Facts
The appellant [X.] had been receiving social assistance benefits from the municipality of Breitenbach since 1 October 2000. In September and October 2002, the benefits were temporarily suspended, as the appellant failed to submit the required documents despite being requested to do so. The Department of the Interior of the Canton of Solothurn subsequently set the social assistance for the future at CHF 271 per month, by including the entire income of the cohabiting partner [M.] in the needs assessment. [X.] unsuccessfully appealed this decision to the Administrative Court of the Canton of Solothurn. Subsequently, the Department recalculated the social assistance claim of [X.] for September and October 2002 and instructed the municipality of Breitenbach to pay her a total of CHF 466 for these two months. Against this decision of the Department, [X.] filed a constitutional appeal with the Federal Supreme Court.Considerations
The Federal Supreme Court dismissed the appeal. It stated that the consideration of the income of the cohabiting partner [M.] in the needs assessment of [X.] was not arbitrary. When a couple with common children live…