What aid can be given to an elderly person in a precarious situation?
Verified 22 April 2020 - Directorate for Legal and Administrative Information (Prime Minister)
From a certain age, certain aids can be awarded to you if you have low resources. They help to ensure a minimum income, cover your housing expenses or ensure your independence.
Data subject | Amount | Age | Learn more | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Solidarity allowance for the elderly (Aspa) | Elderly person with limited resources | Until €903.20 per month | From age 65 (except for exceptions, for example: 62 years if invalidity or disability) | |
Supplementary Disability Allowance (Asi) | Invalidity pensioner | Until €419.72 per month | There is no minimum age | |
Specific solidarity allowance (SSA) | Job applicant | Until €506.70 per month | There is no minimum age | |
Active Solidarity Income (RSA) | Person with low resources | €564.78 per month | From 25 years (except exceptions) | |
Personalized Housing Assistance (APL) | Person with low living resources: - home - or Ehpad: titleContent | Inquire at: - Caf: titleContent - or MSA: titleContent | Without age conditions | |
Social housing allowance (SLA) | Person with low living resources - home - or Ehpad: titleContent | Inquire at: - Caf: titleContent - or MSA: titleContent | Without age conditions | |
Social housing assistance (ASH) | Person living Ehpad: titleContent and whose income is less than the cost of accommodation | The HSA pays the part of the accommodation costs not covered by the elderly person's income | From age 65 (60 if unfit for work) | |
Simple Allocation | Elderly person who does not have a pension and who has been denied Aspa | Inquire at City Hall | From 65 years (60 years if unfit for work) | |
Financial assistance to pay for home help | Person with low resources, living in his own house but not able to do household chores alone (cleaning, laundry, toilet, meal preparation, ...) | Inquire with the organizer of this aid: - the town hall - or department services | From age 65 (or 60 if found unfit for work) | |
Financial assistance to pay for the carriage of hot and ready meals at home | A person with limited resources who cannot leave their home because of their health | Inquire at City Hall | ||
Foyer restaurants (meals at moderate prices taken in collective structure) | Elderly person with low resources | Inquire at City Hall | ||
Help to finance work in his house | Elderly person needing to carry out work to improve the accessibility of his home or prevent accidents | Inquire with organizations that may offer this assistance: - Town hall - or department services - or the pension fund | ||
Aids to get around (transport on demand, assistance with races or procedures, etc.) | Elderly | Inquire with organizations that may offer this assistance: - the town hall - or department services - or the pension fund | ||
If you have difficulty paying for a health supplement, you can request the complementary health solidarity (CSS)..
- Social Action and Family Code: Article L231-3Foyer-restaurant
- Pension fund assistants (version "Easy to read and understand")National Solidarity Fund for Autonomy (CNSA)
- Site "For the elderly.fr" (elderly people in loss of autonomy)National Solidarity Fund for Autonomy (CNSA)
- Site "Pour bien vieillé.fr" (for seniors)National Old Age Insurance Fund (Cnav)
- Aid for the elderlyNational Solidarity Fund for Autonomy (CNSA)