The Allowance for Adults with Disabilities (AAH)

The Allowance for Adults with Disabilities (AAH), created in 1975, is intended to ensure a minimum of resources for persons with disabilities who do not have income from work. Financed entirely by the State, this social minimum, with a basic monthly amount of EUR 900, is received by more than 1.1 million people, at a cost of EUR 9.7 billion in 2018. The number of AAH allocators reported to the population has increased very rapidly over the past ten years. Its share in the state budget is also growing at a steady pace: it rose from 2.8 % in 2007 to 4.5 % in 2017, an annual increase of EUR 400 million on average. These two developments led the Court to examine the mechanisms for awarding and renewing this benefit. By definition, this analysis does not cover the whole disability policy, nor can it reflect the personal difficulties experienced and experienced by persons with disabilities and their families.