ATA/243/1997•Duty to report a child’s income increase in subsidized housing
ATA/243/1997Court of Justice / Administrative ChamberApr 15, 1997Dismissed
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The beneficiaries of a subsidized apartment challenged a retroactive surcharge imposed after the income of one child living in the common household increased by CHF 37,616. The court held that this increase was not minor and had to be reported. Because the beneficiaries failed to notify the authority, the retroactive surcharge was justified and the challenge was dismissed.
LGL.31; obligation to notify changes affecting entitlement to subsidized housing; a substantial increase in the income of a child living in the common household is not a negligible change. Beneficiaries of social housing subsidies must report such a modification; failure to do so justifies retroactive reassessment and imposition of a surcharge (consid. unspecified).
Descripteurs
LOGEMENT; OBLIGATION D'ANNONCER; AUGMENTATION(EN GENERAL); CALCUL; ENFANT; MENAGE COMMUN; MODIFICATION(EN GENERAL); REVENU; SURTAXE; LOGEMENT SOCIAL; TAUX D'EFFORT; BASE DU REVENU; IEA
Normes
LGL.31
Résumé
Une augmentation du salaire de l'un des enfants vivant en ménage commun avec ses parents, de l'ordre de Frs 37'616.-, ne peut être considérée comme minime. Les bénéficiaires d'un logement subventionné ont l'obligation légale d'annoncer une telle modification, faute de quoi le prélèvement rétroactif d'une surtaxe se justifie.
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Whether the income increase of a child living in the common household had to be reported under the subsidized-housing rules.
Yes. The increase was not minor and had to be reported.
An income increase of CHF 37,616 is substantial, not negligible, so beneficiaries of subsidized housing had a legal duty to notify the authority of the change.
Whether a retroactive surcharge was justified after the failure to report the change.
Yes. Because the change was not announced despite the reporting duty, the retroactive surcharge was justified.
Failure to comply with the statutory notification obligation permits a retroactive recalculation and surcharge in subsidized housing matters.
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