Supreme Court dismissed appeal regarding return of unearned benefit where procedural requirements for screening were not met.
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AI generatedThe Supreme Court dismissed the appeal against the decision to return unearned benefits, ruling that the administrative authority failed to conduct the mandatory screening procedure. The applicant argued for the return of funds based on a change in circumstances, but the court found the procedural prerequisites for such a review were not satisfied. Consequently, the decision to recover the benefits was upheld because the necessary legal steps to challenge the initial payment were not properly executed.
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AI generatedSocial Welfare Act 1993, s. 10; Social Welfare Act 1993, s. 11: The court established that the statutory screening procedure must be strictly observed before a decision to return unearned benefits can be legally challenged or executed.
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Kysymys seulontamenettelyn edellytyksistä perusteettoman edun palautusta koskevassa asiassa.