Rolling armchairs will be fully supported by Social Security from December 1, 2025.
- Rolling armchairs will be fully reimbursed from December 1, 2025.
- The list of armchairs concerned will be published on February 7, 2025.
- For “more specific” armchairs, like those used in the disabled, it will be necessary to have a prior agreement with Social Security to benefit from full management.
The announcement, long awaited by people with disabilities and their families, was made through a video published on the Tiktok account of the President of the Republic this February 6, 2025. The full reimbursement of the wheelchairs by the Social Security will be effective from December 1st.
The complete list of reimbursed armchairs published on February 7
“As of tomorrow, the list of all the armchairs that will be taken care of will be released on Legifrance”explains Emmanuel Macron in his video published this Thursday, ensuring that the latter is “Very wide”. The equipment on the list will be reimbursed 100 % from December 1, 2025. The text which allows to deploy this system, was adopted unanimously by the National Assembly last December. Months of negotiations on prices supervision took place beforehand between social security, wheelchairs manufacturers and distributors.
Until now, financing these equipment could be a real headache for people with reduced mobility. Indeed, a manual can cost up to 10,000 euros, an electric up to 50,000 euros while reimbursements for health insurance are respectively 600 euros and 5,200 euros maximum. According to associations, the rest at the expense for people was on average 5,500 euros.
@emmanuelmacron Yes, your wheelchairs are too little reimbursed. We change that. @Arthur Baucheron @Charlotte ♬ His original – Emmanuel Macron
Refund of armchairs: better support para-athletes and specific situations
“For more specific armchairs depending on the nature of disability” Or “For para-athletes and young people wishing to play sports”full care will also be possible ensures the President of the Republic. One condition, however: having a prior social security agreement on the advice of a doctor.
These requests should be processed in “A maximum of two months”. “We will reduce the deadlines and allow us to better accompany our para-athletes and the somewhat special situations”, Assures the head of state at the end of his video.
This announcement was well received by associations. The federation cerebral paralysis France “Has the culmination of a long -awaited and beneficial reform for people with disabilities and families” and who “Put an end to a real” obstacle course “to ensure the financing of equipment and technical aid absolutely essential to the quality of life, the inclusion and the social participation of the people”. However, she adds that she will remain very vigilant so that “This holds all its promises both in terms of calendar and ambition”.
