Art. 22 Act on Aid to Asylum Seekers and Certain Categories of Foreigners (LARA) - Obligation to Inform [ 5 ]

1. The individual requesting assistance or already receiving it, their legal representative, or each member of the household receiving aid must provide, upon request, complete information about their personal and financial situation.

1bis. Every person mentioned in the first paragraph authorizes the individuals and entities they identify to the establishment, those holding information regarding their financial situation, as well as the banks or postal institutions where they hold assets of any kind, the insurance companies with which they have contracted, and the social insurance organizations that grant them benefits, to provide the necessary information and documents to establish their right to assistance.

1ter. In case of doubt about the financial situation of the individual requesting assistance or already receiving it, the establishment may require them to authorize specifically designated persons or entities to provide any information related to establishing their right to assistance.

1quater. The individual requesting assistance or already receiving it must promptly report any change in their situation that may lead to the modification or termination of their right to assistance.

2. The municipal and cantonal administrative authorities, employers, and organizations involved with beneficiaries provide the establishment with the necessary information and documents to determine the assistance, free of charge.

3. To determine the financial benefit, the tax administration provides the necessary information to the establishment through an appeal process concerning the individual requesting assistance. It also provides the necessary information concerning the individual who has received assistance benefits in reimbursement procedures. Tax secrecy is expressly waived for this purpose.

4. Upon request of the establishment, the tax administration provides salary certificates in its possession concerning assistance beneficiaries. Tax secrecy is expressly waived for this purpose.

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