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Allocation aux adultes handicapés (AAH)
Disability allowance for adults
Up to €1,016/month for people with disabilities — an entitlement open to over one million French residents.
Start application →The Allocation aux Adultes Handicapés (AAH — Disabled Adult Allowance) is paid by the CAF (Family Allowance Fund) to people with disabilities whose level of incapacity is recognised by the Commission des Droits et de l'Autonomie (CDAPH) at the Maison Départementale des Personnes Handicapées (MDPH). More than 1.3 million beneficiaries receive the AAH. The MDPH file is complex: a detailed medical certificate is mandatory, and decision times can run to several months. Since 2023, the AAH has been 'déconjugalisée' (de-conjugalised) — the spouse's income is no longer counted.
Eligibility
The AAH is granted if:
- you are 20 years or older (16 years if you are no longer dependent on your parents)
- your incapacity rate recognised by the CDAPH is ≥ 80 %, or between 50 % and 79 % with a substantial and lasting restriction on access to employment
- your personal resources do not exceed the annual ceiling
- you reside in France in a stable and lawful manner