Appeal of the Social Services of Upper Leberberg against the decision of the IV-Office Solothurn

Facts

[A.], born in 1978, applied for benefits from the IV-Office of the Canton of Solothurn in January 2020. By decision of April 26, 2021, the IV-Office rejected the insured person's claim for benefits. The Social Services of Upper Leberberg, who regularly supported [A.], then filed an appeal against this decision. However, the cantonal insurance court did not enter into the appeal, as it did not consider the appeal legitimacy of the Social Services to be given.

With an appeal in public law matters, the Social Services requested that the matter be remanded to the court for a decision on the merits.

Considerations

The Federal Court held that the social welfare authority, which regularly supports an insured person, is entitled to challenge the IV-Office's decision rejecting the pension claim by means of an appeal in its own name. This was the case here, as the Social Services of Upper Leberberg had supported the insured person with around…