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Housing aid (APL / ALS)
Aides au logement de la Caf (APL / ALS) ·Gestionada por Caisse d'allocations familiales (Caf)
Nearly every student tenant in France can claim monthly housing aid from the Caf. If your housing is covered by a State convention — most Crous residences and much social housing — you receive the APL; otherwise the ALS (or ALF with children). The amount follows a national formula based on your rent, the local zone and your own resources: your parents' income is not counted, whether or not you are a boursier. The aid is paid monthly, usually around the 5th, directly to you or your landlord.
Quién tiene derecho
- Tenant, co-tenant or declared sub-tenant of housing that is your main residence (occupied at least 8 months a year)
- No family link with the landlord
- Own resources below the Caf ceilings — parental income is ignored
- International students qualify with a valid residence permit
- Caution: claiming it makes you independent for Caf purposes — your parents lose the family benefits linked to you
Cómo solicitarla
Apply online at caf.fr as soon as the lease is signed and you have moved in — the aid is not retroactive: rights open the month after your application.
Plazos: Apply as soon as you move in — rights open the month after the application, with no retroactivity
Solicitar / canal oficial →Fuentes
- L'aide au logement étudiant — Caf (caf.fr) (consultado el 10 de julio de 2026)
- Aides au logement et à la caution locative — etudiant.gouv.fr (MESR/Cnous) (consultado el 10 de julio de 2026)
- Simuler mes aides au logement étudiant — monlogementetudiant.beta.gouv.fr (État) (consultado el 10 de julio de 2026)
Última verificación 10 de julio de 2026