If you are doing a If you are studying in a work-linked higher education programme away from home (whether through an apprenticeship or a professional training contract), let's talk about the possibilities!
Whether renting, sharing or subletting, alternating students may be entitled to housing benefits.
The CAF (Caisse d'allocations familiales) is not only for families. People on professionalization or apprenticeship contracts are considered as employees. As such, they do not benefit from student housing assistance, but they can benefit from a housing allowance if their resources do not exceed a certain ceiling.
The APL is calculated on the basis of income, and helps declared tenants and sub-tenants to finance their rent. The good news is that there is no minimum age requirement!
The criteria for the calculations are as follows:
The eligibility criteria are as follows:
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There is also the MSA and the ALS, two other aids delivered by the CAF.
The Mobili-PASS allows you to finance the expenses incurred when moving house due to an internal transfer or taking up a new job. The moving aid is in the form of a grant. Please note that the grant is not paid to you, but is used to finance the support you need to find your accommodation. There may also be a mobilipass loan, repayable in a maximum of 36 months, to finance the costs of moving in.
This aid allows the advance of the guarantee (the deposit) required by the landlord for a rental. The sum lent never exceeds 500 euros and must be repaid in 36 months without interest.
This subsidy from Action Logement reduces the rent bill. It is paid every six months for a maximum of 36 months and amounts to between €10 and €100 per month.
The VISALE guarantee is a rental deposit that guarantees the payment of rent and service charges to your landlord in the event of non-payment. Free of charge, it aims to facilitate your search for accommodation by insuring the landlord.
There are also a number of government aids to facilitate access to housing for alternating students (Social housing, HLM housing, UNHAJ).
Students on alternating who are enrolled in a faculty approved by the student social security system may be entitled to accommodation CROUS student accommodation (university residences, temporary solutions, etc.)
Now that we have discussed the subject of Crous accommodation, we should not forget that the supply remains very limited: the Crous only accommodates 6% of students in France (according to Insee 2013). Private housing is therefore the most private housing is therefore the most coveted by students.
Switch up takes care of your accommodation search and your installation in your new place of work (and life). Thanks to our network of ambassadors throughout France, you will be accompanied in your search by a local expert in professional mobility.
You can benefit from this support at no cost to you or your host company, if you meet two conditions:
You are moving more than 70 kilometres from your current home AND you are joining a company with more than 10 employees as part of your apprenticeship or professionalisation contract.are joining a company with more than 10 employees as part of your apprenticeship or professionalisation contract.
