CH-SO
§ 93 Social Ordinance (SV) - Deviations from the SKOS Guidelines, § 152 SG
§ 93 SV · Deviations from the SKOS Guidelines, § 152 SG
**1. Deviations from the Guidelines Issued by the Swiss Conference for Social Assistance (SKOS-Guidelines):**
a)* Sanctions: The basic needs allowance can be reduced by up to 30% in the case of non-compliance. For repeated, serious breaches of duty, it can be reduced to emergency assistance.
b)* Housing Costs: These are reimbursed up to the usual local amount. Costs for rent deposits are not covered. Excessively high rent costs may be reduced to the usual local level from the start of the support.
c)* Except for pain-relieving measures, costs for dental treatments can only be covered after a period of more than six months and only at the social insurance legal point value. In general, a co-payment of up to 10% per person and final treatment can be charged. If a dental treatment costs more than 1,000 francs, the opinion of a trusted dentist must be obtained.
d)* Expenses for household and liability insurance are covered by basic needs allowance funds.
e)* The compensation for meals outside amounts to a maximum of 6 francs per day.
f)* Moving: Costs for professional moving companies are only covered in well-founded exceptional cases.
g)* Integration Allowances (IZU, MIZ): An integration allowance of up to 200 francs can only be granted for participation in a qualifying integration program. Other integration allowances are excluded.
h)* Income Exemption: For a full workload, 400 francs per month are accounted. Apprentice wages and compensation for an internship do not entitle to an income exemption.
i)* Accumulation: The cap on accumulated income exemptions and integration allowances is 600 francs per household.
j)* Asset Exemption: The asset exemption amounts to 2,000 francs for individuals, 4,000 for couples, and 1,000 francs for each minor child, but a maximum of 5,000 per family.
k)* Ownership, Possession, and Use of a Car: For those who do not own, possess, or use a car for health or professional reasons, social assistance benefits are reduced by the amount of the expenses (asset value and operating costs). If a car is provided by relatives or acquaintances, the value of this benefit in kind is calculated as income. Generally accepted valuation schemes apply in both cases to calculate the attributable value.
l)* Expenses for vacations and recreational stays are not financed through social assistance.
m)* The guidelines for calculating parental contributions are not applied.
n)* The flat rate for needy persons in residential facilities is 300 francs.
**1bis
Young adults receive support services that enable independent living outside the parental home only in exceptional cases. If independent living is justified, the following additional exceptions to the SKOS-Guidelines apply:**
a) Basic Needs for Living (GBL): The rates apply with a reduction of 20%.
b) Housing Costs: These are generally only reimbursed up to half of the usual local amount. This cost framework may be exceeded in exceptional cases if no living space is demonstrably available within this price segment.
c) Integration Allowance: If vocational training is completed, an integration allowance of up to 100 francs can be granted.
**1ter
Cost-of-living adjustments on the basic needs for living are not automatically adopted. These are to be decided by the government council after consulting the local municipalities.**
**2. The tariff part of the SKOS-Guidelines is not applied to asylum seekers and provisionally admitted persons.**
**3. Persons who are ordered to leave with a final non-admission or rejection decision and those who have made multiple applications do not receive benefits according to the SKOS-Guidelines. They are only supported within the framework of emergency assistance. Exceptions remain for hardship cases. The government council issues guidelines. These also apply to regular social assistance in the event of sanctions according to provision 1 letter a).**