What is Family and Social Life Support (FSSA)?
Verified 10 October 2023 - Directorate for Legal and Administrative Information (Prime Minister)
If you are pensioner of nationality stranger and you want to live temporarily or permanently in your country original, you may, under certain conditions, benefit from thesupport for family and social life (AVFS).
This aid is intended to compensate for the loss of certain benefits which are not more paid in the case of residence abroad (e.g. the solidarity allowance for the elderly - Aspa).
We present you with the information you need to know.
Support for family and social life (AVFS) is a monthly allowance granted to pensioner of foreign nationality having scarce resources and desiring to reside, temporarily or permanently, in his country of origin.
It is granted under certain conditions and the amount depends on your resources.
AVFS is managed by the Caisse de la Mutualité sociale agricole (MSA) in Picardie for the whole of France.
To be eligible for AVFS, you must have obtained or applied for all retirement pensions to which you are entitled, including with foreigner pension schemes and international organizations.
In addition, you must meet several conditions.
Nationality
You must be a foreign national.
Age
You must be at least 65 years old.
However, if you are deemed unfit for work or receive the Disabled Adult Allowance (DAA), you can apply for the DWA as soon as you reach the statutory minimum retirement age.
The minimum legal retirement age depends on your year of birth:
You were born: | You can retire from: |
|---|---|
Before 1er september 1961 | 62 yrs |
Between 1er September 1961 and December 31, 1961 | 62 years and 3 months |
In 1962 | 62 years and 6 months |
In 1963 | 62 years and 9 months |
In 1964 | 63 yrs |
In 1965 | 63 years and 3 months |
In 1966 | 63 years and 6 months |
In 1967 | 63 years and 9 months |
From 1er january 1968 | 64 yrs |
Residence
You must be housed alone in a migrant worker's home or social residence at the time you apply for assistance.
You must meet a condition of residence in France that varies according to your country of origin:
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You are from a country in the European Economic Area or Switzerland
You can collect the AVFS if you come from a country of the European Economic Area or Swiss on condition that you have resided in France for more than 3 months.
You're from another country
You can collect AVFS if you have been living in France for more than 15 years.
You must also be legally resident, i.e. have a residence permit or a receipt for the renewal of a residence permit.
Resources
Your resources should not exceed €8,378.63 per year.
The resources taken into account are all the categorical net income the year preceding the application year (2022 for 2023 applications).
The application is made using the cerfa form n°16149.
Application for assistance in family and social life (AVFS)
You must send your request to the MSA of Picardie, regardless of your place of residence:
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Warning
The application must be accompanied by the supporting documents listed on page 4 of the form.
The maximum amount of the AVFS is €697.62 per month (either 8,371.44 maximum per year).
If your annual resources are less than €697.62, the AVFS is allocated to you at the maximum amount.
If your annual resources are greater than €697.62However, the AVFS amount decreases according to your resources.
The aid shall be paid each month in due course, i.e. at the beginning of the month following the month to which it relates (early February for January, early March for February, etc.)
It is due from 1er day of the month following the date of receipt of the request.
The 1er payment shall be made no later than 2 months after the award decision.
Example :
If the application is lodged on 16 April 2023, the aid shall be granted from 1er May 2023.
You must inform the MSA of Picardie of any change in the amount of your income or your place of residence.
It is not possible to combine AVFS with other aid or benefits (RSA, specific solidarity allowance - SSA, solidarity allowance for the elderly - Aspa, Disabled Adult Allowance - AAH, personalized housing assistance - APL,...).
You keep health insurance for your medical care in France, regardless of where you live.
Access to the French health care system is therefore possible even if you leave the French territory more than 6 months.
The AVFS is automatically renewed every year as long as you meet the conditions to benefit from it.
But you have to declare every year your resources using the cerfa form n°16150.
Support for Family and Social Life (AVFS) - Declaration of Resources
In the absence of a declaration, your aid cannot be calculated and is therefore suspended.
Upon receipt of your declaration of resources, the amount of your aid is regularized.
If you spend more than 6 months a year outside of France, you must also provide a certificate of life.
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Central Fund of Agricultural Social Mutual Society (MSA)