The activity bonus remains accessible during professional training under certain conditions, but the calculation methods differ depending on the status and the nature of the compensation received. For example, an employment return training allowance (AREF) may reduce the amount of certain benefits without canceling them. The resources taken into account by the Family Allowance Fund sometimes include specific training allowances, which disrupts the usual rights.
Specific steps must be taken with the CAF for each change in situation. Correctly declaring the status of trainee, duration, and remuneration determines the maintenance or adjustment of aids.
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Overview of CAF aids available during professional training
During professional training, CAF aids play a unique role in everyone’s journey. Transitioning from the status of job seeker to trainee is not just a simple change of title: each scheme applies its own rules, criteria, and funders, with concrete consequences on daily life.
Here are the main aids that the CAF can continue to pay or adjust during your training:
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- RSA: this income can continue to be received, subject to regular declarations and compliance with ceilings. If a training remuneration occurs (for example via the AREF, RFFT, RSFP, RFPE, or RFF), the amount of RSA is recalculated accordingly.
- Activity bonus: it remains available if the training results in remuneration and the professional income thresholds are met. However, receiving the AREF makes the activity bonus non-cumulative.
- APL: the right to housing assistance is not removed by transitioning to training, but the amount may change after re-evaluation of declared resources.
The social coverage remains in effect: health, maternity, and workplace accident rights are maintained. Depending on your previous background, you will fall under the general scheme or the MSA. For detailed information on CAF rights for professional training, the resource “Status at the CAF during professional training: rights and procedures – Aboutir Emploi” details the steps to follow.
France Travail plays a central role in this system: prescribing training, opening rights to AREF or RFPE for the non-compensated, and coordinating with regional aids. Additional funding may be added (regional council, OPCO, AGEFIPH); they do not directly impact CAF benefits but must be reported to adjust the amounts paid.
Statuses vary: employee in retraining, compensated job seeker, young person in alternation… Each profile has its own ways of articulating between allowances, training aids, and social rights.
What impacts on the activity bonus and other social rights during your training?
The activity bonus can become a significant support for those embarking on professional training, provided they meet its criteria. Its distribution does not solely depend on the status of trainee but primarily on the level of professional income generated during the training period. If you receive remuneration, via the RFPE, AREF, or an apprenticeship contract, access to the bonus is conditioned by the amount received and the nature of the income. For example: an apprentice whose salary exceeds €1,104.25 per month (2024 threshold) or who supports a household alone may be entitled to it.
But be careful: certain allowances cannot be combined. For example, receiving the ARE (employment return allowance) automatically excludes the benefit of the activity bonus, even if the training starts simultaneously. For RSA beneficiaries, combining it with training remuneration remains possible, but the activity bonus only applies if your income exceeds the specific threshold.
Training also impacts other social rights: health insurance maintained, housing aid rights reassessed according to your new resources. Students in initial training are generally excluded from the system unless they engage in sufficient professional activity. Remember to report each change to the CAF: an omission or delay can suspend aids or lead to sometimes heavy regularization.
Report your training to the CAF and optimize your aids
As soon as the training begins, inform the CAF without delay to ensure the continuity of your rights. Log into your personal space, section “declare a change,” and specify the exact start date of the training. This step is required regardless of the funder: France Travail, regional council, or payment of remuneration (AREF, RFPE, RFF…).
Prepare the documents that will be requested to constitute your file:
- a registration certificate or a school certificate issued by the training organization,
- the Cerfa form 11423 specific to the change of situation,
- and, depending on your situation, a pay slip or proof of remuneration related to the training.
Don’t forget to provide your beneficiary number and social security number: this information speeds up the processing of the request. The transition from job seeker to trainee automatically triggers a verification of your rights to the activity bonus, RSA, and housing aids.
An incomplete file or a late report can lead to a suspension or even an unfavorable regularization of aids. Contacting a CAF advisor can be useful to ensure your file is reliable and anticipate any adjustments. It is the accuracy of your declarations that guarantees the continuity of your rights and the adjustment of amounts to changes in your professional situation.
Throughout the procedures and changes in status, every detail counts to preserve your safety net. Vigilance and precision in communications with the CAF delineate the boundary between stability and uncertainty, especially when building a new professional project.