Health & social action — Local authorities · Budget

Social action (excluding the autonomy allowance and the earned income supplement), health, shared social-action services (including the autonomy allowance and the earned income supplement): the 5th largest of the 9 areas of towns and their groupings in 2024.

20.0bn€

spent in 2024 (estimate)

11% of spending by towns and their groupings

What it pays for, in 2024

Social action (excluding the autonomy allowance and the earned income supplement)86%17.3bn€

Health7%1.4bn€

Shared social-action services (including the autonomy allowance and the earned income supplement)7%1.4bn€

Estimated amount: local authorities’ 2024 spending (Eurostat, government accounts 2024 ↗), split according to: Local finance observatory (OFGL), 2025 accounts ↗, Local finance observatory (OFGL), 2025 report ↗.