Education allowance for disabled children (AEEH)
Verified 01 April 2025 - Directorate for Legal and Administrative Information (Prime Minister)
What is the Education Allowance for Disabled Children (AEEH)? This is a financial assistance to compensate for your expenses related to your child's disability under 20 years. The AEEH is paid to parents. It may be supplemented, in certain cases, by other allowances. We present you with the information you need to know.
The Education Allowance for the Disabled Child (AEEH) helps you pay for certain expenses :
- Monthly expenses related to your child's disability (care, education...)
- Need to hire a third party to care for your child
- The need to reduce or stop working to take care of your child.
When your child has a disability whose nature and severity require particularly costly expenses, a supplement to the HEADS may be awarded.
For the determination of AEEH supplement, your child's disability is classified by the CDAPH: titleContent (from level 1 to level 6).
In addition, if you are a lone parent, you can also benefit from a specific increase for a lone parent.
To receive the AEEH, your child must complete all of the following conditions :
- Be under 20
- Have a disability rate equal to or greater than 80%. This rate may be between 50% and less than 80% if your child receives support from a medical-social institution or service, an adapted school system, care and/or rehabilitation in connection with his disability, recommended by the CDAPH.
- Not earning more than 55% the gross monthly minimum, or €990.99
- Reside in France permanently.
FYI
Your child must not be in boarding school with full coverage of the costs of stay by the health insurance, the State or the department.
The request can be made online through an online service, if the MDPH: titleContent of your place of residence offers it:
Application for MDPH benefits (AAH, PCH ...) and renewal
You can also apply by post through a form:
Application or renewal of disability benefits (AAH, PCH, CMI, accommodation ...)
You must contact supporting documents mentioned in connection with your online application or on the form.
Documents must be sent (or scanned if you apply online) to the MDPH: titleContent of your place of residence.
The CDAPH meets to decide on your request for an AEEH and its supplements.
Its response usually occurs in a four-month period from the date of submission of your application.
If no reply is received after 4 months, the request shall be considered as rejected.
AEEH
The amount of the AEEH is €151.80.
Add-ins added to the AEEH
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You hire a third party to help your child perform the ordinary acts of everyday life
Number of hours worked by the person hired | Your child's level of disability | Basic AEEH + AEEH Supplement | Basic AEEH + AEEH Supplement + Single Parent Specific Surcharge |
|---|---|---|---|
8 hours per week | Level 2 | €460.14 | €521.81 |
Level 3 if entails additional expenditure of at least €279.88 per month | €588.22 | €673.61 | |
Level 4 if entails additional expenditure of at least €519.77 per month | €828.11 | €1,098.50 | |
8 p.m. per week | Level 3 | €588.22 | €673.61 |
Level 4 if entails additional expenditure of at least €391.69 per month | €828.11 | €1,098.50 | |
Full-time | Level 4 | €828.11 | €1,098.50 |
Level 5 if entails additional expenditure of at least €339.84 per month | €1,016.15 | €1,362.44 | |
Level 6 if your child's condition imposes, in addition, permanent constraints on supervision and care at your expense | €1,439.94 | €1,947.51 |
Your child's disability forces you to reduce or stop working
Working time completed or termination | Your child's level of disability | Basic AEEH + AEEH Supplement | Basic AEEH + AEEH Supplement + Single Parent Specific Surcharge |
|---|---|---|---|
Your child's disability does not allow you to work at more than 80% | Level 2 | €460.14 | €521.81 |
Level 3 if entails additional expenditure of at least €279.88 | €588.22 | €673.61 | |
Level 4 if entails additional expenditure of at least €519.77 per month. | €828.11 | €1,098.50 | |
Your child's disability does not allow you to work at more than 50% | Level 3 | €588.22 | €673.61 |
Level 4 if entails additional expenditure of at least €391.69 per month. | €828.11 | €1,098.50 | |
You can't work because of your child's disability | Level 4 | €828.11 | €1,098.50 |
Level 5 if entails additional expenditure of at least €339.84 | €1,016.15 | €1,362.44 | |
Level 6 if also entails permanent monitoring and care constraints at your expense | €1,439.94 | €1,947.51 |
Your child's disability involves a certain monthly cost (without hiring a third person or reducing or stopping work)
Your child's level of disability | Basic AEEH + AEEH Supplement |
|---|---|
Level 1 if the nature or severity of your child's disability results in expenses of at least €265.65 per month | €265.65 |
Level 2 if your child's disability results in expenses of at least €460.14 per month | €460.14 |
Level 3 if your child's disability results in expenses of at least €588.22 per month | €588.22 |
Level 4 if your child's disability results in expenses of at least €828.11per month | €828.11 |
The duration of the award of the AEEH and its supplements depends on disability rate of your child.
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80% or more
Stable or worsened health
The AEEH is assigned without limitation of duration up to 20 years of your child or until the switch to Disabled Adult Allowance (DAA). Indeed, from the age of 20, your child can benefit from the AAH if he or she meets the required conditions.
Improved health status
The AEEH shall be granted for a period of 3 to 5 years.
Rates between 50% and 80%
The AEEH shall be granted for a period of 2 to 5 years.
The AEEH and its supplements are paid to you every month.
AEEH and its supplements shall be reviewed as far as possible every 2 years when the CDAPH has decided on specific measures of education and care for your child.
Yes, you can choose to accumulate:
- the AEEH in full aid for disability compensation (PCH)
- or the AEEH with the AEEH supplement and PCH assistance for the costs incurred for the fitting-out of your dwelling or vehicle, or additional transport costs.
To help you choose, the CDAPH introduces you to the different scenarios and offers you a numerical comparison of the different services. These items are sent to you by registered letter with notice of receipt.
The AEEH shall continue to be paid on 3 months after the death of your child.
Who can help me?
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