A move with three or more children, it weighs on the budget. Revalued on April 1, 2025, help can be paid to you. Here’s how to get it.
When the family grows, you often have to push the walls … or change your accommodation. To welcome a new child, many parents move in order to have more space. This type of project is expensive, but help exists to lighten the invoice: the moving bonus. Payed by CAF or MSA, it is accessible under certain conditions.
What are the conditions to reach the moving bonus?
To be able to claim the moving bonus, You must fulfill several conditions. Starting with the Number of dependent children Since this CAF aid is paid to parents with at least three children born or being born.
If you only have two children, but you are pregnant with the third, you can request it, If your term pregnancy is planned within 6 months of your move. Therefore, the move must take place between the end of your 3ᵉ months of pregnancy and the day before the second anniversary of your last child. To benefit from the moving bonus, you must also perceive personalized housing assistance (APL) or family housing allowance (ALF).
What is the amount of the moving bonus?
The moving bonus covers the expenses actually incurred to change accommodation, for example if you have brought in a mover. The amount of aid depends on the number of children in your home. From April 1, 2025, it is limited to 1138.49 euros if you have three dependent childrenand 94.97 euros per additional child.
What are the steps to be taken?
To apply for a moving premium, you can directly online procedures, on the CAF website or send The Cerfa form n ° 11363*04 Asking for a moving bonus by mail from your MSA fund, accompanied by supporting documents for the expenses. It can be the invoice of the company that has moved, or if you have transported the boxes yourself, supporting documents that correspond to the rental of a vehicle, to petrol or highway tolls, etc. Remember that you have a six months To make the request !
When is the moving bonus paid?
Once the supporting documents have been sent and your request has been recorded, most often, the premium is paid the month following the move, in one gobut do not hesitate to inquire with your CAF. Also be aware that if your situation is precarious, you can request an advance on presentation of a quote.
How many times can we benefit from the moving bonus?
If you have already moved last year for example, You can make a new request if you always meet the required conditions And if your last child, giving the right to the moving bonus, has not exceeded the age of two.
Moving and employer bonus
Know that Some companies provide for a reimbursement of moving costs in the event of a change, as well as a moving leave of one or two days. Do not hesitate to consult the collective agreement of your company to check if you can be entitled to it.
