Questão jurídica principal
Whether a hypothetical earned income could be imputed for January to February 2017
Decisão extraída
No. The office had not issued the required prior decision announcing imputation six months in advance; an informal letter was insufficient.
Fundamentação extraída
Under Art. 25(4) ELV, reduction due to minimum income under Art. 14a(2) ELV becomes effective only six months after service of the relevant supplementary-benefits decision. The office only sent a letter on 23 June 2016, not a decision, so imputation before the disputed period was unlawful.