Personalised Housing Allowance (APL)
Aide personnalisée au logement (APL)
Paid by Caisse d'allocations familiales (CAF) / MSA · 🇫🇷 France
What this pays
The published value, how it is calculated, and whether it is cash or a credit ceiling.
Email and a six-digit code, then €50 a year. No password to forget.
Who qualifies
UnlockThe 4 published rules this programme tests you against — age, income, residency, household and the rest.
The steps, documents and official link are part of the paid plan. Checking how much you're owed stays free.
3 documents you'll need
UnlockExactly what to gather before you start, so nothing sends you back to the beginning.
Where this comes from
vous pouvez bénéficier de l'APL ... à condition d'avoir un titre de séjour en cours de validité
https://www.service-public.gouv.fr/particuliers/vosdroits/F12006
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Last checked against the official page on 5 October 2026
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Other housing & rent support in France
8 more programmes are on the paid plan, with the amount, the rules, the documents and the steps for each.
- Housing Solidarity Fund (FSL)
- Visale Free Rental Guarantee
- Loca-Pass Deposit Advance
- Mobili-Pass Mobility Housing Aid
- CROUS Subsidised Student Housing
- MaPrimeAdapt' home-adaptation grant
- Regulated social home-ownership loan (PAS)
- APL/ALS housing aid for non-EU international students (conditions since 1 July 2026)
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Social Housing Allowance (ALS)
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