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Art. 20 Bundesgesetz vom 6. Oktober 2000 über den Allgemeinen Teil des Sozialversicherungsrechts (ATSG) - Gewährleistung zweckgemässer Verwendung
ATSG; 3. Kapitel: Allgemeine Bestimmungen über Leistungen und Beiträge
Art. 20 ATSG · Gewährleistung zweckgemässer Verwendung
Geldleistungen können ganz oder teilweise einem geeigneten Dritten oder einer Behörde ausbezahlt werden, der oder die der berechtigten Person gegenüber gesetzlich oder sittlich unterstützungspflichtig ist oder diese dauernd fürsorgerisch betreut, sofern: a. die berechtigte Person die Geldleistungen nicht für den eigenen Unterhalt oder für den Unterhalt von Personen, für die sie zu sorgen hat, verwendet oder dazu nachweisbar nicht im Stande ist; und b. die berechtigte Person oder Personen, für die sie zu sorgen hat, aus einem Grund nach Buchstabe a auf die Hilfe der öffentlichen oder privaten Fürsorge angewiesen sind.
Diese Dritten oder diese Behörde können die Leistungen, die ihnen ausbezahlt werden, nicht mit Forderungen gegenüber der berechtigten Person verrechnen. Ausgenommen ist die Verrechnung bei Nachzahlungen von Leistungen im Sinne von Artikel 22 Absatz 2.
Gerichtsentscheide zu dieser Bestimmung (136)
BGE 152 V 114 (Art. 20 LPGA)
Child supplementary disability pension: entitlement of non-rentier parent based on actual assumption of maintenance costs during court-ordered foster placement and cohabitation after placement.
Used together with Article 35 al. 4 LAI to justify that the pension's purpose-bound use supports payment to the parent who actually assumed the child's maintenance.
VBE.2024.483 · ag (Art. 20 Abs. 1 ATSG)
Claimant v. Defendant: Recalculation and Offset of Disability Insurance Payments
Cited as the basis for the regulation of payments to third parties or authorities for the benefit of the entitled person.
VBE.2024.483 · ag (Art. 20 Abs. 2 ATSG)
Claimant v. Defendant: Recalculation and Offset of Disability Insurance Payments
Cited as an exception to the prohibition of offsetting with claims against the entitled person for third-party payments, specifically regarding surcharges of benefits.
VBE.2025.47 · ag (Art. 20 ATSG)
Child Pension Payment to Municipality Upheld
Cited as the legal basis for the direct payment of the child's pension to a third party (BS Q._____) due to concerns about the proper use of funds by the entitled parent.
C/26473/2020 · ge (art. 20 LPGA)
Compensation Fund Appeal on Direct Benefit Payment to Long-Term Care Facility
Cited by the appellant to argue that direct payment of benefits to the EMS is not authorized as it contravenes this provision.
ZL.2024.00037 · zh (Art. 20 ATSG)
Claimant v. Social Security Authority: Supplementary Benefits Calculation Dispute
Cited in contrast to the direct payment of health insurance premiums.
A/2545/2024 · ge (Art. 20 LPGA)
Insurer Obligated to Pay Disability Benefits Directly to Medico-Social Institution Based on Civil Court Order
The court analyzed the conditions under which payments could be made to a third party, although ultimately basing the decision on the civil authority's prior order.
32.2024.91 · ti (Art. 20 LPGA)
Appeal Regarding Allocation of Survivor's Child Benefits Based on Maintenance Payments
Cited in the reasoning section as a general provision related to the appropriate use of benefits, subject to exceptions regarding the payment of child benefits.
IV.2023.00637 · zh (Art. 20 Abs. 1 ATSG)
Insurance Agency v. Pension Recipient (Spousal Support)
Discussed as the general rule for third-party payments of benefits, but found not applicable in this specific case.
C3 23 3 · vs (art. 20 al. 1 LPGA)
Material Incompetence Voids Civil Court Order Directing Family Allowance Payment by Third Party
Cited regarding the rules governing the payment of family allowances to third parties, which falls outside the civil judge's jurisdiction.
39.2023.9 · ti (art. 20 cpv. 2 LPGA)
Independent Worker v. Social Insurance Agency Regarding Offset of Family Allowances
Cited in the final reasoning to support the conclusion that compensation should not have taken place when payments were directed to a third party.
32.2023.54 · ti (Art. 20 cpv. 2 LPGA)
Disability Pension Offset Dispute with Social Funds
Cited regarding the general rules on compensation within social insurance benefits.
608 2022 165 · fr (Art. 20 LPGA)
Social Insurance Benefit Payment to Custodial Parent Upheld
Mentioned as a general provision concerning the purpose-compliant use of the pension, which is reserved.
PVG 2022 10 · gr (Art. 20 ATSG)
Disability Insurance Child's Pension Third-Party Payment and Legal Subrogation
This article was used to distinguish the legal framework applicable to the third-party payment of current benefits.
KA.2022.00011 · zh (Art. 20 Abs. 1 ATSG)
Family Allowance Priority Based on Father's Minimum Income Threshold
Cited in the reasoning in relation to Art. 9 FamZG regarding the possibility of third-party payment, but not explicitly in the dispositive orders 1-4.