SwitzerlandKanton Aargau 52 · Canton of Aargau: Welfare state

What applies in Aargau to social assistance if a person is doing well financially again later?

In the exam (German)

Was gilt im Aargau für Sozialhilfe, wenn es einer Person später finanziell wieder gut geht?

  1. aThey must repay the assistance in full or in part.Sie muss die Hilfe ganz oder teilweise zurückzahlen.Correct answer
  2. bThey must repay the assistance with high interest.Sie muss die Hilfe mit hohen Zinsen zurückzahlen.
  3. cThey automatically lose their settlement permit.Sie verliert automatisch ihre Niederlassungsbewilligung.
  4. dThey never have to repay anything.Sie muss nie etwas zurückzahlen.

Why?

In Aargau, social assistance must be repaid (Rückerstattungspflicht) once the financial situation has improved enough that repayment is reasonable. The municipality agrees the repayment with the person. No interest is charged on assistance that was received lawfully.

Translated with AI. In the exam the question is in German, as shown above.

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Our own practice questions on the facts of the Federal Constitution and the official information of the Confederation and the cantons of Zurich, Aargau and Bern. They are not the questions of the cantonal tests, and no wording from the cantonal question catalogues has been reused. Each question was written, answered blind and fact-checked in separate rounds. The English translation and the explanations are ours, made with AI; in the test the questions are in German. We are not affiliated with the Confederation, the cantons or the communes.

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