AAH 2022: how to explain these payment delays?

AAH 2022. Many payment delays have been observed for several months concerning the payment of certain social minima such as the RSA or the APL. The AAH, it is not spared either. Why ? The explanations.

[Mis à jour le 31 mai 2022 à 15h04] Haven’t received your AAH payment yet? You will have to take your pain in patience. Indeed, several social minima suffer from significant delays in payment, such as the RSA or the APL as well. In question, major difficulties linked to the implementation of the reform of housing aid, at the beginning of 2021. Since then, the delays have been linked to reach several months for some recipients, and months before get any appointment. Complex contracts would be all the more impacted, as for the change of family situation. A lack of staff is also in question and does not help, some funds are forced to close half a day a week, or even a whole day. What cause further delays.

The amount of the disabled adult allowance varies according to your situation and your income. We summarize the situations that may arise:

• You are single and destitute: 903.60 euros per month.
• You receive a pension or an annuity or you work in an ordinary environment: the amount of the AAH corresponds to the difference between the amount of your resources and the amount of the AAH for a single person without resources (i.e. 902.70 euros ). This is the reason why, if the social benefit is granted to you, you must make a quarterly declaration (read below).
• You are hospitalized, housed in a specialized reception center or imprisoned: financial assistance is paid at the full rate for 60 days. After this period, the amount is reduced to 30%, or 270.81 euros per month. The amount of the AAH is recalculated according to your situation when you leave the establishment.

Regarding the amount of the AAH, keep in mind that under certain conditions, the Caf does not take into account the professional income of the person who either stops working to take care of a child under 3 years old or of several children, either is unemployed and is not compensated, or is deprived of employment and benefits from the AAAH, or is a beneficiary of the Rsa.

Sometimes, the Caf carries out a lump sum assessment annual resources from the current monthly salary. Also, in case of separation, divorce Where widowhoodthe CAF does not take into account the income of your former spouse or partner from the month following the event.

The fixed reduction of €5,000 provided for by the first paragraph of Article L. 821-3 is applied to income received by the spouse, cohabiting partner or partner bound by a civil solidarity pact which falls under the following categories: (non-exhaustive list). To find the complete list, go to Legifrance website.

• Income from commercial, craft, liberal or agricultural activities
• Salaries and wages, pensions, life annuities free of charge and remuneration of managers and partners
• The guaranteed remuneration paid by the establishment or the work assistance service which hosts it

Currently, the spouse’s income is taken into account to determine eligibility for AAH (see below). Several associations for the defense of the rights of disabled people and feminist associations are calling for the individualization of the AAH, and a petition has exceeded 100,000 signatures. We then speak of “deconjugalization”, the associations believing that the handicap cannot be a given that is shared.

The Senate recently voted in favor of such a measure, but the government remains firmly opposed to it. The Secretary of State for People with Disabilities, Sophie Cluzel, delivered an indictment against the proposal. She affirms that she “comes to question the heart of our principles of solidarity and redistribution”.

In mid-June, the government forced the National Assembly to vote on a revision of the calculation of the disabled adult allowance (AAH) for people in couples, dismissing its “individualization” yet widely supported in the hemicycle and by the associative world. De facto, the income of the spouse will always be taken into account.

To benefit from the AAH, it is necessary to be at least 20 years old. Or 16 years old if you are no longer considered dependent on your parents for the allocation of CAF allowances. Since 2017, there is no longer an age limit, however, if your disability rate is between 50% and 79%the payment of the AAH stops at the age of 60 years.

To be eligible for the disabled adult allowance, it is necessary to fulfill three conditions relating to age, residence and incapacity. you must be old more than 20 years and reside in France. In addition, you must have a incapacity greater than 80% Where from 50 to 79% correlated with a “substantial and lasting” restriction of access to employment. As a reminder, this rate is assessed by the Commission for the Rights and Autonomy of Persons with Disabilities (CDAPH), according to a scale “for the assessment of the deficiencies and incapacities of persons with disabilities”.

Your income is also studied. The categorical net income – which lists all your income (salaries, property income), less charges and tax allowances – is taken into consideration. Here is a summary of the resource limits not to be exceeded:

Note: income dating back two years is taken into account. Do you want to assess your rights to the AAH? This is possible, thanks to the simulator set up by the State services. To view it, click here.

To apply for a disabled adult allowance, you must download the Cerfa form n° 15692*01, here by clicking on the “Approach” box. Once you have completed it, you must send it to the Departmental House for People with Disabilities (MDPH). The answer must be given within four months. Beyond that, you can consider that your request has been rejected.

You must file your income statement every three months. with the Family Allowance Fund when you are an AAH recipient and work in an ordinary environment. This declaration makes it possible to adjust, if necessary, the amount of the social benefit. The procedure is simple. Here is how you can make your quarterly declaration: either you use Cerfa form 14208*01 that you send to the Caf duly completed, or you declare your resources directly online, in your dedicated personal space on the Caf website.

If your file is accepted, the aid is paid to you by the Caf. The duration of payment of the disabled adult allowance varies according to your situation:

• You have a disability rate greater than or equal to 80% : it is paid for a period between 1 and 10 years. If the beneficiary’s disability is unlikely to change favorably, the duration of the payment can exceed 5 years without exceeding the threshold of 20 years.
• You have a disability rate between 50% and 79% : the AAH is paid for a period of 1 to 2 years. The duration can be extended to 5 years if the beneficiary’s disability has little chance of changing positively.

There is no automatic renewal of the AAH. Except for persons with disabilities of at least less 80% since January 1, 2020. However, we recommend that you complete a renewal file to avoid any dispute. The maximum durations of payment vary according to the degree of incapacity. Of 1 to 20 years for a rate of at least 80%. Only from 1 to 5 years for a rate between 50% and 79% of incapacity.

To find out about the allowances to which you are entitled, in particular the AAH, take advantage of the simulator made available by the government website service-public.fr.

Since January 2019, this is entirely possible. This provision only concerns people whose disability is unlikely to change. In the absence of stabilization, the allocation of the allowance is reassessed every year.

As a pensioner, you may still be able to receive the disabled adult allowance. Attention, the terms of payment change according to your degree of incapacity. If your degree of incapacity is at least 80%, the amount will be reduced and will intervene in addition to your pension. Did you reach retirement age after January 1, 2017? It will no longer be necessary to apply for a solidarity allowance for the elderly (Aspa) to keep your AAH beyond the legal age. If you have never contributed for your retirement, the disabled adult allowance will be replaced by Aspa. If your disability rate is between 50 and 79%, the solidarity allowance for the elderly takes over when the retirement age comes.

Yes, it is possible, provided you meet the criteria mentioned above. The service-public.fr site makes it clear that the active solidarity income is considered as a subsidiary allowance to other benefits. Clearly, the amount of the RSA will be reduced by the amount of the AAH collected.

The activity bonus is an aid in force since January 1, 2016. You have the possibility of combining this activity bonus with the AAH if you respect the conditions of allocation and the ceilings in force.

It is not possible to combine 100% of the disabled adult allowance (AAH) and the active solidarity income (RSA). The term of partial cumulation is more appropriate. In other words, if you decide to combine these two aids, the amount of RSA will be deducted from the amount of AAH that you receive.

Accumulation is quite possible, however, you must absolutely justify a degree of incapacity of at least 80%justifying a work capacity of less than 5% recognized by the CDAPH. Also, you must not have reached retirement age and not have received income from work for at least a year.

You can accumulate the AAH and professional income. The first 6 months, the amount of your income is not taken into account in the calculation of your rights. This means that you receive the full amount of the AAH. Then, the AAH is reduced according to the amount of your salary according to an allowance established by the CAF:

• 80% reduction for a salary below €456.36 (gross). 20% of your income is therefore taken into account to reduce the amount of the AAH.
• 40% reduction for a salary above €456.36 (gross). 60% of your income is therefore taken into account to reduce the amount of the AAH.

However, the conditions are different whether you work in an ordinary environment or in an Establishment and service of help through work, also called Esat.

If you work in an ordinary environment, be aware that the amount of your AAH is calculated according to your earned income, declared quarterly. When you work in Esat, you receive guaranteed remuneration, which is paid by the State, the amount of which varies between 55 and 110% of the hourly minimum wage. Attention, the accumulation must not exceed 100% of the gross minimum wage for 151.67 hours.

For workers working in ESAT, the salary is guaranteed by the State since it is the latter who pays it. This guaranteed income can also be combined with the AAH if you respect the ceilings in force.