The proportion of resources required for the household’s day-to-day expenses may not be less, for the household in question, than the flat-rate amount mentioned in article L. 262-2 du code de l’action sociale et des familles. It includes the cost of accommodation, electricity, gas, heating, water, food and schooling, childcare and business travel, as well as healthcare costs. The conditions under which these expenses are taken into account and assessed by the rules of procedure of each commission are specified by regulation.
With a view to preventing the sale of the main residence, the amount of repayments may, with the agreement of the debtor and within reasonable limits, exceed the sum calculated by reference to the percentage of salary that may be seized as set out in the provisions of articles L. 3252-2 and L. 3252-3 of the French labour code.