Art. 12 Bundesverfassung der Schweizerischen Eidgenossenschaft (BV) - Recht auf Hilfe in Notlagen

BGE 149 V 250 (Art. 12 BV)

Social assistance termination: informal cessation of payments before formal decision violates Art. 12/29a BV; partner's concubinage income may be imputed, but retroactive annulment fails absent prior formal notice.

Constitutional right to assistance when in need; substantive basis for reviewing the termination of social aid.

VB.2005.00561 · zh (Art. 12 BV)

Basic Needs Budget for Homeless Individuals and Social Assistance Compliance

The decision states that Article 12 of the Federal Constitution is not violated.

VB.2005.00360 · zh (Art. 12 BV)

Communal Naturalization: Economic Self-Sufficiency Requirements and Litigation Costs

Cited by the District Council in its reasoning regarding the right to assistance in distress, which influenced the decision.

VPB 150000131 (Art. 12 BV)

State Obligation to Unaccompanied Minor Asylum Seekers Denied Entry

Guarantees the right to assistance and care for those in need who cannot provide for themselves, establishing a minimum level of support.

VPB 150000098 (Art. 12 Cst.)

Constitutional Court Rules Against Denying Asylum Seekers Emergency Aid to Coerce Cooperation

Used as the fundamental legal basis for the right to assistance in distress and to determine if proposed changes would violate this right.

VPB 87-067 (Art. 12 BV)

National Council Election Validation Case

Discussed in relation to the acceptance of foreign decorations by members of federal authorities.

VB.2005.00360 · zh (Art. 12 BV)

Communal Citizenship Denial Overturned Based on Third-Party Financial Support and Litigation Costs

Cited by the District Council when reasoning about the right to assistance in distress when assessing economic self-sufficiency.

VB.2005.00561 · zh (Art. 12 BV)

Homeless Assistance Budget Standards for Social Support

The court confirmed that this article was not violated.

WBE.2025.280.289.322 · ag (Art. 12 BV)

Social Assistance Termination Upheld Due to Non-Compliance

Cited to confirm the right to aid in emergencies ('Hilfe in Notlagen') as a residual support mechanism, distinct from general social assistance.

200 2025 377 · be (Art. 12 BV)

Social Assistance Reimbursement Upheld Despite Hardship Claim

Cited in the reasoning (E. 2.1.1), but not explicitly in the final orders 1 or 2.

VWBES.2025.162 · so (Art. 12 der Bundesverfassung [BV, SR 101])

Social Assistance Recipient Appeals Denied Car Funding for Disabled Son

Cited as the general constitutional basis for the right to assistance.

605 2025 57 · fr (Art. 12 Cst.)

Claimant v. Social Commission: Suspension of Benefit Termination Pending Appeal

Main ground for maintaining the appeal's suspensive effect, based on the fundamental right to minimum subsistence conditions.

A1 24 119 · vs (Art. 12 BV)

Social Assistance Appeal Regarding Imputed Income and Constitutional Emergency Aid

The decision overturns the denial of the right to aid in distress (Nothilfe) based on this constitutional article.

WBE.2024.328 · ag (Art. 12 BV)

Social Assistance Recipient Rights in Pension Fund Exhaustion

This provision guarantees the fundamental right to a minimum existence, which the court referenced when discussing the serious consequences of stopping social assistance.

605 2024 148 · fr (art. 12 de la Constitution fédérale (Cst.; RS 101))

Social Assistance Housing Cost Coverage for Adult Co-owner Living with Parent

Cited as part of the general legal basis for the right to material assistance, even if the final order grants relief based on Cantonal Law and specific implementing regulations.