You adopt a child: financial support

Less than 3 years old

Several aids exist.

Adoption bonus

If you adopt (or will take in for adoption) a child, you may be entitled to adoption premium. It is paid under resource condition. You must have used either the child welfare service (Ase), a French agency authorized for adoption (or the Agence française de l'adoption), or a competent foreign authority.

Assistance for the maintenance and upbringing of the child

• You may be entitled to the basic allowance for the early childhood care benefit (EYCB). It is paid under resource condition. The allowance is intended to help finance the costs of the maintenance and upbringing of a child.
• If you have at least 2 children, you may be entitled to family allowances.

Help with babysitting

• You may be entitled to the free choice of care (CMG) supplement if you go through a structure to care for your child(ren) (body, micro-nursery or family nursery) or if you employ a childminder or home care worker yourself.
• You can also benefit from a tax credit.

Help if you stop working to take care of your child

If you interrupt all or part of your professional activity to take care of your child and you have 8 quarters of old-age contribution in the last 2 years, you are entitled to the shared child-rearing benefit (PreParE) as long as the child is under 3 years old.

Help if your child becomes seriously ill, injured or disabled

You may be entitled to the daily parental attendance allowance (AJPP). It allows you to temporarily stop your activity to take care of your child.

If your child has a disability, there may be a impact on your income tax.