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Revenu de solidarité active (RSA)
Active solidarity income
Up to €635/month for people with no income or very low income — paid by the CAF.
Start application →The Revenu de Solidarité Active (RSA — Active Solidarity Income) guarantees a minimum income to people who are unemployed or on very low earnings. Nearly 2 million households receive it. The RSA is calculated as a top-up to the household's other income, and the amount depends on family composition. The application is made online at caf.fr or via the cerfa 15481*01 form — the procedure includes a review of resources over the previous three months.
Eligibility
You may qualify for the RSA if:
- you are 25 or older (or 18-24 with a dependent child or sufficient employment history)
- you reside in France in a stable manner
- your resources are below the flat-rate RSA applicable to your family composition
- you are a French national or have been lawfully resident for at least 5 years (except in specific cases)