What is the Asylum Seeker's Allowance (Ada)?
Verified 01 April 2026 - Public Service / Directorate of Legal and Administrative Information (Prime Minister)
If you are an asylum seeker, you are not allowed to work before 6 months. If you are of legal age and under certain conditions, you may be paid an asylum seeker's allowance (Ada). Its amount depends on your family situation. We present you the information to know.
As an asylum seeker, you may be entitled to Ada if you meet all of the following conditions:
- Have accepted the material reception conditions proposed by theOfii: titleContent
- Be at least 18 years old
- Be in possession of the asylum seeker's certificate
- Have filed your asylum application with theOfpra: titleContent within 21 days (except Dublin procedure)
- Have monthly resources less than the amount of the RSA: titleContent.
The amount of the RSA varies according to your personal situation:
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You live alone
The amount of the RSA for a single person is €651.69.
You live as a couple
Number of children/person incurring | Amount |
|---|---|
0 | €977.54 |
1 | €1,173.05 |
2 | €1,368.55 |
Per child or additional dependent | €260.68 |
Single-parent family
Number of children/person incurring | Single person | Single parent |
|---|---|---|
0 (single pregnant woman) | - | €836.85 |
1 | €977.54 | €1,115.80 |
2 | €1,173.05 | €1,394.75 |
Per child or additional dependent | €260.68 | €278.95 |
You are considered a single parent if you are pregnant or if you have at least 1 child or 1 dependent and that you find yourself alone following a life event. This is the case, for example, if your spouse dies or if you separate from them.
You can then benefit from an increase in the RSA amount. This increase is also called mark-up.
The duration of this increase varies according to the date of occurrence of the event:
- If the event occurs after the child's 3 years of age, the increase lasts 12 months and must be paid during the 18 months following the date of the event. You must therefore report this type of event to your Caf: titleContent within 6 months of its occurrence.
- If the event occurs before the child's 3 years of age, the increase lasts until the child is 3 years old.
Warning
These amounts are given for information only and may vary based on your personal situation. Use the simulator in order to obtain a more precise estimate.
The resources considered are yours and those of the person with whom you live as a couple.
Please note
If you have temporary protection (e.g. Ukrainians since 3 March 2022), you may also be entitled to Ada.
You can apply for Ada at your transfer to the prefecture (one-stop shop) or exceptionally with theOfii: titleContent.
You must provide the following:
- Certificate or receipt of asylum application
- Evidence of resources and family composition
- Bank ID statement.
You must also report the following information to Ofii:
- Home
- Family situation
- Professional activities
- Resources
- Assets you own and those of your family members.
You must notify Ofii of any changes to any of these items.
Warning
In the event of fraud or concealment of part of your resources, your right to Ada is suspended.
The Ada is composed of a daily lump sum, the level of which varies according to the number of persons making up the household.
One additional amount may be paid to you if you have demonstrated a need for accommodation and have not received free accommodation (or accommodation).
Family size | Daily Amount | Daily amount + additional amount |
|---|---|---|
1 person | €6.80 | €14.20 |
2 people | €10.20 | €17.60 |
3 people | €13.60 | €21.00 |
4 people | €17.00 | €24.40 |
5 people | €20.40 | €27.80 |
6 people | €23.80 | €31.20 |
7 people | €27.20 | €34.60 |
8 people | €30.60 | €38.00 |
9 people | €34.00 | €41.40 |
10 people | €37.40 | €44.80 |
If no accommodation space has been offered, the additional amount is €7.40.
Warning
These amounts are different in French Guiana and Saint-Martin.
The allocation is managed by theOfii: titleContent and its payment is ensured by the Payment and Services Agency.
It is paid on a payment card issued by Ofii.
Please note
In the overseas departments, the allowance may also be paid by transfer to a bank account.
When does the payment of the asylum seeker's allowance start?
The payment of the Ada does not begin until after the filing of your asylum application with theOfpra: titleContent (within a maximum of 21 days after the registration of your asylum application).
The payment of the Ada ceases in one of the following situations:
- At the end of the month of notification the final decision on your asylum application
- When you leave France.
THEOfii: titleContent withdraws the benefit of Ada if you find yourself in one of the following situations:
- Concealment of all or part of your resources
- Providing false information about your family situation
- Submission of several asylum applications under different identities
- Violent behavior or serious breaches of accommodation rules
This withdrawal decision must be reasoned. It is made after you have been given the opportunity to comment.
The payment of the Ada shall be suspended in one of the following cases:
- Refusal of accommodation proposal
- Failure to report to authorities or failure to attend personal interviews
- Abandonment, without legitimate reason, of your accommodation
- Conditions for collecting the Ada which are no longer met
- Failure to produce the documents requested of you.
- Imprisonment or detention of Ada beneficiary
You are informed of these cases of refusal or suspension of payment as soon as the decision to grant this aid is taken.
Who can help me?
Find who can answer your questions in your region
Ada Information Service
Refusal of material reception conditions
Suspension of material reception conditions
Asylum seeker's allowance
Access to the labor market
Asylum seeker's allowance
Scale of the asylum seeker's allowance (of which Guyana and Saint Martin in separate table)
Ministry of the Interior