ASPA (Allocation de Solidarité aux Personnes Agées)

Hi,
I work as a caretaker for persons with ASPA allowance.
As a rule,ASPA is suspenden if you are away from your home more than a month (unless hosptalisation).
The reason why they asked for your pension,papers etc is that they have to re-activate your ASPA. And since we are in France,they ask for all the papers all over again....
Do you use a help at home?Someone working for a firm/association? In that case,these can help you re-activating the ASPA.

Hi talatta, thank you for your post. What about the 180 days that in accordance with the norms you are allowed to stay abroad?
There is quite a difference between 30 and 180 days, isn´t there?
Thanks again.

As a rule,any long absence must be notified before departure.Where I work,the ASPA is always suspended after 30 days.Are you sure the 180 days abroad aren't the limit to get the ASPA (that someone staying more than 180 d. abroad/year can't obtain it).

Hi,I looked up thing a bit.Of course,you're right,you can be abroad 180 days.But you have to give a date of return before you leave.They are always very worried about foreigners touching "French" money while living elsewhere...
The allowance is suspended if a letter from them is returned to sender,or if you don't answer fast enough..I think you've come across an over-eagerly "technocrate".The allowence is restored once they "receive all the documents proving residence and need"..Knowing the French system,I think you need to insist,try obtaining a meeting with the person in charge of your case.

Your comments are deeply appreciated. Thank you so much.
Cheers.

I believe that ASPA allowance has to be refunded, if it is more than value of property can children be asked to pay