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Housing benefit - ALF (family housing allowance)

Allowance paid to families with at least one child or dependant to help pay their rent. It complements the APL for families not eligible for the APL.

Measure originators

InitiatorGVT
Bruno Le Maire
Gouvernement
Impact on public finances
Costs 3.32 bn €/yrtotal cost of the scheme · 2023 estimate · State
Source of the estimate: DREES - Minima sociaux et prestations de solidarité, édition 2025, fiche 34 Les aides au logement (tableau 1) (Official figure)

A positive amount is revenue or savings for public finances; a negative amount is a cost or lost revenue.

Effective date
1 October 2024

Measure impact

The ALF was increased by an average of 3.26% on 1 October 2024. Around 900,000 families receive this benefit, for an annual amount of around €2.5bn.

Sources

Service-Public.fr - Allocation de logement familiale (ALF)Official
1 October 2024

Procedure timeline

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2 / 2 steps
Completed
1 October 2024

Entry into force

Application

Immédiate ou à la date prévue

ALF adjustment effective October 1, 2024
Source
Completed
30 September 2024

Publication in Official Journal

Publication
Actors
Gouvernement
Publication of decree adjusting ALF (Family Housing Allowance) for 2025
Source