Many French people regularly and frequently help their loved ones by Autonomy loss to perform acts or activities of daily living. These caregivers play a crucial role in the lives of these people, often to the detriment of their own professional and personal livesof their health or their mental well-being.
For several years, respite solutions and financial help allow us to offer a real relay to the caregiver, by allowing them to take time for themselves and to meet certain social, professional or personal obligations.
Financial aid
In addition to the various aids received by the loved one losing their autonomy (APA, PCH, MTP, AEEH, etc.), the caregiver can also be supported financially.
- The caregiver’s daily allowance
L’daily allowance for the caregiver (AJPA) compensates carer’s leave up to 66 days for the entire career, whatever the professional activity and whatever the number of people helped. Aimed at all people wishing to reduce or cease their professional activity to care for a sick loved one, this replacement income paid by CAF and the MSA funds is set at 62.44 euros per day and can be awarded for half days.
If you provide long-term accommodation for your loved one in your home or contribute to their accommodation costs by EHPADyou can benefit fromtax aid.
Indeed, if you accommodate a loved one free of charge at your home, you can deduct, under the alimony or some hospitality costs, an amount corresponding to accommodation and food. In addition, if you accommodate a person holding a CMI disability or a disability card for a disability of at least 80%, you can benefit from a increase in the number of shares for the calculation of income tax.
If you contributed to the accommodation costs in EHPAD of your parent as part of maintenance obligationyou can deduct the amount you pay each month for alimony. If your loved one has very low income, they will not have to declare the amount you deduct.
- Get paid to help a loved one
It is entirely possible to be paid for help provided to a loved one losing autonomy, becoming his employee as’home help. As an employer, the person receiving assistance must declare the employment to Urssaf and respect the obligations provided for by the Labor Code.
Good to know : you can benefit from affiliation to old age insurance in order to validate quarters without needing to pay contributions to your pension fund.
- Request a tax credit
Your loved one needsspecific equipment in your home? You can benefit from a tax creditif and only if the work carried out promotes the reception or maintenance at home of a person losing their autonomy.
Business arrangements
An employee can request a caregiver leave to his employer, who cannot refuse the leave.
You can also benefit from a donation of days offof a adapted part-time or from jteleworking bear if necessary. However, these arrangements can be refused by the employer if he considers that they are not suitable for the position.
Training for caregivers
There are many awareness and training workshops intended for caregivers in order to reflect on his role and better know the disease affecting his loved one, his consequences real about daily life and adaptations required. Several caregiver support associations or certain support and respite platforms offer a training program that answers all of caregivers’ questions and concerns.
Devices for taking care of yourself
Established since 2015, the right to respite allows caregivers to free up time for their activities. Many solutions
respite assistance
for caregivers exist so that they can rest:
Where can you find information and be supported in your efforts?
Different organisms exist everywhere in France to be informed about existing systems and to be helped with the procedures to be carried out. Carers’ café, local information points, support and respite structures, MDPH, telephone platforms, etc. By contacting one of its structures and these mutual aid networks, you will be supported on a daily basis by volunteer teams and listening.
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