Facts
The appellant, a federal employee, received an education allowance for his son, who graduated from high school (Matura) in June 2009 and subsequently completed military service, until August 2009. On October 24, 2009, he applied for further education allowances for his son, who completed an internship from March 2010 to March 2011 before starting an apprenticeship as an animal caretaker. The Federal Compensation Office granted the son an education allowance from March 2010, but denied a claim for the period from September 2009 to February 2010. The Administrative Court of the Canton of Bern dismissed the father's appeal against this decision.Considerations
The Federal Supreme Court upheld the decision of the lower instance. It stated that according to the case law and the directives of the Federal Social Insurance Office, education is generally not completed with the Matura, but rather this represents the first step towards a university degree or other training. If, after the Matura, no education in the narrower sense is taken up, but first an internship and then an…