Few people know about this assistance from Caf to finance the purchase of a computer, a printer or any other computer equipment.
Eight million. This is the number of people in a situation of illiteracy in France, according toInequalities Observatory. Ilelectronism is a term that is relatively little known to the general public, and yet it affects 15% of the population. It’s a reality that some people never use the Internet or don’t even have basic digital skills, such as knowing how to use a computer. The elderly are most affected, but there are also other inequalities in digital access, particularly for children from the poorest families. Because yes, equipping yourself with a computer, software or an Internet subscription is very expensive for some. Result: this digital “backwardness” can slow down access to education, and even later to employment and administrative procedures.
So, to help these school children and their families, many family allowance funds (Caf) offer a financial boost to certain beneficiaries for the purchase of a computer (laptop or not): this is the help with digital equipment. To qualify, you must meet certain conditions and be careful, from one Caf to another, the policy may be different. Indeed, some benefit funds grant loans of 500 euros, without interest, while other funds offer subsidies of up to 80% of the total cost of the purchase.
In Eure for example, Caf offers “finance your digital equipment with an interest-free loan of a maximum amount of 500 euros. This loan is repayable in equal monthly installments of 25 euros deducted from your services, except in exceptional circumstances”, can we read on the site of the organism. In this department, the authorities go even further by financing the other half of your purchase up to 1000 euros. “If you buy equipment for 800 euros, you will borrow 400 euros at zero interest and 400 euros will be paid by Caf de l’Eure. The loan is repayable in equal monthly payments of 25 euros deducted from your services, except in exceptional circumstances.indicates the site.
Another case: the Alpes maritimes fund, since 2021, has paid a subsidy of “400 euros per year per family, up to 80% of the purchase cost.” It can be combined with other aid. On the other hand, you should know that this “is not a right and it is allocated within the limit of an annual budget voted by the Board of Directors. In 2021, 568 families benefited from it”, indicates theorganism of the Maritime Alps. In both cases, this allows families to not have to purchase a full-fledged computer.
Overall, to benefit from this aid, you must first reside in a department that offers it, be a Caf recipient, have at least one dependent child (in certain funds, an age bracket must be respected), and have a family quotient. less than or equal to 800 euros. Also, in general, proof of purchase (invoice, receipt, etc.) is requested by Caf to ensure eligibility.