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Art. 28 Law on Public Social Assistance (Social Assistance Law, SAL) - Obligations
**Assistance Services of Individual Social Support - General Provisions**
Art. 28 Law on Public Social Assistance (Social Assistance Law, SAL) - Obligations · Obligations
1. Individuals who claim social assistance are required to provide the social service with necessary information regarding their personal and economic circumstances and to report any changes to these circumstances voluntarily and without delay.
2. They are obliged to
a) Follow the instructions of the social service,
b) Take the necessary measures themselves to avoid, remedy, or reduce the neediness,
c) Accept a reasonable job or participate in a suitable integration measure. A job is considered reasonable if it is appropriate to the age, health condition, personal circumstances, and abilities of the person in need.
Court Decisions Applying This Provision (39)
200 2024 714 · be (Art. 28 Abs. 1 SHG)
Municipality v. Social Assistance Recipients Repayment Terms Appeal
Cited in the reasoning to specify the duty of disclosure for social assistance recipients.
200 2025 207 · be (Art. 28 Abs. 2 lit. c SHG)
Refusal of Work Placement Justifies Cessation of Social Assistance
Cited as the legal basis for determining that the refusal to take up an employment offer constitutes a failure of self-help, justifying the decision regarding social assistance.
200 2024 177 · be (Art. 28 Abs. 1 SHG)
Municipality v. Social Assistance Recipients on Grounds of Undeclared Work and Lack of Cooperation
Cited in the reasoning regarding the concretization of the duty to cooperate for social assistance recipients, but not explicitly in the dispositive.
200 2024 177 · be (Art. 28 Abs. 1 SHG)
Municipality v. Social Assistance Recipients on Grounds of Undeclared Work and Lack of Cooperation
Cited in the reasoning regarding the specification of the duty to cooperate in social assistance law, but not explicitly in the dispositive.
200 2024 177 · be (Art. 28 Abs. 2 lit. b SHG)
Municipality v. Social Assistance Recipients on Grounds of Undeclared Work and Lack of Cooperation
Cited in the reasoning regarding the obligation of the assisted person to demand market-rate compensation for their labor, but not explicitly in the dispositive.
2024 GSI 1863 · be (Art. 28 Abs. 2 Bst. a und b SHG)
Refugee Sanction Upheld for Failure to Meet Job Application Quota
The court found that the appellant violated the duty to follow instructions and the duty to take necessary steps to avoid/reduce need, justifying the reduction in assistance.
200 2023 318 · be (Art. 27 Abs. 2 i.V.m. Art. 28 Abs. 2 lit. a SHG)
Social Assistance Termination for Refusal of Reasonable Temporary Employment
Cited as the legal basis obligating the appellant to accept the offered employment contract.
200 2023 318 · be (Art. 28 Abs. 2 lit. c SHG)
Social Assistance Termination for Refusal of Reasonable Temporary Employment
Cited to confirm that failure to accept reasonable work (as defined here) constitutes a failure of the prerequisites for assistance, justifying the cessation.
100 2021 91 · be (Art. 28 Abs. 1 SHG)
Social Assistance Recipient Denied Retroactive Travel Expense Reimbursement for Past Psychiatric Treatment
Cited in the reasoning regarding the applicant's duty to provide adequate information, relevant to the reasoning supporting the dismissal in Order 1.
100 2020 260 · be (Art. 28 Abs. 1 SHG)
Social Assistance Recipient Denied Integration Allowance for Insufficient Integration Efforts
Cited in the reasoning alongside Art. 20 para. 3 VRPG regarding the duty of parties to cooperate in fact-finding.
100 2019 342 · be (Art. 28 Abs. 1 SHG)
Couple v. Social Welfare Office (Moving Costs)
Cited in conjunction with Art. 20 Abs. 3 VRPG regarding the appellants' cooperation obligations, which they failed to meet.
2019 GEF 1572 · be (Art. 28 Abs. 2 Bst. c SHG)
Social Assistance Benefit Reduction for Failure to Participate in Integration Project
Cited as the primary legal obligation that the appellant violated by abandoning the integration measure.
2019 GEF 1397 · be (Art. 28 Abs. 2 Bst. a SHG)
Refugee Recipient's Appeal Against Reduction of Social Assistance Following Job Termination Over Task Refusal and Mistreatment Allegations
The court found that the appellant violated his duty under this article by losing his reasonable employment.
100 2019 241 · be (Art. 28 Abs. 1 SHG)
Refusal of Test Work Placement and Suspension of Social Assistance
Cited in the reasoning (E. 5.2) regarding the duty of the party to cooperate in establishing the facts.
100 2019 241 · be (Art. 28 Abs. 2 Bst. c SHG)
Refusal of Test Work Placement and Suspension of Social Assistance
Cited in the reasoning (E. 3.2) as the legal basis for denying social assistance where a person is capable of securing their own livelihood by accepting suitable work, which reinforces the dismissal of the appeal regarding the cessation of benefits.