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Turun HAO 08.02.2013 13/0104/3 AI generated

Administrative court allows social assistance for incontinence pads when city housing lacks provision and welfare office denies access.

Case Number Turun HAO 08.02.2013 13/0104/3
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Jurisdiction Finland (FI)
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Outcome Allowed / Granted
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The Administrative Court of Turku dismissed the municipality's refusal to grant social assistance for incontinence pads, ruling that the costs must be considered when calculating benefits. The plaintiff resided in a specialized housing unit where the facility did not provide pads, and the municipal welfare office had previously directed him to seek them from a distribution scheme from which he was excluded due to negative income support decisions. The court determined that since the municipality failed to supply the necessary items and the welfare office barred access, the expenses constituted significant health-related costs that must be accounted for in the social assistance calculation under the Social Assistance Act.

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Laki toimeentulotuesta 1 §; 2 §; 7 §; 7a §; 7b §; 15 §: When a municipality fails to provide necessary health items in its managed housing and the welfare office denies access to distribution schemes, the costs of such items must be included as significant health-related expenses in the calculation of social assistance benefits.

Keywords

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social assistance calculation incontinence pads municipal housing provision welfare office access health-related expenses negative income support administrative court review

Cited Legislation

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Laki toimeentulotuesta 1 §
Laki toimeentulotuesta 1 §
Laki toimeentulotuesta 2 §
Laki toimeentulotuesta 2 §
Laki toimeentulotuesta 7 §
Laki toimeentulotuesta 7 §
Laki toimeentulotuesta 7a §
Laki toimeentulotuesta 7a §
Laki toimeentulotuesta 7b §
Laki toimeentulotuesta 7b §
Laki toimeentulotuesta 15 §
Laki toimeentulotuesta 15 §
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X asui Y:n kaupungin hänelle järjestämässä tehostetun palveluasumisen yksikössä. Hänen tarpeensa vaippoihin oli riidaton. Palvelukoti ei tarjonnut vaippoja asukkaidensa käyttöön, eikä X saanut niitä myöskään Y:n kaupungin hoitotarvikejakelusta, josta hänet oli kielteisessä toimeentulotukipäätöksessä ohjattu niitä hakemaan. Näissä oloissa vaippamenot olivat toimeentulotukea myönnettäessä huomioon otettavia vähäistä suurempia terveydenhuoltomenoja.

Hallinto-oikeus hyväksyi X:n valituksen ja velvoitti Y:n kaupungin lautakunnan myöntämään X:lle toimeentulotukea vaippoihin.

Laki toimeentulotuesta 1 §

Laki toimeentulotuesta 2 §

Laki toimeentulotuesta 7 §

Laki toimeentulotuesta 7a §

Laki toimeentulotuesta 7b §

Laki toimeentulotuesta 15 §