YOUR STUDENT HOUSING AID FOR FALL 2016

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1 YOUR STUDENT HOUSING AID FOR FALL 2016 If you are a student renting private-market accommodations Étudiant résidant en secteur locatif

2 You are a student You live in an apartment, furnished housing, or a room You are paying rent You may be eligible for student housing aid APPLY FOR HOUSING AID ONLINE ON OUR WEBSITE You will need to have opened a French bank account. To apply, you will need: Your rental agreement; Your bank account information slip (Relevé d identité bancaire: RIB); The amount of your financial resources in 2014; IMPORTANT INFORMATION You must not be related to your landlord (father, mother, grandparents), even if you rent through an agency. The rental agreement must be made out in your name. Apply for housing aid as soon as you move in. Your housing aid entitlement generally begins the month after you move in. For example, if you move into your accommodations in September and submit your application right away, you will be entitled to housing aid beginning in October. Your first payment will then be made on November 5 th. September October November You move in Your housing aid entitlement begins Your October housing aid payment If you need to provide documentary evidence, the list of required documents will appear on the last page of your online application. Before you begin your online application, you can estimate the amount of your housing aid entitlement in the section Les services en ligne: estimer vos droits (Online services: estimate your entitlement). 2

3 APPLY ON LINE IN A FEW EASY CLICKS ON If you are already receiving other CAF benefits, enter your Mon compte (my account) area to begin your application. If you are not receiving any other benefits: Click on Click on Faire une demande de prestation (Apply for a benefit) (You are not a benefits recipient) (Click here) 3

4 (Housing aid) (Apply for housing aid here) (If you have already begun an application, you can resume it here) Begin your application or resume one you have saved 4

5 YOUR ONLINE APPLICATION STEP BY STEP Step 1: Eligibility criteria ( Conditions d accès ) Fill in the information about your accommodations. Step 2: Legal agreement ( Engagement ) Read this agreement carefully. Step 3: Enter your information ( Saisie ) Fill in the information about your circumstances and your accommodations. Make sure to provide your cell phone number so that you can receive your password as soon as your application is registered. TIP: You can save your application and go back to it later. You will receive an with the number your application was saved under. Quit Resume later Resume Step 4: Finalize your application ( Fin ) Once your application has been registered: You will be assigned a benefits recipient s number. It will appear on the final screen. Keep it in a safe place. Your benefits recipient number is: XXXXXX You will need your benefits recipient s number and your password to log into your Mon compte (My account) area. We recommend saving your application overview. 5

6 HELPFUL HINTS Family circumstances: if you are single Persons living at your address If you are living with a co-tenant, enter 0 *Number of children and adults also living with you Entering your address: you can enter apostrophes and accents. Only special characters cannot be entered. Specify your building and unit numbers. Entering your banking information: your BIC and IBAN numbers and the name of your bank ( domiciliation bancaire ) are required. Entering your financial resources: > Report all of your income for the relevant year, whether or not it was generated in France. If you have zero income, check the zero income box ( Aucun revenu ). > Do not report any Erasmus scholarships. You must specify the type of lessor you are renting from: If you are renting from a company, make sure to get their Siret number if it does not appear on your rental agreement (this is the company s 14-figure identification number) 6

7 Enter your lessor s Siret number and click search to call up their contact information automatically REQUIRED DOCUMENTATION You will need to submit the following documentation along with your application: The proof of rental form filled out by your landlord, if this is requested at the end of your application If you are a foreign student, you will need to submit proof of identity plus a vital record (your national ID card or passport and your birth certificate); > If you are a citizen of another EU member State, you will need to submit proof of school enrolment and a photocopy of your European Health Insurance Card; > if you come from outside the European Union, you will need a copy of your valid residency permit ( titre de séjour ). You can submit your documentation electronically on caf.fr through your Mon compte (My account) area or using the mobile app Caf-Mon compte. TO LEARN MORE For more information, check out caf.fr or our Facebook page Caf-Logement Etudiants or call (Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at a rate of 0.06 per minute + the cost of the call.) 7

8 YOUR CAF POINTS OF CONTACT 2 Students Welcome Desk guichet uniquement pour les étudiants internationaux Université de Lyon - 92 rue Pasteur Lyon 7ème du 7 septembre au 28 octobre 2016 (du lundi au vendredi de 9h30 à 17h) (fermetures exceptionnelles le 29 et 30 septembre 2016) PC en libre service pour saisie des dossiers 2 Crij Rhône-Alpes 66 cours Charlemagne - Lyon 2ème Présence technicien Caf : «Kfé coloc» mercredi 31 août 2016 de 17h à 19h PC en libre service pour saisie des dossiers 2 Université Lumière - Lyon II - Campus Berges du Rhône - 86 rue Pasteur - Lyon 7ème Présence technicien Caf : lundi 5 septembre 2016 de 11h à 14h - Campus Porte des Alpes - 5 avenue Pierre Mendès France Bron Présence techniciens Caf : mardi 6 septembre 2016 de 11h à 14h et mardi 4 octobre 2016 de 9h30 à 13h30 (Maison des étudiants) Lors des permanences, PC en libre service pour saisie des dossiers 2 Université Jean Moulin - Lyon III - Manufacture des Tabacs - 6 cours Albert Thomas - Lyon 8ème Présence technicien Caf : mardi 20 septembre 2016 de 11h à 16h Lors des permanences, PC en libre service pour saisie des dossiers 2 Insa 4 allée Lumière Villeurbanne Présence technicien Caf : jeudi 29 septembre 2016 de 12h30 à 16h PC en libre service pour saisie des dossiers 2 École normale supérieure de Lyon 15 parvis Descartes - Lyon 7ème Présence technicien Caf : jeudi 1er septembre 2016 de 8h30 à 17h Lors de la permanence, PC en libre service pour saisie des dossiers 2 Auprès de vos lieux de vie étudiante - universités et grandes écoles CONSULTEZ LES BARÈMES DE L AIDE AU LOGEMENT SUR CAF Caf du Rhône - Service Communication / MM - juin 2016