Aid increaseIn effectSocial benefitsNational

Disability compensation benefit opened to psychological, cognitive and mental disabilities and to deafblindness

Decree No. 2022-570 of 19 April 2022 adds to the eligibility criteria for the disability compensation benefit (PCH), set out in Article D. 245-9 of the Social Action and Families Code, for deafblind people and for people living with an impairment of mental, psychological or cognitive functions or neurodevelopmental disorders. It also changes the criteria for the personal-assistance component of the PCH, in particular by taking into account a need for autonomy support. It takes effect on 1 January 2023.

Measure originators

InitiatorGVT

Sophie Cluzel

Gouvernement

Impact on public finances

No official estimate found for this measure.

Effective date

1 January 2023

Measure impact

Since 1 January 2023, the people concerned can have their needs assessed by the departmental disability centre and obtain the PCH, especially its personal-assistance component, funded by the departments with a contribution from the national solidarity fund for autonomy (CNSA).