Is the disability pension subject to seizure?

Verified 01 April 2026 - Public Service / Directorate of Legal and Administrative Information (Prime Minister)

Yes, the general scheme disability pension (CPAM) and the agricultural scheme disability insurance (MSA) are graspable.

However, it does exist certain limits and the situation varies according to the category of invalidity.

Tableau - Disability category according to the applicant's situation

Category

Situation

1re category

Employees who are able to engage in a paid activity but whose capacity to work or earn is reduced by at least 2/3 (66%)

2e category

Employees absolutely unable to practice any profession

3e category

Employees absolutely incapable of exercising a profession, and, in addition, in the obligation to have recourse to the assistance of a third person to carry out the ordinary acts of life

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1st or 2nd category

General case

The invalidity pension paid by your social security scheme (CPAM: titleContent, MSA: titleContent,...) is graspable under the same conditions as salary (scalable scale according to the amount of the pension, elusive bank balance,...).

Seizure cannot reduce your pension to less than €1,014.93 by quarter.

FYI  

The Third-party markup (TPM) is elusive.

In case of hospitalization

For the payment of hospitalization costs, the invalidity pension may be seized up to 90% the amount of the pension, for the benefit of the hospital and the CPAM: titleContent.

Seizure cannot reduce your pension to less than €1,014.93 by quarter.

3rd category

General case

The invalidity pension paid by your social security scheme (CPAM: titleContent, MSA: titleContent,...) is seizable under the same conditions as salary (scalable scale according to the amount of the pension, elusive bank balance,...).

Seizure cannot reduce your pension to less than €4,910.26 by quarter.

FYI  

The Third-party markup (TPM) is elusive.

In case of hospitalization

For the payment of hospitalization costs, the invalidity pension may be seized up to 90% the amount of the pension, for the benefit of the hospital and the CPAM: titleContent.

Seizure cannot reduce your pension to less than €4,910.26 by quarter.

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