Question juridique clé
Whether the supplementary-benefit entitlement started already at the pension entitlement date under Art. 22 ELV.
Solution extraite
No. If the application is filed within six months of notification of the AHV/IV pension decision, the EL back-payment claim begins with the month of the pension application, not earlier than the pension entitlement date.
Motifs extraits
The court relied on its case law and held that the respondent correctly fixed the start of entitlement from the month of the pension application.