A child suffering from a disability making him or her unable to earn a living may, subject to certain conditions, and without age limit, receive a child’s pension after the member’s death.
To receive this, the child or their guardian must submit with the pension application:
- Either the disability card or Inclusion Mobility Card (CMI) or a notification from the CDAPH (Commission for Rights and Independence of Disabled Persons (formerly COTOREP)),
- Or a document or an attestation relative to the award of a disability pension or a workplace accident or occupational disease benefit issued by French Social Security,
the document submitted must state the date of onset of the disability. If it does not do so, an additional document mentioning that date must be sent to the CRPN.
- And a medical certificate(1) specifying that the child suffers from a permanent disability making them unable to earn a living.
To maintain payment of the pension, each year:
- For the 5 years after the entitlement takes effect, a medical certificate(1) specifying that the child suffers from a permanent disability making them unable to earn a living,
- After 5 years, a sworn declaration of the person concerned or their guardian or legal representative attesting to the impossibility for the person concerned to earn a living.
We advise you to inform us of your child’s disability as soon as possible so the information is in our possession when the beneficiary entitlements are set up.
(1) The medical certificate mentioned in the above cases is not required for children who can evidence receiving benefits without limitation of duration and who present a disability rate of at least 80% (AAH (disabled adult allowance), ACTP (third party assistance benefit), CMI (mention “disability”)).