To be eligible for the activity bonus, you must:

• Be over 18 years old
• Have a professional activity (employee or self-employed) or be unemployed and have a low income
• Live in France on a stable basis (at least 9 months per year)

• Have refugee, stateless person, beneficiary of subsidiary protection status
  OR a residence permit with authorization to work for at least 5 years

The main questions about the activity bonus are here , with general answers.

Before making the request, you can make an initial calculation of the amount you can receive, using the CAF simulator.

Please fill in all the requested information carefully.

To apply for the activity bonus, go to the CAF website.

1. First write your department if requested, go to "Help and procedures" at the top
2. “My procedures” section, go to “Access my procedures”
3. Go to “Professional life” then to “Activity bonus”
4. Finally, “Make the request.”

• If you are already registered with the CAF (you are a beneficiary), click on "Log in" and follow the instructions (it will be quicker).
• If you are not registered with the CAF (you are not a beneficiary), click on "Create" to create an account or on "Identify yourself with FranceConnect" if you have a FranceConnect account.

Also read: the Réfugiés.info factsheets “ Connect to a site with FranceConnect ” and “Register with the CAF”

To apply for the activity bonus, you need:

• An identity document (residence permit)
• A social security number
• A bank identity statement (RIB), if you are not yet registered with the CAF. In fact, the activity bonus is sent by transfer to a bank account or a savings account.
• A tax notice for year N - 2 (for example for the year 2022 if it is 2024) for self-employed workers (auto-entrepreneurs)
  Also read: the Réfugiés.info sheet “ Becoming a self-employed entrepreneur ”
• All household resources (all the money you received) in the 3 months before your application for the activity bonus (for example January, February, March if it is April). Salaries, assistance received (unemployment benefits, health insurance benefits if you are on sick leave, etc.).

When you have completed your request, you will receive an acknowledgement of receipt by email.

You can also find your request in the “My Account” area, “My procedures” section.

If you want to make an appointment directly to apply for the activity bonus with an advisor at a CAF agency, the first thing to do is go to the website (click here ) and write your postal code at the top right in "My CAF".

You can then make an appointment:

• on the Internet: click on "Contact us" at the bottom of the page > "Request an appointment", then follow the steps to make an appointment
• by phone: call 32 30 (cost of a local call)
• directly on site, at the CAF agency near you, which you can find by clicking on “Find a reception point”.

If your file is accepted, the CAF will send you a message by email and on your personnal account.

You will then receive the activity bonus in your bank account for 3 months with a fixed amount, in relation to the resources you have declared.

3 months later, you will make a new quarterly declaration of resources, and the CAF will recalculate your activity bonus.

The amount may change depending on your situation, so it's normal not to receive the same thing every time.

You must declare your resources from the previous quarter (i.e. the 3 months before) every 3 months in the "My Account" space of the CAF website or on the "Caf-Mon Compte" mobile application on your cell phone.

• application download link on the AppStore (Iphone)
• app download link on Google Play (Android).

Your CAF contacts you every 3 months to remind you to do this.

Also read: the Réfugiés.info sheet “Make the quarterly declaration to the CAF”

The activity bonus continues to be sent to your account each month if you still meet the eligibility conditions.

If your situation changes , inform the CAF quickly in your personal space in “Declare a change”, as this may increase or decrease your activity bonus.

This applies to the following situations:

• Moving
• Departure abroad
• Change in family situation (birth, your child leaves home, marriage or civil partnership, divorce, etc.)
• Change in professional situation (unemployment, return to work, etc.).