Apa at home: can his payment be suspended?
Verified 01 January 2026 - Public Service / Directorate of Legal and Administrative Information (Prime Minister), National Solidarity Fund for Autonomy (CNSA)
Yes, the payment of the Home Apa can be suspended in some cases.
The payment of the Home Apa can be suspended in at least one of the following :
- If you do not declare your home help or host family that hosts you, within one month of the notification of allocation of the Apa. To make this declaration to the department services, you must use the form cerfa no. 10544.
- If you do not provide the proof of expenses requested by the services of the department, within the month following this request
- If you do not pay your participation
- If the medico-social team finds that the service provided is not the one prescribed, or that it presents a risk to your health, safety or physical or moral well-being
- If you are hospitalized for more than 30 days. Suspension starts on 31e day of hospitalization.
But you can challenge the suspension of the payment of the home payment.
You must first make an amicable appeal to then be able to make a contentious appeal.
Mandatory Prior Administrative Remedy (Rapo)
If you are challenging a decision on the AoA, you can make a compulsory prior administrative appeal in front of the department. You must do so within 2 months of the notification the decision you are challenging.
To do this, you must write a letter explaining why you disagree with the decision related to your APA. You must attach a copy of the notification the decision, as well as any documents you consider useful.
You must either send these documents by registered mail with acknowledgement of receipt, or deposit them at the reception of the services of the department.
The president of the departmental council has 2 months to respond to you, after receiving your appeal.
Litigation
You can appeal the decision rendered under the compulsory prior administrative appeal.
To do this, you must file a contentious appeal before the administrative court.
Who shall I contact
You must do so within 2 months of notification of the decision you are challenging.
If you wish, you can challenge the decision of the Administrative Court by a appeal to the Council of State.
Who can help me?
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Mandatory declaration (remuneration of an employee or a support service)
Amicable remedy: Article L232-20
Mandatory declaration (hospitalization): article L232-22
Mandatory declaration (hospitalization periods): article R232-22
Litigation: Article L134-2 paragraph 1
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