- Social Security Code: Articles L815-14 to L815-15Litigation and penalties
- Social Security Code: Articles L816-1 to L816-3Conditions for foreigners
- Circular Cnav No 2007/15 of 1 February 2007 on the simplification of the minimum old age
- Circular Cnav 2019-13 of 14 March 2019 on the condition of residence and regularity of stay in Aspa and Asi (PDF - 204.7 KB)
- Circular Cnav 2023-3 of 9 January 2023 (PDF)
- Application by Aspa to the National Old Age Insurance Fund (Cnav) and Cavimac
Form
- Declaration of family status and income of the last 12 months (application of Aspa or Asi to the Cnav)
Form
- Application from Aspa to the MSA
Form
- Declaration of family status and income with the AMM
Form
- Application by Aspa (applicant without retirement pension)
Form
- Know what social benefits you may be entitled to
Simulator
FAQ
- Aspa RegulationNational old-age insurance fund
- Aspa: estate recoveryNational old-age insurance fund
- Aspa: List of resources not taken into accountNational old-age insurance fund
- Aspa and Asi for State officials (including magistrate and military)Ministry of Finance
- Aspa and Asi for territorial and hospital officialsNational Pension Fund for Local Government Officials (CNRACL)
- Aspa and Asi: residence requirement for certain foreignersNational old-age insurance fund