Social assistance for accommodation: principle, conditions and application file

Social assistance with accommodation (ASH) is intended to cover all or part of the costs linked to the accommodation of an elderly person in an establishment or at a family welcoming. Who has the right to ASH? How to request it? How is its amount calculated? Focus on this aid paid by the Departmental Council.

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Who can benefit from Social Association for Accommodation (ASH)?

An elderly or disabled person hosted in nursing homes or a retirement home

Social assistance with accommodation is intended to take charge of the differential between the contribution of an elderly person or an aging disabled person and the cost of their accommodation in a specialized structure. It may be an EHPAD, a retirement home or a long -term care unit (USLD).

An elderly person hosted with family welcoming

A person hosted with approved family welcoming can also benefit from it. The Departmental Council pays this aid and sets its conditions of allocation.

What are the conditions to benefit from social assistance to accommodation?

Conditions for the elderly to modest resources

Social assistance with accommodation (ASH) is intended for the elderly who can no longer live alone and with low resources. It is allocated under certain conditions:

• be over 65 (over 60 years for a recognized person unfit for work),
• Reside in France regularly (uninterrupted for more than 3 months) or have a valid residence permit,
• be hosted in an establishment with places reserved for beneficiaries of aid or at a family welcoming authorized by the Department,
• have resources lower than amount of accommodation fees.

Conditions for people with disabilities

To benefit from ASH for disabled people, the person must fulfill one of the following two conditions:

• Have an incapacity rate at least 80 % recognized before the age of 65.
• Have been welcomed in an establishment or accompanied by a service for adult disabled people before having been welcomed in an establishment for the elderly (for example in a non -medical reception establishment, a specialized reception center or a support service for social life).

This condition is not fulfilled if the person has worked in an ESAT (establishment and service for aid by work) or has been welcomed in an IME (medico-educational institute), without benefiting from the support of other establishments or services intended for disabled people.

How to fill out your ASH file for accommodation in nursing homes or a retirement home?

Withdraw the financial assistance request file from the CCAS or the town hall

Social assistance for accommodation allows in particular to cover all or part of the costs related to the accommodation of an elderly person in an establishment. For withdraw an ASH application fileyou must go to the town hall or the Communal Center for Social Action (CCAS) of the town where the elderly resides. It is advisable to make the request for ASH at the same time as the admission procedures in an establishment. The award decision is notified to the beneficiary or, if necessary, to its legal representative.

Provide supporting documents

The file must be accompanied by the following supporting documents:

• Identity document
• Proof of address
• The list of food obliges of the elderly, according to what appears in the family booklet
• Tax notice of the elderly and the person with whom he lives as a couple
• Pensions or wages proof for the last 3 months, of the elderly and the person with whom they live as a couple, and those of her food obligations
• The list of his food obligatory, according to what appears in his family book (her children, grandchildren, son-in-law or daughter-in-law)

Call on department services in the event of refusal

If the request is refused, a call can be made to the department’s services. They have two months to respond after receipt of mail. If the request is refused again, another appeal may be made to the administrative court.

How is the ASH’s amount calculated?

Income taken into account in the calculation

The services of the department fix the amount of the ASH according to the resources of the elderly, by integrating real estate. Are included in the calculation:

• the revenues of the elderly,
• income from her husband, PACS partner or partner
• The income of the obligated food (children, grandchildren, etc.) of the applicant.

Income excluded from calculation

Are excluded from the calculation:

• the fighter’s retirement,
• Pensions attached to honorary distinctions (Legion of Honor),

What is the minimum amount remaining in the elderly in 2025?

The elderly person benefiting from ASH must donate 90 % of their income (including housing allowance) to the establishment. It can have as it wishes of the remaining 10 %. This sum must represent at least 124 euros per month in 2025. In the same way, if the person with whom the beneficiary lives as a couple remains at home, a minimum amount of 1,034.28 euros per month He must be left to live.

How to touch the ASH while being hosted with a welcoming family?

Sign a reception contract

Family reception allows an elderly and/or disabled person, with remuneration, to be welcomed at the home of a family welcoming After signing a reception contract fixing all the conditions of accommodation. To perceive the ASH, it is necessary to fulfill the same conditions of age, nationality and resources and to reside with a welcoming authorized by the Department. The request must be made within two months of signing the contract.

The services of the department determine the amount left available to the elderly. He must include:

• a sum of a minimum of 124 euros per month,
• Social contributions due to URSSAF for the remuneration of the family welcoming,
• What pay the civil liability insurance premium for the elderly (compulsory) as well as clothing and mutual costs.

Fill out the form of the Communal Center for Social Action

To withdraw an ASH request file, you must go to the town hall or the Communal Center for Social Action (CCAS) of the municipality where the elderly resides. Response deadlines and remedies are the same as in the case of establishment accommodation (see above).

How much of time For receive Social assistance with accommodation?

The care of accommodation costs occurs from the date of entry of the elderly in the establishment or from the signing of the reception contract with the family welcoming. ASH’s request must be made within two months of this date.

Can we combine the personalized autonomy allowance (APA) and social assistance for accommodation (ASH)?

ASH should not be confused with the personalized autonomy allowance (APA). The latter is intended to finance the aid necessary to perform the essential acts of daily life, allowing the elderly to stay at home or to cover part of the dependence rate in an establishment. The accumulation of the two allowances is possible if the person lies in an establishment.

Should the heirs reimburse social assistance to accommodation (ASH)?

Whether it is an ASH in collective accommodation or at a welcoming, financial aid paid by the department is recoverable of the lifetime and the death of the elderly. The department can recover these sums:

• on the succession of the elderly,
• the beneficiary’s lifetime if his financial situation improves (for example, in the event of a inheritance),
• On donation made by the elderly within 10 years preceding the request for ASH or after this one.

Note : Recovery is not enforceable on the part which returns to some of the heirs of the person with disabilities.