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Make your quarterly declaration to the CAF

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If you receive RSA (Revenu de Solidarité Active), AAH (Allocation Adulte Handicapé) or activity bonus, you must inform the CAF (Caisse d'Allocations Familiales) of your resources every 3 months.

It is the quarterly declaration of resources, which helps the CAF to calculate financial aid.

Part of the declaration is already filled in with the net social amount (MNS) for you and the members of your household. The net social amount can be found on your payslips (salaries) and benefit statements (unemployment benefits, sick leave benefits, disability or retirement pensions, etc.). This information is sent directly to the CAF (Family Allowance Fund). The months to be completed are indicated.
The main questions about the quarterly declaration are here, with general answers.

A "household" is a person or several people who live together (a single person, a couple, one or two parents with children...).
The money sent by the CAF is called a "benefit," "aid," or "allowance." A person who receives financial assistance from the CAF is called a "recipient."

The quarterly declaration is not mandatory if you receive APL ( personalized housing assistance), family allowances , AEEH ( disabled child education allowance) or PAJE (early child care benefit).

> Read also the Refugees.info fact sheet: " Register and apply for assistance from the CAF "

How to do it?

Every 3 months, to remind you to submit your quarterly income declaration, the CAF sends you:

You must file the quarterly declaration even if you have no resources.

You have two options for making the declaration:

Log in to the website or mobile app and open the message in the red box (this is the notification for the quarterly resource declaration).

1 - First, check your personal and professional situation, your address and your bank account details (RIB).

If you need to change any information, you must click on the pencil in the top right corner.

2 - Confirm your profile

The CAF then displays the three months to be checked directly on your screen. For example, if you make your declaration in October, you will have to declare the income received in June, July and August.

3 - Check that the information already entered are identical to the net social amount (MNS) on your documents (at the bottom of your payslip and on your benefit statements)

If there is an error, you can modify, delete or add information. The CAF will then verify these changes and ask you for supporting documents.

The "recovered resources" (or "pre-filled resources") are the incomes sent directly to the CAF by the tax authorities or your employers. In contrast, "declared resources " are the amounts that you write or correct yourself on your tax return.

4 - Complete depending on your situation:

  • If you are self-employed or a micro-entrepreneur : the gross revenue received each month
  • if you have received child support
  • If you have received income from abroad: salary, aid…
  • if you have received other income: rental income from real estate, severance pay, paid leave compensation…

- If you have not received any income, tick the "No resources" box.
- Don't forget to indicate the resources of your spouse or partner and those of your children over 15 years of age.
- Important: If you receive the Adult Disability Allowance (AAH), your quarterly income declaration remains unchanged. You must continue to declare the net taxable amount.

5 - Check your entire statement and press the pen if you need to make any changes.

6 - Validate your declaration and download the summary.

Everything is explained in this video.

What happens next?

Based on the resources you have declared, the CAF will calculate and inform you of the amount of the allowance you will receive for the following 3 months.

The money goes directly into your bank account.

In your first completed quarterly return, one month will be the same as in your previous return. This will only happen once, not in subsequent returns.

If you have validated your declaration and there is an error, you must inform the CAF immediately .

If the error concerns personal life (couple, children, housing...) or professional life (new job, end of contract...): you can also connect to your personal space on Caf.fr or on the mobile application (step 2).

If you prefer to go directly to the CAF, you need to make an appointment.
To find the address and contact information for your local CAF office, go to the CAF website, click on "CAF" in the top right corner, enter your postal code (5 digits, for example: 95500), and then click "Validate". You will be redirected to the CAF page for your department. Each CAF office is different. Generally, you will be able to click on "Contact Us" or "Service Points".

The CAF receives information from other government agencies, such as the tax authorities. If you declare different information or if you have made a mistake, you must also report it to the CAF. Everything is explained here.
If the CAF (French family allowance fund) sends you too much money relative to your situation (an "overpayment"), they can ask you to reimburse it. But be careful, if you don't report an error, it can be considered "fraud." You could then be penalized.

If you forget to file your declaration before the deadline, your financial assistance payment may be blocked.

The CAF releases the payment the month after receiving your quarterly declaration.

Don't forget to report any changes in your situation to the CAF.

For example:

  • Departure abroad
  • Change in family circumstances (birth, your child leaving home, marriage or civil partnership, divorce…)
  • Change in professional circumstances (unemployment, new job for you or your spouse, start of your business activity…)
  • Moving

If you move, your benefits may be suspended while your file is being transferred to your new CAF (Family Allowance Fund). You must declare your move, even if your rent hasn't changed or if your landlord is the same. If you were receiving housing assistance, you must submit a new application for assistance for your new address.
Everything is explained here.

To do this, go to "Report a change" from your personal space on the Caf website or in the "Caf - My Account" mobile application on the Internet.

Each change in circumstances results in a recalculation of your financial assistance: if your salary or rent decreases or increases, the CAF sends you more or less money.
Don't forget to send your new bank details if you change bank accounts.

You can also go to the nearest CAF agency to fill out the change of circumstances declaration form on site.

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