Loire-Atlantique department - Revenu Jeunes de Loire-Atlantique

Benefit

You get a monthly payment between 150 and 540 EUR, worked out from your situation and income, plus one-to-one support from a personal adviser. The payment runs for 3 months at a time and can be renewed in 3-month steps, up to 12 months in total. How much you get depends on how you live: up to 540 EUR if you live alone or as a couple, up to 324 EUR if you live with your parents (or someone legally obliged to support you), and up to 162 EUR if you live in a care or child-protection facility. Your adviser also helps you sort out housing, transport and health, and points you towards a job, a course or national support schemes. The scheme is run by the Loire-Atlantique department to keep young people out of poverty.

Eligibility

• Age: You are 18 to 24 years old. At 25 and over, the national RSA benefit applies instead.
• Where you live: You have lived in the Loire-Atlantique department for more than a year.
• Nationality: You are French, or you legally reside in France.
• Financial need: You have little or no income, for example after a family breakdown, low parental income or a setback in your life.
• Study or work: You can apply whether or not you study. The scheme is built for young people not covered by student grants or other national schemes.
• No better option: Your adviser first checks that no other, more suitable scheme fits your situation.

How to apply

Go to a local youth employment office (mission locale, a public service that helps young people find work and support) in your area, or speak to a social worker. A counsellor helps you put your file together, opens your rights and arranges the payment. There is no fixed application deadline.