Aid for contributors in difficulty (ACED)

It is intended to cover the payment of all or part of the personal social contributions and contributions due to the Urssaf. This aid guarantees entitlement to benefits in connection with these contributions and allows the activity to continue.

To benefit from ACED, the head of company must meet the following criteria:

• Be affiliated as a freelancer for more than a year
• Have made payments of personal social contributions and contributions

The head of company must fill out the following form:

Assistance form for contributors in difficulty (ACED)

After checking all the administrative criteria and supporting documents, the application is submitted to the Health and Social Action Commission of the CPSTI of the place of professional activity which decides on the allocation or rejection of the aid according to each situation. The Head of company shall be informed in writing of the decision taken.

Exceptional Financial Assistance (TFA)

It can be granted when a serious and unforeseen event strongly impacts the continuation of economic activity.

The difficulties encountered may be as follows:

• Occurrence of a one-off external event: fire, accident, road works near the activity, etc.
• Company’s occasional economic difficulties: loss of market, failure of a partner, default of payment of a large customer, etc.
• Support for formalities of 1^re delisting

In order to qualify for this aid, the entrepreneur must fulfill the following criteria:

• Be affiliated as a freelancer for more than a year
• Have made payments of contributions and personal social contributions
• Exercising self-employment as a main activity

The head of company must fill out the following form:

Exceptional Financial Assistance Form (TFA)

After checking all the administrative criteria and supporting documents, the application is submitted to the Health and Social Action Commission of the CPSTI of the place of professional activity which decides on the allocation or rejection of the aid according to each situation. The Member shall be informed in writing of the decision taken.

Retirement coaching (ADR)

This assistance may be requested by future retired artisans and merchants with low incomes and who are in difficulty to pay their last contributions and personal social contributions.

The head of company must fill out the following form:

Request for Retirement Assistance (RTA)

The health and social action commission of the CPSTI is examining the file. It shall inform the entrepreneur of the decision and of the amount of any aid granted.

Emergency assistance CPSTI

This assistance is granted to active self-employed workers who are victims of disasters (e.g. fires, floods) or bad weather (storm). It is requested to meet the most urgent needs of all those who carry out their activities on the a geographical area impacted by this type of event.

In order to qualify for this aid, the entrepreneur must fulfill the following criteria:

• Contribute as a principal self-employed person
• Do not combine employment and retirement

The head of company must fill out the following form:

Emergency Assistance Form

After checking all the administrative criteria and supporting documents, the application is submitted to the Health and Social Action Commission of the CPSTI of the place of professional activity which decides on the allocation or rejection of the aid according to each situation. The applicant shall be informed in writing of the decision taken.

Relief assistance for the self-employed

In order to reduce the professional impact of caring for a loved one, the self-employed may request a respite aid, to accompany a relative in a situation of long-term illness, illness, disability, accident or aging.

In order to qualify for this aid, the entrepreneur must fulfill the following criteria:

• Be active as a self-employed person or as a joint worker, craftsman or tradesman (activity carried out primarily in the event of multiple activities)
• Being a caregiver of a parent

The applicant must complete the following form by checking the box « Relief assistance for the active self-employed worker »:

Specific support form for self-employed workers (health and social action)

After checking all the administrative criteria and supporting documents, the application is submitted to the Health and Social Action Commission of the CPSTI of the place of habitual residence, for decision. A notification shall be sent as soon as a decision has been taken by the SCTSI.

Support for support in maintaining activity (AMA)

In order to benefit from WADA, the Head of company must meet the following criteria:

• To be self-employed active worker or delisted for less than 18 months
• Being on a work stoppage
• Being in a state of health risk of jeopardizing the continuation of the activity

The applicant must fill in the following form and tick the box « Support for maintaining the activity »:

Specific support form for self-employed workers (health and social action)

After checking all the administrative criteria and supporting documents, the application is submitted to the Health and Social Action Commission of the CPSTI of the place of habitual residence, for decision. A notification shall be sent as soon as a decision has been taken by the SCTSI.

Exceptional financial assistance (AFE) for the disabled

Special attention shall be paid to disabled self-employed workers in any of the following situations:

• Sick self-employed worker pursuing an activity with a significant drop in income
• Independent head of company in difficulty with young children
• Victim of a life accident, a disability, an illness that is debilitating for herself or her close family environment.

In order to qualify for this aid, the entrepreneur must fulfill the following criteria:

• Be active
• Be disabled as a self-employed person
• Have made payments of contributions and personal social contributions since his installation

The applicant must complete the following form by checking the box "Exceptional financial assistance for disabled persons":

Specific support form for self-employed workers (health and social action)

After checking all the administrative criteria and supporting documents, the application is submitted to the Health and Social Action Commission of the CPSTI of the place of habitual residence, for decision. A notification shall be sent as soon as a decision has been taken by the SCTSI.