Misleading headline from the LSG NRW: Citizen's money rule sets constitutionally compliant? The court did not decide that!

"Many media reported that the Landessozialgericht Nordrhein-Westfalen (LSG NRW) had classified the citizen money rules as constitutional. But what was actually decided? In this video, Dr. Utz Anhalt shows that the court only made a summary assessment in the context of a legal aid procedure – without a final decision on the constitutionality of the rules. It explains why only the Federal Constitutional Court concluded that the legal aid...

Reading time 3 minutesIn the last few days, many media reported that the Landessozialgericht (LSG) Nordrhein-Westfalen had decided that the standard benefits in the citizens' money were constitutionally compliant. We also reported. However, did the court actually decide in its decision? What about the lawsuits, which especially criticize the insufficient amount of the rule rates? Only the Federal Constitutional Court can decide as the last insta…