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Disability compensation benefit (PCH)

Allowance paid to people with a disability to compensate for the consequences of their disability and fund the support they need (human assistance, technical aids, animal assistance).

Measure originators

InitiatorGVT

Bruno Le Maire

Gouvernement

Impact on public finances

Costs 3.3 bn €/yrtotal cost of the scheme · 2023 estimate · Local authorities

Source of the estimate: DREES - Panorama L'aide sociale aux personnes âgées ou handicapées, édition 2025, fiche 14 La PCH et l'ACTP (Official figure)

A positive amount is revenue or savings for public finances; a negative amount is a cost or lost revenue.

Effective date

1 January 2022

Measure impact

2025 income threshold: €30,398.54 per year (determines 100% or 80% coverage). Family carer maximum: €1,209.24 per month (€1,451.09 subject to conditions). Deafblindness allowance: €487.89 to €1,301.04.

Sources

Service Public - Prestation de compensation du handicap (PCH)Official

1 January 2025

Procedure timeline

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3 / 3 steps

Completed

17 February 2025

President of the Republic signature

Promulgation

Publication au Journal officiel

Loi modifiant Article L245-1 du Code de l'action sociale et des familles

Source

Completed

1 January 2022

Entry into force

Application

Immédiate ou à la date prévue

PCH effective January 1, 2022

Source

Completed

30 December 2021

Publication in Official Journal

Publication

Actors

Gouvernement

Publication of decree for PCH (Disability Compensation Benefit) 2022 rates

Source