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2013/2014 ACADEMIC YEAR HOUSING BENEFIT FOR STUDENTS

- You are a student - You live in an apartment, a hostel, a residence, a furnished apartment or a

student room - You pay a rent

You may be eligible to receive a housing benefit from the Caf (Caisse d’allocations familiales1). Go to our website www.caf.fr Information that we need :

- Your income in 2011 - Your bank details (RIB : relevé d’identité bancaire) - The amount of your rent

Good to know : - You can’t receive this benefit if the landlord is a member of your family - The contract has to be under your name - You will receive the benefit one month after the month your application is accepted.

Besides, there is always a one-month delay to get the benefit on the bank account. For example : You start living in an apartment on September and you apply immediately for a housing benefit. ���� You will not get a benefit for your rent of September but for your rent of October and the following months. Plus, you will get the money on your bank account in November. Besides, if you leave the apartment in the end of May (don’t forget to report it to the Caf !), you will get your benefit for the last rent on your bank account in the mount of June.

- Apply for housing benefit as soon as possible: it is not retroactive! For example, if you apply in December, you will not get a benefit for the rent you have paid in October and November.

- The benefit amount depends on the income you had two years ago (in 2011). If you had no income at all or a very low income, the calculation is based on a minimum level.

- If you are a foreigner, you must fulfill the visa requirement.

1 Family Allocations Office

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How can you apply for a housing benefit on www.caf.fr ?

Click on "Accéder à une

demande en ligne"

Click on "Demande

aide au logement"

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State the date when you arrived in the apartment.

Are you living together as a

couple? Yes / No

Do you : - Pay a rent? - Repay a home loan?

Are you a student? Yes / No

Are you : - A tenant? - A subtenant? - Living in a student halls of residence, a hostel, ...?

What is your family relationship with the owner? “Aucun” = “None”

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“I agree with the terms of this online application” Check the box

State and confirm your email address

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Gender : Female / Male

Family Name

First Name

Date of birth: (dd/mm/yyyy)

Place of birth: “Etranger” = “Foreign country”

Nationality: “EEE/Suisse” = “European Economic Area” “Autre” = “Other one”

State the city where you were born

State the country where you were born

State your mother’s last name

State your mother’s first name

State your father’s last name and first name

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Do you receive or did you receive any benefit from another Social security office ? Yes / No

Marital status: - Single - Separated - Separated but still married - Legally separated - Divorced - Widow(er)

Are you expecting a baby ?

Number of children and adults dependent on and living with you. Not your roommates!

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If you are living together as a couple: - Married - Civil partner - Other couple

Indicate the date when you started living as a couple (dd/mm/yyyy)

Are you expecting a baby?

Number of children and adults living with you

Are you a scholarship holder ? Yes / No Erasmus and Socrates grants are not taken into account

Are you affiliated to the Student Health insurance system? Yes / No

State the name of the organization that gives you this grant

State the country of this organization

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State the date when you arrived in the apartment

Your address : Number, type and name of the street

Name of the building (optional)

Number of the floor, of the room or “At Mister’s ... house” (optional)

Postcode Example : Grenoble = 38000 City : type in the 3 first letters,

then click on the magnifying glass and chose the city in the list

Your phone number - Mobile phone - Fixed line phone (home) - Other (Work)

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Type in your bank details (IBAN : International banking account number)

Your income in 2011: - Salary, unemployment benefit or Phd scholarship - Maintenance allowance - Other income - No income

Check a box Grants based on social criteria and Erasmus grants are not taken into account!

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State the amount of: - Salary - Work accident pension - Allowable expenses - Unemployment benefit

Is this a collocation? Yes / No

State the number of flatmates, including yourself

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The apartment owner’s name

His / her address

Surface area

Furnished apartment: Yes / No

Only one room (shared bathroom and toilets) : Yes / No

Decent accommodation: Yes / No

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On the next page, click on in order to validate your application. But your application is not complete yet!

Amount of rent, for one month, without expenses

Amount of expenses for one month (electricity, gas, ...)

Month of the first paid rent (even if it’s not for an entire month) mm/yyyy

Contract holder: “Vous même” = “Yourself” “Autre” = “Other one”

Do you have to pay an additional rent for a second home for professional reasons? Yes / No

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Do not print your application! If you see that screen below, it means that it has been already sent online to the Caf. But you have to print a rent certification (“attestation de loyer”). This document must be filled and signed by the landlord or the real estate agency or the residence. Then, send this filled document to the Caf.

You also have to send... ... if you are from a country of the European Economic Area (EEE) or from Switzerland:

- a copy of your ID card or of your passport or of your birth certificate or of your visa permit if you have one; - a certificate of honor that states that you have sufficient income to follow studies in France; - a letter of acceptance from University or a copy of your student card; - a copy of your European Health insurance card (or private insurance).

... if you are from another country: a copy of your visa permit.

� Address of your Caf: Caf de l’Isère 3, rue des alliés 38051 Grenoble Cedex 9

Download the rent certification form, print it out and give it to your owner. When filled and signed, send it to the Caf.

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Need some advice? Call this number : 0810 29 29 29 (in French, Monday-Friday, 9 AM - 4:30 PM) If you need a computer and Internet connection, go to :

- Cité de la Caf, 3 rue de Belgrade, Grenoble ; - Espace Accueil Information, campus, Saint-Martin-d’Hères

(tramway B and C, stop at "Bibliothèques universitaires")

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