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What are the conditions to get CAF?

There are a few conditions to be eligible to the CAF if you rent accommodation in France!

  • Be French or a foreigner in a regular situation.

  • Live a minimum of 8 months in your accommodation
  • Be a tenant or roommate. The owner of the accommodation must not be the father, mother, one of the grandparents, spouse or child of the student.

  • Not be provided with free accommodation.

  • Not receiving the ALS (Social Housing Allowance) or ALF (Family Housing Allowance).

  • Not to exceed the defined resource levels. 

  • You don't have a VISA VLS-T

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