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Seizure of wages: the 2026 scale

Publié le 10 février 2026 - Public Service / (Prime Minister)

The seizure of remuneration, or seizure of wages, allows a creditor to recover sums due through the intermediary of the employer. The employee may withhold the seizable portion of the employee's salary. As a result, the employee receives only part of his salary. Discover the 2026 schedule for calculating the seizable amount.

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The attachment of wages allows a creditor of an employee to obtain payment of his debt. Within a certain limit, part of the employee's remuneration may be withheld and paid to the creditor. The decree revising the salary seizure scale for 2026 was published on December 26, 2025.

Only a fraction of the seizable income can be withheld by the employer. The seizable fraction is calculated on the amount of annual net remuneration (excluding reimbursement of expenses and dependency allowances) for the 12 months preceding notification of seizure.

2026 schedule of seizable amount

The seizable portion is defined according to a scale by installments of monthly seizable resources (for a debtor living alone).

Tableau - 2026 maximum amount of seizure per tranche

Total Monthly Seizable Resources

Seizable portion

Maximum Entry Amount

Band 1: up to €373.33

1/20e

€18.67

Tranche 2: between €373.33 and €727.50

1/10e

€54.08

Tranche 3: between €727.50 and €1,083.33

1/5e

€125.25

Tranche 4: between €1 083.33 and €1 435.83

1/4

€213.38

Tranche 5: between €1 435.83 and €1 789.17

1/3

€331.15

Tranche 6: between €1 789.17 and €2 150.83

2/3

€572.26

Tranche 7: more than €2 150.83

100%

€572.26 (and 100% of income exceeding €2,150.83)

For each person dependent on the debtor, the amount of the installment shall be increased by €145 (upon presentation of supporting documents).

Example :

You live alone with 1 dependent child and you are in the 1 bracket. The monthly income limit is €373.33 plus €145, or €518.33. 1/20e of this sum may be seized, i.e. €25.92.

FYI  

When your account is seized, an amount must be left in your account to allow you to pay your current expenses: food, water, electricity, etc. elusive bank balance (SBI). This amount is automatically left in your account by your bank. It is equal to the amount of the active solidarity income (RSA), regardless of your family composition, or €651.69.

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