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HFD:2007:44 AI generated

Court holds only net housing benefit actually paid to applicant counts as income for means-tested support.

Case Number HFD:2007:44
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Jurisdiction Finland (FI)
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The Supreme Administrative Court ruled that only the net housing benefit actually paid to the applicant counts as income when granting means-tested support. The Social Insurance Institution had deducted a portion of the housing benefit monthly and paid the remainder to the applicant, treating the gross amount as income. The court clarified that the statutory definition of available income requires considering only the funds actually received by the applicant, not the gross entitlement.

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Laki toimeentulotuesta 6 §, 11 § 1 mom. sekä 15 § 1 ja 2 mom.: When determining available income for social assistance, only the net amount of housing benefit actually paid to the applicant is considered, excluding any amounts withheld or deducted by the paying authority.

Keywords

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means-tested support available income calculation housing benefit net amount actual payment requirement social assistance eligibility

Cited Legislation

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Laki toimeentulotuesta 6 §
Laki toimeentulotuesta 6 §, 11 § 1 mom.
Laki toimeentulotuesta 11 § 1 mom.
Laki toimeentulotuesta 15 § 1 mom.
Laki toimeentulotuesta 15 § 2 mom.

Cited Case Law

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HFD 13.2.2007 T 293
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Supreme Administrative Court dismisses appeal allowing half child basic portion as expense in shared custody income support case.
insurance_2002_5389-2000
Finnish Insurance Court dismissed recovery of 308 marks as an immaterial overpayment of housing allowance.
admin_1995_mikkeli-county__858
Spousal housing allowance correctly excluded from patient fee calculation under social services fee act.
insurance_2011_6713-2009
Insurance court dismissed appeal; waiver of recovery requires futile collection or disproportionate costs.
insurance_2020_2361-2020
Court allows housing support claim by overturning social security board decision regarding rent paid by municipality.

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Toimeentulotukea myönnettäessä tuloina otetaan huomioon henkilön ja perheenjäsenten käytettävissä olevat tulot. Kansaneläkelaitos oli myöntänyt toimeentulotuen hakijan perheelle asumistukea, josta se kuitenkin kuukausittain suoritti takaisinperintää ja maksoi erotuksen toimeentulotuen hakijalle. Toimeentulotukea myönnettäessä käytettävissä olevina tuloina tuli ottaa huomioon vain hakijalle tosiasiassa maksetun asumistuen määrä.

Laki toimeentulotuesta 6 §, 11 § 1 mom. sekä 15 § 1 ja 2 mom.

Vertaa KHO 13.2.2007 T 293.

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[SV]

Vid beviljande av utkomststöd beaktas sökandens och familjemedlemmarnas disponibla inkomster. Folkpensionsanstalten hade beviljat sökandens familj bostadsbidrag, av vilket anstalten dock varje månad innehöll en del som återkrav och betalade den återstående delen till utkomststödssökanden. Som inkomst vid beviljande av utkomststöd skulle beaktas endast det bostadsbidragsbelopp som faktiskt utbetalades till sökanden.

Lag om utkomststöd 6 §, 11 § 1 mom. samt 15 § 1 och 2 mom.

Jfr HFD 13.2.2007 liggare 293