What support can an elderly person in a precarious situation receive?

Verified 01 April 2023 - Legal and Administrative Information Directorate (Prime Minister)

From a certain age, certain aids can be given to you if you live at home and with few resources.

The amount varies depending on whether you live alone or as a couple.

You can estimate the aid you may be entitled to using this online service:

Know what social benefits you may be entitled to

Please note

Whatever your need, do not hesitate to contact your city hall, your pension fund or your supplementary pension fund.

Tableau - Support for older people living alone at home and with few resources
Need	Help Name	Main conditions	Amount of aid
Have an income or supplement your income	Solidarity allowance for the elderly (Aspa)	Have resources less than or equal to €961.08(gross) per month From 65 years (62 years if you are disabled or have a disability)	Up to €961.08 (gross) per month
	Simple allocation	Not having a retirement pension and after refusal ofAspa: titleContent From the age of 65 (60 if you are unfit for work) Have resources less than or equal to €961.08(gross) per month	Up to €961.08 (gross) per month
	Supplementary Invalidity Allowance (Asi)	Have resources less than or equal to €860.00 per month Be recognized as disabled (by at least 2/3) Not being old enough to get Aspa (legal retirement age)	Up to €860.00 per month
	Specific Solidarity Allowance (SSA)	Be a job seeker Have resources less than or equal to €1,272.16 (net) per month	Up to €545.21 per month
	Active Solidarity Income (RSA)	From 25 years	€607.75 per month
Pay the rent	Either APL Either SLA		Ask the Caf: titleContent (or the MSA: titleContent if you are dependent on the agricultural system)
Have a complementary health (mutual)	Complementary Solidarity Health (CSS)
Paying a person to do household chores	Household help	Not being able to do some household tasks alone (cleaning, laundry, toilet, preparation of meals...) From the age of 65 (or 60 if you are unfit for work)	Ask the services that can offer this help: Your Town Hall The services of your department
Pay for hot meals served at home	Meal porting aid hot to drink at home	Not being able to leave your home because of your medical condition	Ask your town hall
Eating in a communal setting	Foyer restaurant which serves meals at moderate prices		Ask your town hall
Being helped to get around	Transportation on Demand Assistance for races or procedures		Ask the services that can offer this help: Your Town Hall The services of your department Your pension fund
Paying for work to adapt your home	Support for housing improvement work	Need to do work to make your home accessible or to avoid accidents	Ask the services that can offer this help: Your Town Hall The services of your department Your pension fund
Pay someone to do household chores or monitor your health	Apa	From 60 years Being in a loss of autonomy (difficulties to get up, wash, dress, walk, prepare meals, follow medical treatment, care...)	Ask your department's services

Tableau - Support for elderly couples living at home and with limited resources
Need	Help Name	Main conditions	Amount of aid
Have an income or supplement your income	Solidarity allowance for the elderly (Aspa)	Have resources less than or equal to €1,492.08 (gross) per month From 65 years (62 years if you are disabled or disabled)	Up to €1,492.08 (gross) per month for 2 persons
	Simple allocation	Not having a retirement pension and after refusal ofAspa: titleContent From the age of 65 (60 if you are unfit for work) Have resources less than or equal to €1,492.08 (gross) per month	Up to €1,492.08 (gross) per month for 2 persons
	Supplementary Invalidity Allowance (Asi)	Have resources less than or equal to €1,505.01 per month Be recognized as disabled (by at least 2/3) Not being old enough to get Aspa (legal retirement age)	Up to €1,505.01 per month for 2 people
	Specific Solidarity Allowance (SSA)	Be a job seeker Have resources less than or equal to €1,999.11 (net) per month	Up to €545.21 per month for 1 person
	Active Solidarity Income (RSA)	From 25 years	€911.62 per month for 2 people
Pay the rent	Either APL Either SLA		Ask the Caf: titleContent (or the MSA: titleContent if you are dependent on the agricultural system)
Have a complementary health (mutual)	Complementary Solidarity Health (CSS)
Paying a person to do household chores	Household help	Not being able to do some household tasks alone (cleaning, laundry, toilet, preparation of meals...) From the age of 65 (or 60 if you are unfit for work)	Ask the services that can offer this help: Your Town Hall The services of your department
Pay for hot meals served at home	Meal porting aid hot to drink at home	Not being able to leave your home because of your medical condition	Ask your town hall
Eating in a communal setting	Foyer restaurant which serves meals at moderate prices		Ask your town hall
Being helped to get around	Transportation on Demand Assistance for races or procedures		Ask the services that can offer this help: Your Town Hall The services of your department Your pension fund
Paying for work to adapt your home	Support for housing improvement work	Need to do work to make your home accessible or to avoid accidents	Ask the services that can offer this help: Your Town Hall The services of your department Your pension fund
Pay someone to do household chores or monitor your health	Apa	From 60 years Being in loss of autonomy (difficulties to get up, wash, dress, walk, prepare meals, follow medical treatment, care,...)	Ask your department's services