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Art. 23 Loi sur l'aide sociale (LASoc) - Droit aux prestations
Aide sociale individuelle - Dispositions générales
Art. 23 Loi sur l'aide sociale (LASoc) · Droit aux prestations
1. Toutes les personnes dans le besoin ont droit à l'aide sociale personnelle et matérielle.
2. Sont considérées comme telles les personnes qui ne peuvent pas subvenir à leurs besoins, que ce soit de manière temporaire ou durable.
3. Toutes les personnes ont le droit de solliciter le service social de leur commune.
Décisions judiciaires appliquant cette disposition (46)
200 2025 377 · be (Art. 23 des Gesetzes vom 11. Juni 2001 über die öffentliche Sozialhilfe (Sozialhilfegesetz, SHG))
Social Assistance Reimbursement Upheld Despite Hardship Claim
Cited in the reasoning (E. 2.1.2), but not explicitly in the final orders 1 or 2.
200 2024 177 · be (Art. 23 Abs. 1 SHG)
Municipality v. Social Assistance Recipients on Grounds of Undeclared Work and Lack of Cooperation
Cited in the reasoning regarding the statutory right to social assistance that ensures personal and economic aid, but not explicitly in the dispositive.
200 2024 177 · be (Art. 23 Abs. 2 SHG)
Municipality v. Social Assistance Recipients on Grounds of Undeclared Work and Lack of Cooperation
Cited in the reasoning regarding the definition of neediness and subsidiarity applicable to statutory social assistance, but not explicitly in the dispositive.
200 2024 309 · be (Art. 23 Abs. 1 SHG)
Repayment of Social Welfare Benefits Based on Prison Work Compensation
Cited in the reasoning regarding the right to social assistance for needy persons.
200 2023 551 · be (Art. 23 Abs. 1 SHG)
Social Assistance Reduction Based on Alleged Cohabitation Upheld in Part, Full Entitlement Reinstated Post-2022
Cited in the reasoning (Point 2.2), but not in the operative part.
200 2023 551 · be (Art. 23 Abs. 2 SHG)
Social Assistance Reduction Based on Alleged Cohabitation Upheld in Part, Full Entitlement Reinstated Post-2022
Cited in the reasoning (Point 2.2), but not in the operative part.
200 2023 881 · be (Art. 23 Abs. 1 SHG)
Social Assistance Rent Cap Dispute
Cited to define the cantonal entitlement to personal and economic assistance.
200 2023 881 · be (Art. 23 Abs. 2 SHG)
Social Assistance Rent Cap Dispute
Cited regarding the definition of need and the subsidiary nature of social assistance.
200 2023 314 · be (Art. 23 Abs. 1 SHG)
Student Education Grant Inclusion in Social Welfare Budget Challenge
Cited in the reasoning regarding the cantonal legal claim for social assistance, which provides context for the need assessment.
200 2023 314 · be (Art. 23 Abs. 2 SHG)
Student Education Grant Inclusion in Social Welfare Budget Challenge
Cited in the reasoning regarding the definition of neediness and requirement for third-party support/self-help, which supports the dismissal of the appeal.
200 2023 317 · be (Art. 23 Abs. 1 SHG)
Challenge to Lower Social Assistance Rate for Provisionally Admitted Persons
Cited in the reasoning as the basis for the cantonal right to social assistance.
200 2023 317 · be (Art. 23 Abs. 2 SHG)
Challenge to Lower Social Assistance Rate for Provisionally Admitted Persons
Cited in the reasoning regarding the subsidiarity principle applicable to social assistance.
200 2023 318 · be (Art. 23 Abs. 2 SHG)
Social Assistance Termination for Refusal of Reasonable Temporary Employment
Cited as part of the legal basis defining neediness and imposing the duty to self-help, justifying the cessation of benefits.
100 2020 444 · be (Art. 23 Abs. 1 SHG)
Social Assistance Budget Appeal: Rent Allowance and Insurance Coverage Limits
Cited contextually in the reasoning defining the cantonal right to social assistance, although not explicitly used in the final orders.
100 2020 444 · be (Art. 23 Abs. 2 SHG)
Social Assistance Budget Appeal: Rent Allowance and Insurance Coverage Limits
Cited contextually in the reasoning defining who is considered needy, although not explicitly used in the final orders.