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Art. 52 Public Social Assistance Act (Social Assistance Act, SHG) - Legal Protection

Individual Social Assistance Services - Procedure

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Art. 52 Public Social Assistance Act (Social Assistance Act, SHG) - Legal Protection · Legal Protection

1. Appeals against decisions of social services and public and private entities within the jurisdiction of the municipalities may be lodged with the Governor or the Deputy Governor. Appeals against decisions of public or private entities within the jurisdiction of the Directorate of Health, Social and Integration can be lodged with the Directorate.

2. Instead of the Governor or the Deputy Governor, the Upper Orphans' Chamber decides on appeals against decisions of the social assistance authorities of the Civic Community of Bern, as well as its guilds and societies. The government council regulates the organization of the Upper Orphans' Chamber by ordinance.

3. Decisions on appeals are subject to appeal to the Administrative Court.

4. For representation in proceedings before the appeal authorities, persons and organizations of the complainant's choice are admissible.

← Art. 51 Public Social Assistance Act (Social Assistance Act, SHG) Purpose Art. 53 Public Social Assistance Act (Social Assistance Act, SHG) →

Court Decisions Applying This Provision (25)

200 2025 104 · be (Art. 52 Abs. 3 SHG)

Municipality v. Social Assistance Recipient: Rent Allowance and Alternating Custody

Cited implicitly to establish jurisdiction.

200 2025 377 · be (Art. 52 Abs. 3 SHG)

Social Assistance Reimbursement Upheld Despite Hardship Claim

Cited in the reasoning (E. 1.1) for jurisdiction, but not explicitly in the final orders 1 or 2.

200 2024 177 · be (Art. 52 Abs. 3 SHG)

Municipality v. Social Assistance Recipients on Grounds of Undeclared Work and Lack of Cooperation

Cited in the reasoning regarding the court's jurisdiction, but not explicitly in the dispositive.

200 2024 177 · be (Art. 52 Abs. 3 SHG)

Municipality v. Social Assistance Recipients on Grounds of Undeclared Work and Lack of Cooperation

Cited in the reasoning regarding the jurisdiction of the Administrative Court as the final cantonal instance, but not explicitly in the dispositive.

200 2023 902 · be (Art. 52 Abs. 3 SHG)

Repayment Obligation for Social Assistance Received Pending Retroactive Pension Benefits

Cited along with VRPG and OrR VG provisions to establish the court's jurisdiction.

200 2024 309 · be (Art. 52 Abs. 3 SHG)

Repayment of Social Welfare Benefits Based on Prison Work Compensation

Cited to establish the court's jurisdiction.

200 2023 323 · be (art. 52 al. 3 LASoc)

Social Assistance Recipient Denied Coverage for Online Painting Course as Circumstantial Benefit

Provision cited in the context of jurisdiction (1.1), but not in the final orders 1-4.

200 2023 551 · be (Art. 52 Abs. 3 SHG)

Social Assistance Reduction Based on Alleged Cohabitation Upheld in Part, Full Entitlement Reinstated Post-2022

Cited in the reasoning (Point 1.1) regarding the court's jurisdiction, but not in the operative part.

200 2023 314 · be (Art. 52 Abs. 3 SHG)

Student Education Grant Inclusion in Social Welfare Budget Challenge

Cited in connection with jurisdiction over social assistance matters.

200 2023 317 · be (Art. 52 Abs. 3 des Gesetzes vom 11. Juni 2001 über die öffentliche Sozialhilfe (Sozialhilfegesetz, SHG; BSG 860.1))

Challenge to Lower Social Assistance Rate for Provisionally Admitted Persons

Cited in connection with federal law to establish the court's competence.

200 2023 307 · be (Art. 52 Abs. 3 des Gesetzes vom 11. Juni 2001 über die öffentliche Sozialhilfe (Sozialhilfegesetz, SHG; BSG 860.1))

Social Assistance Discontinuation Following Vested Benefit Payout and Obligation to Relocate to Affordable Care Facility

Cited as an element establishing the court's jurisdiction (in conjunction with other laws respecting the scope of social assistance law).

100 2022 170 · be (art. 52 al. 3 de la loi cantonale du 11 juin 2001 sur l'aide sociale (LASoc, RSB 860.1))

Appeal against Refusal to Cover Tax Debts Arising from Retroactive Social Benefit Compensation

Referenced in the reasoning to support the administrative court's jurisdiction.

100 2020 260 · be (Art. 52 Abs. 3 des Gesetzes vom 11. Juni 2001 über die öffentliche Sozialhilfe (Sozialhilfegesetz, SHG; BSG 860.1))

Social Assistance Recipient Denied Integration Allowance for Insufficient Integration Efforts

Cited in the reasoning in conjunction with Art. 74 para. 1 VRPG to confirm jurisdiction.

100 2019 345 · be (Art. 52 Abs. 3 des Gesetzes vom 11. Juni 2001 über die öffentliche Sozialhilfe (Sozialhilfe-gesetz, SHG; BSG 860.1))

Social Welfare Repayment Settlement Dispute Over Unconditional Consent

Cited to confirm the competence of the Administrative Court as the final cantonal instance in matters of social law.

100 2019 241 · be (Art. 52 Abs. 3 SHG)

Refusal of Test Work Placement and Suspension of Social Assistance

Cited in the reasoning (E. 1.1) to establish the court's jurisdiction as the final cantonal instance.