Key legal question
Whether child allowances of CHF 7,200 had to be counted as waived income in the EL calculation for July-December 2009.
Extracted holding
Yes. If the spouse could reasonably pursue or expand employment, missed child allowances may also count as waived income under EL law.
Extracted reasoning
The court upheld the cantonal court's view that the spouse could reasonably work 70%, which would entitle the family to full child allowances; if she nevertheless refrains from working, the foregone allowances are attributable as waived income. The appellant did not substantively challenge this reasoning.