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Social welfare at the Tribunal administratif de Melun

In 2025, the Tribunal administratif de Melun issued 455 decisions on social welfare (10% fewer than in 2024), that is 3% of its caseload. 52% of the decisions with a stated outcome are dismissals, against 73% for all administrative tribunals. The median time is 19 months, against 18 months for all administrative tribunals.

Activity year by year

On social welfare, the number of decisions of the Tribunal administratif de Melun went from 356 in 2023 to 455 in 2025, with a maximum of 506 in 2024. That is an increase of 28%, against an increase of 2% for all administrative tribunals.

The dismissal rate is 52% in 2025, against 65% in 2023; the median time is 19 months in 2025, against 21 months in 2023.

TA Melun: decisions on social welfare per year2023 : Decisions 356 ; 2024 : Decisions 506 ; 2025 : Decisions 4550200400600Decisions 2023 : 3562023Decisions 2024 : 5062024Decisions 2025 : 4552025
TA Melun: decisions on social welfare per year
YearDecisionsChangeShare of caseloadDismissal rateMedian time
2023356–3%65%21 months
2024506+42%4%59%24 months
2025455−10%3%52%19 months

Series start in 2023, the first full year in which the decisions of the Tribunal administratif de Melun were published. TA Melun stands for Tribunal administratif de Melun. 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 Melun: all subjects Social welfare in France

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Time to judgment

In 2025, the median time from filing to judgment is 19 months for cases on social welfare decided at the Tribunal administratif de Melun: a quarter are decided in less than 6 months, a quarter wait more than 27 months. This median was 24 months in 2024.

The median time of the Tribunal administratif de Melun (19 months) is longer than that of all administrative tribunals (18 months). All subjects together, the median time of the Tribunal administratif de Melun is 10 months; on this subject it is 9 months longer.

The median time is calculated on 248 judgments and rulings; 207 other decisions of the year are orders, which count in the volumes but not in the times.

  • A quarter of cases decided inless than 6 monthsfirst quartile
  • Median time19 monthsagainst 18 months for all administrative tribunals
  • A quarter of cases wait more than27 monthsthird quartile
  • Decisions counted248out of 455 decisions in 2025
Time from filing to decision, TA Melun, 2025< 3 months : 19% ; 3-6 months : 8% ; 6-12 months : 6% ; 1-2 years : 38% ; 2-3 years : 19% ; > 3 years : 10%19%< 3 months8%3-6 months6%6-12 months38%1-2 years19%2-3 years10%> 3 years
Decisions by duration in 2025
DurationTA MelunAdministrative tribunals
< 3 months19%7%
3-6 months8%3%
6-12 months6%16%
1-2 years38%44%
2-3 years19%22%
> 3 years10%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 Melun: all subjects Social welfare in France

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Outcome of the cases

Among the 429 decisions of 2025 on social welfare with a stated outcome, 52% are dismissals, 22% annul the contested act or grant the claim, and 6% 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%. 26 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 Melun is 21 points lower than that of the same subject for all administrative tribunals. Compared with 2024, the dismissal rate on this subject is down 7 points.

Outcomes on social welfare in 2025
  • TA Melun
  • Administrative tribunals
  • Dismissed
  • Annulled or granted
  • No need to rule
  • Withdrawn
  • Referred or transferred
  • Other outcomes
Outcomes on social welfare in 2025
OutcomeDecisions 2025ShareShare: Administrative tribunals
Dismissed22552%73%
Annulled or granted9322%17%
No need to rule184%3%
Withdrawn61%2%
Referred or transferred8720%6%

Decisions with a stated and classified outcome, excluding interim decisions (expert report, investigation).

See also Tribunal administratif de Melun: all subjects Social welfare in France

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Same subject in the jurisdiction

In the jurisdiction of the Cour administrative d'appel de Paris, the 4 administrative tribunals issued 1,634 decisions on social welfare in 2025 between them; the Tribunal administratif de Melun issued 455, that is 28%.

On social welfare, the Tribunal administratif de Melun issued 455 of the 10,258 decisions of all administrative tribunals, or 4%. The share of this subject in the caseload ranges from 0.2% for the administrative tribunal of Polynésie française to 4% for the administrative tribunal of Montreuil; it is 3% for the Tribunal administratif de Melun. Among the 3 courts that issued at least 200 decisions on this subject, the dismissal rate ranges from 51% for the administrative tribunal of Montreuil to 59% for the administrative tribunal of Paris. The median time ranges from 9 months for the administrative tribunal of Paris to 22 months for the administrative tribunal of Montreuil.

Decisions on social welfare in 2025
Tribunals of the jurisdiction: Social welfare
CourtDecisions 2025Share of caseloadDismissal rateMedian time
Tribunal administratif de Paris6432%59%9 months
Tribunal administratif de Montreuil5354%51%22 months
Tribunal administratif de Melun4553%52%19 months
Tribunal administratif de la Polynésie française10.2%––

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 Paris Social welfare in France Tribunal administratif de Melun: all subjects

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The other subjects of the court

With 455 decisions, or 3% of the total of the Tribunal administratif de Melun, this subject comes behind housing (654) and ahead of tax (415).

Decisions of the Tribunal administratif de Melun by subject in 2025
Decisions of the Tribunal administratif de Melun by subject in 2025
SubjectDecisions 2025Share of caseloadDismissal rateMedian time
Immigration6,41648%58%6 months
Housing6545%32%14 months
Social welfare4553%52%19 months
Tax4153%79%39 months
Civil service3433%69%33 months
Driving licences3433%71%21 months
Planning and building permits2032%63%–
Education1821%––
Local authorities and public property1511%––
Employment law1471%––
Public health881%––
Policing791%––
Environment and agriculture250.2%––
Public procurement230.2%––
Elections110.1%––
Other subjects3,80129%41%13 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.

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Understanding these figures

What these figures count

Of the 13,336 decisions of the Tribunal administratif de Melun in 2025, 455 fall under social welfare (3%), based on the legal texts they cite; 3,801 (29%) fall under no identified subject and appear under “Other subjects”.

Frequently asked questions

How many decisions on social welfare did the Tribunal administratif de Melun issue in 2025?

The Tribunal administratif de Melun issued 455 decisions on social welfare in 2025 (10% fewer than in 2024), that is 3% of its 13,336 decisions. Since 2023 the total is 1,317 decisions.

What is the median time to judgment on social welfare at the Tribunal administratif de Melun?

In 2025, the median time from filing to decision is 19 months for cases on social welfare: a quarter are decided in less than 6 months, a quarter wait more than 27 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 Melun are dismissals?

In 2025, 52% of the decisions on social welfare of the Tribunal administratif de Melun with a stated outcome were dismissals, against 73% for all administrative tribunals. The calculation covers 429 of the 455 decisions of the year.

How many decisions on social welfare did the other tribunals of the jurisdiction issue?

In 2025, the administrative tribunals of Paris, Montreuil and Polynésie française issued 643, 535 and 1 respectively.