Key legal question
Whether a person without a valid residence permit but awaiting a possible regularization decision can be limited to emergency aid under Vaud social welfare law.
Extracted holding
Yes. The applicant had no real right to stay during the procedure; the canton could restrict benefits to emergency aid without violating the constitutional minimum of existence.
Extracted reasoning
Her stay was not legalized by mere tolerance or by pending proceedings. Under the cantonal scheme, persons in an irregular stay may be limited to emergency aid, which remains compatible with the federal constitutional right to assistance in distress.