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Art. 3 Act on Public Social Assistance (Sozialhilfegesetz, SHG) - Local Jurisdiction
Section 2: Organization of Social Assistance
Art. 3 Social Assistance Act, SHG - Local Jurisdiction · Local Jurisdiction
1. The provision of social assistance to individuals residing in the canton is the responsibility of the municipality where the person in need has their support domicile.
2. The provision of social assistance is the responsibility of the municipality of residence if no domicile exists or if a person outside their domicile municipality requires immediate assistance.
3. The support domicile and residence of individuals in need are determined according to the provisions of federal law.
4. The support of persons with citizenship in the canton and a municipality in Appenzell Ausserrhoden is governed intracanatonally in accordance with the provisions of federal law by analogy. There is no obligation for the home municipality to compensate within the canton.
Court Decisions Applying This Provision (30)
200 2022 316 · be (Art. 3 Abs. 2 lit. b ZUG)
Municipality v. IV Office: Offsetting of Social Assistance and Mandatory Insurance Premiums Against Retroactive Invalidity Payment
Cited in the reasoning to discuss whether mandatory insurance contributions qualify as support payments.
AGVE.2013.48 · ag (Art. 3 Abs. 2 lit. a ZUG)
Intercantonal Agreement on Social Institutions: Service Fee vs. Social Assistance
Legt fest, dass die Leistungsabgeltung Subventionscharakter hat und daher nicht unter das ZUG fällt.
VB.2008.00061 · zh (Art. 3 ZUG)
Intercantonal Reimbursement of Social Assistance Costs for Work Project Participation
Cited as a relevant legal basis within the framework of the appeal decision.
PVG 2024 6 · gr (Art. 3 Abs. 1 ZUG)
Intercantonal Child Protection: Determination of Support Residence for Cost Allocation
The court confirms that the costs for maintenance/foster care, when not covered by parents, qualify as support (Unterstützung) under this provision, thus invoking the jurisdiction rules of the ZUG.
VB.2021.00735 · zh (Art. 3 Abs. II lit. a ZUG)
Cost Reimbursement Dispute: Social Assistance for Minor in Care
Used to determine that the daily rates for the juvenile home qualify as subsidies and thus cannot be subject to cost reimbursement between cantons.
U 2023 74 · gr (Art. 3 Abs. 1 ZUG)
Intercantonal Welfare Support Domicile Dispute
The costs of the care measures qualify as 'support' under this article because they address the appellant's need for subsistence following parental default.
42.2020.15 · ti (Art. 3 cpv. 2 lett. a della Legge federale sull’assistenza (LAS))
Social Assistance Reimbursement Following Pension Withdrawal
Cited to support the principle that supplementary benefits (PC) do not form part of social assistance benefits.
100 2018 377 · be (Art. 3 ZUG)
Zurich v. Bern: Cantonal Reimbursement for Social Assistance Costs of Incarcerated Individual
The outcome regarding the CHF 4'909.20 for health insurance premiums was determined based on the interpretation and application of this article regarding what constitutes 'support' for cost reimbursement purposes.
PVG 2018 5 · gr (Art. 3 Abs. 2 lit. b ZUG)
Cantonal Responsibility for Inmate Health Insurance Premium Shortfalls
Cited in the reasoning (E.4 and E.5) to state that health insurance premiums are not part of social assistance, although the actual order only confirms the rejection of the claim based on KVG/KVV.
42.2018.18 · ti (Art. 3 cpv. 2 lett. a LAS)
Social Assistance Reimbursement Due to Lump-Sum Occupational Benefit Capital
Cited in the reasoning to exclude complementary benefits (PC) from the definition of social assistance benefits.
VB.2018.00260 · zh (Art. 3 Abs. II ZUG)
Social Assistance Repayment and Undisclosed Assets Ruling
This provision was likely used in the context of calculating the amount to be repaid, as it relates to income/assets.
VB.2018.00002 · zh (Art. 3 Abs. II lit. b ZUG)
Recovery of Social Assistance and Welfare Agency Reimbursement
Cited in relation to the payment of IV-pension arrears, but not explicitly used in the dispositive orders.
VB.2018.00003 · zh (Art. 3 Abs. II lit. b ZUG)
Social Assistance Reimbursement from Disability Insurance Back-Payments for Adult Child Benefits
Cited in the context of the assessment of the justification for the reimbursement.
VB.2017.00021 · zh (Art. 3 ZUG)
Custodial Income Allocation and Social Assistance Subsidiarity
Cited as a legal norm in the case context, although its specific application is not detailed in the final orders regarding costs or grounds for decision.
VB.2015.00294 · zh (Art. 3 Abs. I ZUG)
Reimbursement of Care Fees for Placed Minors
This article is cited to qualify the 'Versorgertaxen' as support within the meaning of the law, which is a prerequisite for cost recovery.