Subject and court · First instance · France
Social welfare at the Tribunal administratif de Lyon
In 2025, the Tribunal administratif de Lyon issued 559 decisions on social welfare (17% more than in 2024), that is 4% of its caseload. 81% of the decisions with a stated outcome are dismissals, against 73% for all administrative tribunals. The median time is 15 months, against 18 months for all administrative tribunals.
- Decisions in 2025559+17% over one year
- Share of caseload4%the same as for all administrative tribunals
- Dismissal rate81%against 73% for all administrative tribunals
- Median time15 monthsagainst 18 months for all administrative tribunals
Activity year by year
On social welfare, the number of decisions of the Tribunal administratif de Lyon rose every year, from 318 in 2023 to 559 in 2025. That is an increase of 76%, against an increase of 2% for all administrative tribunals.
The dismissal rate is 81% in 2025, against 74% in 2023; the median time is 15 months in 2025, against 12 months in 2023.
| Year | Decisions | Change | Share of caseload | Dismissal rate | Median time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 318 | – | 4% | 74% | 12 months |
| 2024 | 479 | +51% | 4% | 79% | 12 months |
| 2025 | 559 | +17% | 4% | 81% | 15 months |
Series start in 2023, the first full year in which the decisions of the Tribunal administratif de Lyon were published. TA Lyon stands for Tribunal administratif de Lyon. Share of caseload: share of the subject among all the decisions of the court, computed from 200 decisions a year. Rate and time not computed below 200 decisions in the year.
See also Tribunal administratif de Lyon: all subjects Social welfare in France
Time to judgment
In 2025, the median time from filing to judgment is 15 months for cases on social welfare decided at the Tribunal administratif de Lyon: a quarter are decided in less than 15 months, a quarter wait more than 17 months. This median was 12 months in 2024.
The median time of the Tribunal administratif de Lyon (15 months) is shorter than that of all administrative tribunals (18 months). All subjects together, the median time of the Tribunal administratif de Lyon is 6 months; on this subject it is 9 months longer.
The median time is calculated on 226 judgments and rulings; 333 other decisions of the year are orders, which count in the volumes but not in the times.
- A quarter of cases decided inless than 15 monthsfirst quartile
- Median time15 monthsagainst 18 months for all administrative tribunals
- A quarter of cases wait more than17 monthsthird quartile
- Decisions counted226out of 559 decisions in 2025
| Duration | TA Lyon | Administrative tribunals |
|---|---|---|
| < 3 months | 7% | 7% |
| 3-6 months | 0.4% | 3% |
| 6-12 months | 4% | 16% |
| 1-2 years | 77% | 44% |
| 2-3 years | 11% | 22% |
| > 3 years | 1% | 7% |
Judgments and rulings only, excluding orders; time counted from the filing of the application to the decision. Not computed below 200 decisions in the year.
See also Tribunal administratif de Lyon: all subjects Social welfare in France
Outcome of the cases
Among the 556 decisions of 2025 on social welfare with a stated outcome, 81% are dismissals, 15% annul the contested act or grant the claim, and 3% are withdrawals or “no need to rule” decisions, which end the case without a ruling on the merits. On this subject, for all administrative tribunals, these shares are 73%, 17% and 4%. 3 other decisions of the year (interim rulings, outcome not stated or classified apart) are left out of the calculation.
The dismissal rate of the Tribunal administratif de Lyon is 8 points higher than that of the same subject for all administrative tribunals. Compared with 2024, the dismissal rate on this subject is up 2 points.
- TA Lyon
- Administrative tribunals
- Dismissed
- Annulled or granted
- No need to rule
- Withdrawn
- Referred or transferred
- Other outcomes
| Outcome | Decisions 2025 | Share | Share: Administrative tribunals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dismissed | 450 | 81% | 73% |
| Annulled or granted | 85 | 15% | 17% |
| No need to rule | 10 | 2% | 3% |
| Withdrawn | 7 | 1% | 2% |
| Referred or transferred | 4 | 1% | 6% |
Decisions with a stated and classified outcome, excluding interim decisions (expert report, investigation).
See also Tribunal administratif de Lyon: all subjects Social welfare in France
Same subject in the jurisdiction
In the jurisdiction of the Cour administrative d'appel de Lyon, the 4 administrative tribunals issued 1,411 decisions on social welfare in 2025 between them; the Tribunal administratif de Lyon issued 559, that is 40%.
On social welfare, the Tribunal administratif de Lyon issued 559 of the 10,258 decisions of all administrative tribunals, or 5%. The share of this subject in the caseload ranges from 4% for the Tribunal administratif de Lyon and the administrative tribunal of Grenoble to 7% for the administrative tribunal of Dijon. Among the 3 courts that issued at least 200 decisions on this subject, the dismissal rate ranges from 54% for the administrative tribunal of Grenoble to 81% for the Tribunal administratif de Lyon. The median time ranges from 15 months for the Tribunal administratif de Lyon to 23 months for the administrative tribunal of Grenoble.
| Court | Decisions 2025 | Share of caseload | Dismissal rate | Median time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tribunal administratif de Lyon | 559 | 4% | 81% | 15 months |
| Tribunal administratif de Grenoble | 403 | 4% | 54% | 23 months |
| Tribunal administratif de Dijon | 285 | 7% | 64% | – |
| Tribunal administratif de Clermont-Ferrand | 164 | 6% | – | – |
Share of caseload: share of the subject among all the decisions of the court. Dismissal rate not computed below 200 decisions on the subject; median time: judgments and rulings only, excluding orders, not computed below 200 judgments.
See also On appeal: Cour administrative d'appel de Lyon Social welfare in France Tribunal administratif de Lyon: all subjects
The other subjects of the court
With 559 decisions, or 4% of the total of the Tribunal administratif de Lyon, this subject comes behind housing (720) and ahead of civil service (453).
| Subject | Decisions 2025 | Share of caseload | Dismissal rate | Median time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Immigration | 5,279 | 41% | 59% | 3 months |
| Housing | 720 | 6% | 35% | 4 months |
| Social welfare | 559 | 4% | 81% | 15 months |
| Civil service | 453 | 4% | 69% | 20 months |
| Tax | 383 | 3% | 69% | 21 months |
| Planning and building permits | 345 | 3% | 63% | 20 months |
| Driving licences | 219 | 2% | 76% | – |
| Local authorities and public property | 207 | 2% | 46% | – |
| Education | 166 | 1% | – | – |
| Employment law | 153 | 1% | – | – |
| Public health | 110 | 1% | – | – |
| Policing | 105 | 1% | – | – |
| Public procurement | 86 | 1% | – | – |
| Environment and agriculture | 77 | 1% | – | – |
| Elections | 6 | 0.05% | – | – |
| Other subjects | 3,942 | 31% | 54% | 7 months |
Subject determined from the legal texts cited in each decision; “other subjects” groups decisions without a characteristic text. Detailed pages exist from 50 decisions on the subject.
See also Tribunal administratif de Lyon: all subjects France
Understanding these figures
What these figures count
Of the 12,810 decisions of the Tribunal administratif de Lyon in 2025, 559 fall under social welfare (4%), based on the legal texts they cite; 3,942 (31%) fall under no identified subject and appear under “Other subjects”.
Frequently asked questions
How many decisions on social welfare did the Tribunal administratif de Lyon issue in 2025?
The Tribunal administratif de Lyon issued 559 decisions on social welfare in 2025 (17% more than in 2024), that is 4% of its 12,810 decisions. Since 2023 the total is 1,356 decisions.
What is the median time to judgment on social welfare at the Tribunal administratif de Lyon?
In 2025, the median time from filing to decision is 15 months for cases on social welfare: a quarter are decided in less than 15 months, a quarter wait more than 17 months. On this subject it is 18 months for all administrative tribunals.
What share of the decisions on social welfare at the Tribunal administratif de Lyon are dismissals?
In 2025, 81% of the decisions on social welfare of the Tribunal administratif de Lyon with a stated outcome were dismissals, against 73% for all administrative tribunals. The calculation covers 556 of the 559 decisions of the year.
How many decisions on social welfare did the other tribunals of the jurisdiction issue?
In 2025, the administrative tribunals of Grenoble, Dijon and Clermont-Ferrand issued 403, 285 and 164 respectively.