legal and social conditions for asylum seekers and refugees in ...

Single person FRF 2,500* EUR 381.1
Couple or single parent with one child FRF 3,750 EUR 571,6
Each additional child FRF 750 EUR 114,3
Each additional child after the third FRF 1,000 EUR 152,4
* including housing assistance
Refugees staying in CPHs who meet the above requirements can also be granted the minimal
integration income, but at a reduced rate deducing the various services provided by the
accommodation centre. This reduced rate varies from one centre to another.
Young child allowance: from the fourth month of pregnancy until a child is three months old, a
monthly allowance of FRF 981 [EUR 149,50] is granted which, in case of low income families,
may be extended until the child is three years old. However, payment of this allowance is linked
to compulsory medical control before and after the child's birth.
Education Allowance: provided the family has at least two children, an allowance is granted to
whichever parent stops working after the birth or adoption of a third child.
The monthly allowance amounts to FRF 3,045 [EUR 464,5] and is paid for a two-year period
following maternity leave. If the parent starts working part-time after the birth or adoption of the
child, the monthly total of the allowance will be between FRF 1,522 [EUR 232] and FRF 2,013
[EUR 306,8]. This allowance cannot be claimed in addition to an unemployment allowance.
Allowance for large families: families with at least three children aged three or more and on a low
income are entitled to receive FRF 889 per month [EUR 135,5].
Child benefit: this monthly allowance is granted to all families, regardless of their income, with at
least two children under 16. As of October 1999, payments were as follows:
2 children FRF 683 EUR 104,1
3 children FRF 1,559 EUR 237,6
4 children FRF 2,434 EUR 371
Additional children FRF 875 per child EUR 133,4
A supplement of FRF 187 per month [EUR 28,5] is paid for children between 10 and 15, and
another of FRF 333 [EUR 50,8] for children over the age of 15.
Single parent's allowance: this monthly allowance is supposed to bridge the gap between a single
person's low income and the guaranteed minimum income. It is paid either for 12 months or until
the youngest child is three years of age as follows (October 1999).
Pregnant woman without children FRF 3,220 EUR 490,89
Single parent with one child FRF 4,293 EUR 654,46
Single parent with several children FRF 1,073 per additional child EUR 163,58
Allowance for public or private child care: special assistance is granted to families on low incomes
for children under three.
Allowance for the elderly: refugees over 60 are entitled to benefit from a special allowance,
determined according to their income. The maximum amount is FRF 1,462 per month [EUR
222,8].
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