Housing Assistance (APL) Raised from October 1

Personalized housing assistance (APL) is revised every October 1 according to the variation in the rent reference index (IRL) of the second quarter of the current year. For each beneficiary, the amount of APL revision varies according to their city of residence, family status, and income.

APL is a social assistance granted by the Caisse d’allocations familiales (CAF) to the most humble families. Like each year on October 1, it is adjusted in accordance with the development of the rent reference index for the second quarter of the year in course.

During the second quarter of 2025, IRL rose by 1.04% (on mainland France, Corsica, and overseas departments and regions). APL will rise by 1.04% on October 1, 2025, unless there is a government decision otherwise. During October 2024, the APL adjustment stood at 3.26%.

Every APL request is individualized. The size of the benefit is determined by housing costs and by parameters of income. The following factors are specifically taken into account:

The level of your rent;

The number of dependents who typically reside in your home;

Your income and, if applicable, the income of your partner and members of your household;

The worth of your real estate and financial assets, and, if applicable, your partner’s and household members’ assets. This value is taken into consideration only if it is more than €30,000.

The APL rise is made automatically by the CAF or the Mutualité Sociale Agricole (MSA). Verify your online account to see that the rise has been made and the new amount is paid. Should the new amount be an issue, write to your CAF or MSA.

To Know

The CAF considers the date of submission of the request for aid and pays the beneficiaries at the start of the month after the request.

Note

Certain income-related parameters are revised on every January 1 according to the IRL. This includes, for instance, the minimum thresholds of personal housing assistance given to student beneficiaries.

For purposes of comparison, the IRL (rent reference index) is used to base an adjustment of the rent of an empty or fitted property under a residential tenancy. Its annual variation is what dictates the maximum rent hike that a landlord can seek – across a year.