Questão jurídica principal
Whether the annuity from the pledged life insurance policy is countable income for supplementary benefits.
Decisão extraída
No. Because the claimant neither actually received the annuity nor could legally dispose of it, it was not income under Art. 3c Abs. 1 lit. d ELG.
Fundamentação extraída
Supplementary benefits cover current living needs, so only income actually received and freely disposable in law counts. The bank enforced its pledge and collected the annuity; the claimant had no legal means to prevent this at the relevant time.