Questão jurídica principal
Whether the reduction of covered housing costs in social assistance violated the constitutional right to aid in distress.
Decisão extraída
No. A person in need has only a minimum right to subsistence assistance; the canton may limit housing costs to what is necessary for basic accommodation and require a move to cheaper housing when reasonable.
Fundamentação extraída
The complainant had long been supported, had been given a transition period, and the authorities had actively assisted her in finding cheaper housing. The courts found no arbitrary application of the rules and no insufficient factual investigation.