Aid increaseEndedSocial benefitsNational

Legal aid: higher income ceilings and unit value set at €26.50

Article 42 of the Finance Act for 2016 amended the Legal Aid Act of 10 July 1991: the reference income ceilings were set at €1,000 for full legal aid and €1,500 for partial aid, revised each year according to prices; the reference unit value used to pay lawyers was set at €26.50 excluding VAT for admissions granted from 1 January 2016. The article also created a fee for lawyers assisting a beneficiary in mediation and increased several revenues earmarked for legal aid.

Measure originators

InitiatorGVT
Christian Eckert
Gouvernement
InitiatorGVT
Michel Sapin
Gouvernement
Amount
26.5 €
Impact on public finances

No official estimate found for this measure.

Effective date
1 January 2016

Measure impact

More low-income litigants become eligible for legal aid, and lawyers acting under it are better paid. Recipients of the RSA and the ASPA no longer need to prove their resources.

Official references

Law number: Loi n° 2015-1785 du 29 décembre 2015 (LF 2016), art. 42
Official Journal: JORF du 30 décembre 2015

Procedure timeline

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4 / 4 steps
Completed
1 January 2016

Administrative implementation

Application

Entrée en vigueur de la mesure et mise en œuvre par l'administration

Unité de valeur de 26,50 € applicable aux missions dont l'admission à l'aide juridictionnelle est prononcée à compter du 1er janvier 2016.
Completed
29 December 2015

Possible referral to Constitutional Council

Constitutional review

Décision de conformité / censure partielle

Décision du Conseil constitutionnel n° 2015-725 DC du 29 décembre 2015 sur la loi de finances pour 2016.
Completed
29 December 2015

President of the Republic signature

Promulgation

Publication au Journal officiel

Promulgation de la loi n° 2015-1785 de finances pour 2016, publiée au Journal officiel du 30 décembre 2015.
Completed
30 September 2015

Council of Ministers

Internal validation

Validation interne

Actors
Michel Sapin, Christian Eckert
Présentation du projet de loi de finances pour 2016 en Conseil des ministres et dépôt à l'Assemblée nationale (projet n° 3096).