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Art. 23 Act on Aid to Asylum Seekers and Certain Categories of Foreigners (LARA) - Subsidiarity

Title III, Chapter I
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Art. 23 LARA - Subsidiarity · Subsidiarity

1. Assistance to asylum seekers is granted on a subsidiary basis.

2. As soon as the recipient of benefits earns an income or receives social insurance or third-party benefits, they are required to financially contribute to the coverage of the services provided to them by the State or the institution.

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Court Decisions Applying This Provision (3)

PS.2015.0112 · vd (art. 23 LARA)
Appeal Concerning Fictitious Separation and Recalculation of Undue Social Assistance
The court upheld the reasoning of the lower authority based on the subsidiary nature of assistance concerning third-party obligations (spousal maintenance duty), which justified the rectification decisions.
PS.2008.0010 · vd (art. 23 LARA)
Asylum Seeker Support Appeal Moot Due to Subsequent Medical-Social Assistance
Cited as the basis for the finding that the appeal became without object due to the subsidiary nature of the assistance provided under LARA when other benefits are received.
HC.2024.745 · vd (Art. 23 al. 2 LARA)
Appeal Regarding Child Support Calculation and Caregiving Contribution
Cited in the reasoning to confirm the subsidiarity of EVAM aid regarding the appellant's maintenance obligation.