Most CAF beneficiaries do not think that these resources need to be declared…
For some people, it is not always easy to know exactly what needs to be declared when filling out important paperwork, especially for the Family Allowance Fund (CAF). Many beneficiaries often find themselves helpless when it comes to declaring their resources. The rules can seem unclear, between taxable income, non-taxable aid, or exceptional bonuses. This confusion leads to frequent errors, sometimes without the intention of fraud. And there is one that is quite common and that is scrutinized closely by organizations and departments.
This oversight may seem trivial to most people, but in reality, it is not without consequences. As the CAF indicates on its website, if the beneficiary makes a mistake or forgets to make a declaration, he or she is exposed to possible sanctions. In the event that you wait “To inform your CAF of a change or error, you will have to reimburse the amount overpaid.” If your mistake results in “either the increase in the amount of aid or the opening of a right, your right will be reviewed.” In other words, you could lose your allowance and therefore the money you were receiving up until then. If you make a mistake the first time, “The CAF will not sanction you for fraud. You will have to repay your debt without penalties or filing a complaint”specifies the private law body.
The error in question concerns the sums of money paid by the family as gifts or financial aid. In general, beneficiaries forget to declare them… However, it is necessary to do so in order to receive the active solidarity income (RSA) and the activity bonus from the CAF, or from the MSA for those from the agricultural population. The information is not always easy to find, but it is included in the various declaration guides, available on the Internet. The CAF of the Greater Lyon metropolitan area specifies in particular: “Attention: I do not forget to declare the regular financial aid paid by my family, the bills paid by my relatives, the money that I have put aside (livret A, LEP, PEL…), the sums that I regularly win from gambling or when selling my personal effects on the internet (e.g.: “Vinted”, “Leboncoin”, “ebay”…)”, can we read.
Furthermore, this is also the case if you receive maintenance from your parents. As the Caf de la Charente explains, the wrong reflex is to think that this maintenance is not really one, and that it is not necessary to declare it when declaring your quarterly resources. However, each quarter, the beneficiary must indicate in his income the amount of the salaries received “AND the amount of child support paid and declared by his parents”. Because the CAF recalculates beneficiaries’ rights every three months based on their total income.