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Housing benefit 2014

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Students, housing and CAF As a student intending to rent a flat or stay in university halls of residence, you are eligible for housing benefit provided your resources meet certain conditions.The family benefits organisation (CAF) provides a web service to simplify the administrative formalities. Go to www.caf.fr and submit your housing benefit request online. This service enables you to:6 submit your first application, or 6 update your dossier if you already receive benefits from CAF

(and have a beneficiary number and confidential code).

This practical guide sets out all the information you need to submit your housing benefit application online on www.caf.fr.

New! Find us on Facebook To help you with your application, CAF has opened a Facebook page Ê(facebook.com/cafetudiants) to answer your questions and publicise points of contact on campuses, in halls of residence, and so on.

Direct access to www.caf.frto enter your application online: scan this flashcode (*)

Estimate the amount of your housing benefit using the simulator on www.caf.fr ÊClick on “les services en ligne” (online services) / “les aides au logement” (housing benefit) Ê “estimez vos droits” (estimate your rights) / “le logement” (housing) and follow the instructions to calculate your benefits.

Tips

CAF simplifies formalitiesRent statementTo simplify formalities, you will only need to provide a rent statement in certain cases; this will be specified at the end of your online application.

Application on holdWhen applying for housing benefit for the first time, you can now place your online application on hold. The information entered is stored to enable you to finish your online application at a later date. A reference number will be sent to the e-mail address entered.

If your situation changes during the year6 Changes in your situation can alter the amount of your benefits.Any changes, such as a new bank, new professional activity, living as a couple, and so on, must be notified to CAF immediately.If you do not notify us of changes quickly, you will be asked to reimburse benefits which were overpaid.6 Moving out? Remember to notify us of the date on which you move out. This will avoid you having to reimburse any excess benefit payments. Notify us of all changes of situation on www.caf.fr

Staying in the same accommodationIn May, CAF will ask you whether you will be staying in the same accommodation over the summer. As soon as you receive this request, you must log on to the “Mon Compte” (my account) section of www.caf.fr using your beneficiary number and confidential code. You can then click on the “vous conservez votre logement” (stay in the same accommodation) link (in a blue box at the bottom of the screen) and follow the instructions.

Mon Compte, a mobile app to keep things simple To make your dealings with CAF even easier, the “Mon Compte” application can be downloaded free of charge from app stores. You can view your beneficiary account on a smartphone or tablet and access the main elements of your file: rights and payments, letters, e-mail messages, statements, certificates, recent online requests and alerts to remind you of any documents to be sent to CAF.The application also enables you to enter complete and/or modify your contact information (e-mail address and telephone number).

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Click on “Pratique : étudiants, Faire en ligne votre demande d’aide au logement“ to apply for housing benefit online.

If you are already registered with CAF:☞Log in and confirm your change of address,☞Follow the four steps: eligibility, conditions, data entry, finish.If you are not already registered with CAF: ☞Follow the four steps directly: eligibility, conditions, data entry, finish.

Quick and easy!Go to www.caf.fr

Step ➊ Eligibility☞Enter the details of your accommodation.

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Tous les écrans à compléter sont nécessaires au calcul de votre aide au logement.

Votre dossier sera traité à réception du récapitulatif signé et des pièces justificatives demandées.

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Step ➋ Conditions☞Read the conditions and details of the methodology carefully.

Step ➌ Data entryIf you are already registered with CAF:☞Confirm your details or enter any changes.☞Enter the details of your new accommodation.

If you are not already registered with CAF:☞Enter the details of your situation and your accommodation.

Certain addresses and halls of residence are already listed. Remember to select the one where you will be living.

Step ➍ Finish

Your online application is complete.Do not forget to send in any requested documents.

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Supporting documentsWhen you apply online, you will be asked to provide various documents:

If you are

already registered with CAF registering for the first time

Scan your rent statement and submit it online if requested to do so during the application

Enter your application online Send the requested documents by post to CAF - 67 bd Vivier Merle69409 Lyon cedex 03.

6 If requested during the online application: a rent statement completed by your landlord if you rent private accommodation.

6 A residence statement completed by the hall manager if you have a flat or a room in a university residence or a hostel (CROUS or INSA statement).

6 Civil status documents for the student receiving housing benefit and all people living with him/her, if born outside France, provide a legible photocopy of one of the following documents: Family record book (relevant pages) or current national identity card (both sides) or current passport (relevant pages) or birth certificate.

People born in France do not need to provide civil status documents.

6 Non-EU nationals: a long stay "student" visa and, within three months of arriving in France, a photocopy of your passport showing the OFII (immigration authorities) stamp or the receipt provided by OFII.

6 EU nationals: proof of student status and a copy of your European health insurance card and a formal statement of sufficient resources.

Benefit payments

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Housing benefit application submitted online and requested documents sent to CAF.

Housing benefit is always paid one month in arrears, i.e. on the fifth of the following month.

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If you are under 25, you are personally eligible for housing benefit provided your resources meet certain conditions, but if your parents are in France they will no longer receive family benefits for you (for example, if they receive family benefits, housing benefit or solidarity benefit (RSA), you will no longer be included in the calculations for entitlement). Before you submit your application, compare the amount to which you would be entitled and the amount your parents would lose.

Calculate and choose!

Amounts

Single people

Collective accommodation Scholarship €4,900 (CROUS and other halls) No scholarship €5,900

Private accommodation Scholarship €6,100 €6,100 No scholarship €7,600 €7,600

Couples

6Minimum resources used in calculations if your income is lower:

The amount of benefit depends on how much rent you pay, your resources, the type of accommodation and where you live.

Scholarship No scholarshipBedrooms (APL or AL)

1 tenant €196.97 €151.19(For rent of €228.22 or more)

(Note: for furnished bedrooms, only two-thirds of the rent including fees is taken into account)

Private accommodation (APL or ALS)1 tenant €221.12 €174.33

(For rent of €253.58 or more)2 co-tenants €134.40 €90.14

(For rent of €190.19 or more)

2 students living as a couple €327.14 €288.06(For rent of €310.38 or more)

Non-refurbished CROUS halls of residence€56.68 €36.10

(Regardless of the amount of rent; however ALS benefit cannot be higher than the rent paid)

Refurbished CROUS halls of residence (ALS) and non-CROUS halls of residence (INSA, hostel benefit)

€115.14 €92.05(Regardless of the amount of rent; however ALS benefit cannot be higher than the rent paid)

APL - Student hostels and young workers’ hostels€271.55 €239.75

(For rent of €398.40 or more)

6 APL (for approved accommodation) and ALS amounts as of 1 January 2014

6 Student multi-service office - Common room of La Madeleine hall (CROUS) 59 rue de la Madeleine – Lyon (7th district) 4 September to 31 October 2014 (Monday to Friday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.) Self-service PC for entering applications.

6 CROUS Students returning to the same establishment must return an attendance certificate

along with their residence certificate.All CROUS halls have self-service Internet access and connections in the rooms.

6 CRIJ Rhône-Alpes 66 cours Charlemagne - Lyon (2nd district) From 1 July to 30 September 2014 Self-service PC for entering applications.

6 Université Lumière - Lyon II - Berges du Rhône campus - 86 rue Pasteur – Lyon (7th district) A CAF advisor will be in attendance on Thursday 4 September 2014 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. - Porte des Alpes campus - 5 avenue Pierre Mendès France - 69500 Bron CAF advisors will be in attendance on Wednesday 3 September from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. and

Tuesday 14 October 2014 from 9 a.m. to 1.30 p.m. (at the Maison des Étudiants) During these times, a self-service PC will also be available for entering applications.

6 Université Jean Moulin - Lyon III - Manufacture des Tabacs campus - 6 cours Albert Thomas - Lyon (8th district) CAF advisors will be in attendance on Tuesday 16 September 2014 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. - Les Quais campus - 15 quai Claude Bernard - Lyon (7th district) CAF advisors will be in attendance on Thursday 25 September 2014 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

During these times, a self-service PC will also be available for entering applications.

6 INSA Coriolis lecture theatre (undergraduate department) - First floor of Fermat building 4 allée Lumière - 69621 - Villeurbanne A CAF advisor will be in attendance on Thursday 18 and Thursday 25 September 2014 from 1 p.m.

Self-service PC for entering applications.

6 École Normale Supérieure de Lyon 15 parvis Descartes - Lyon (7th district) A CAF advisor will be in attendance on Monday 1 September 2014 from 8.30 a.m. to 5 p.m.

During these times, a self-service PC will also be available for entering applications.

6 At your student social facilities (universities and grandes écoles)

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