How much can I get from CAF 😍?

There is no fixed amount. The CAF calculates your housing aid from:

your rent;
where the accommodation is (aid is higher in large cities such as Paris);
your resources (for students under 28, a flat-rate amount is used instead of your earnings);
whether you receive a means-tested grant;
whether you live alone, as a couple, or in a shared flat.

The quickest way to know is the official CAF simulator. It takes a few minutes and also tells you whether you are eligible.

Important: new rules since 1 July 2026. If you are a national of a country outside the EU, the EEA and Switzerland, and you are in France on a visa or residence permit for studies, you can receive CAF housing aid (APL, ALS or ALF) only if at least one of these applies to you:

you receive a higher-education grant based on social criteria (bourse sur critères sociaux), for example from the CROUS;
you work, as an employee or self-employed;
you are on an apprenticeship or professional-training contract.

Refugee and stateless students, and spouses of non-EU students, also remain eligible. EU, EEA and Swiss students are not affected by this change. Read the full conditions