Kernrechtsfrage
Whether the two-month suspension of social assistance for refusing the TAP job was lawful and proportionate
Extrahierter Entscheid
The refusal of a suitable temporary job meant the appellant had no entitlement to welfare during the two-month period; the complete temporary suspension was lawful and not unconstitutional.
Extrahierte Begründung
Taking the offered TAP position was a condition of subsidiarity and self-help under Bern social welfare law. Because the job would have generated income sufficient to cover living expenses, the appellant was not in a protected state of need during that period. The measure was also considered a proportionate and suitable instruction, not a sanction below minimum subsistence.