Overview
- The Landessozialgericht Baden-Württemberg affirmed a Jobcenter decision to refuse benefits for the period October 2020 to March 2021, upholding the Sozialgericht Stuttgart ruling.
- The estate included apartments valued at €627,000 and €340,000, securities exceeding €92,000, and other valuables, with the claimant’s half-share calculated at at least €642,017.
- The claimant said she lacked access to the estate, yet the courts noted two bank loans in September 2020 and a December 2020 apartment sale that yielded €112,500 to her.
- The Jobcenter offered loan-based support under §24 Abs. 5 SGB II secured by a property charge, which she rejected while seeking a grant the court found unwarranted.
- The judgment clarifies that a co-heir’s share, co-ownership interests, and the claim to estate settlement count as assets if realizable within the benefit period, and it faults the claimant for not promptly informing the Jobcenter of key transactions.