CAF Benefits
Depending on your income, you can claim benefit from the Caisse d’Allocations Familiales (CAF) if one of the 'Les Lauréades' residences becomes your principal residence.
AL- 'Allocation de logement'
Allocation Logement’ is a benefit granted to anyone paying housing costs and having income falling below a certain level. Its amount varies in line with the geographic location of your accommodation.
‘Allocation Logement’ can be claimed for all our 'Les Lauréades' residences with services except 3: Guyancourt, Champs sur Marne, Toulouse Pourpan).
APL – 'Aide personnalisée au logement'
This benefit can only be claimed by tenants of the registered (conventionnée) 'Les Lauréades' residences with services (3 of our residences: Guyancourt, Champs sur Marne, Toulouse Pourpan). APL is paid directly to the lessor.
Payment of Housing Benefit
CAF (Caisse d’Allocation Familiales) benefits are paid at the end of each month, from the second month of occupation.
In this way, if the tenancy begins on 1st September, payment of benefits will begin at the end of October, unless you are already receiving housing benefit up to the 31st August.
For July and August the AL is suspended, unless you send the CAF a statement indicating that you are keeping your accommodation over this period.
Please note:
the calculation of your housing benefit takes into account your own income and not that of your parents
if you are under 25 year old, you can claim this benefit in your own right – but this will mean that your parents will not longer receive child benefit for you. Before applying, you should therefore compare the amount you could claim with what your parents will lose.
How to claim student housing benefit
To obtain your housing benefit application:
ask for it at your Caisse d’Allocation Familiales
or print it out from the website:
Documents to be provided in order to claim housing benefit from the CAF:
the ‘attestation de loyer’ (rent certificate) completed by your lessor (ICADE), which we will have provided you with,
a legible photocopy of both sides of your currently valid identification, or your non-expired passport
an original banking reference slip (RIB) for your bank, Postal or Caisse d’Épargne account.
