The social court of the federal state of Baden-Württemberg clarified: Anyone with significant cash assets is not considered a person in need of assistance. The case, which was recorded in Stuttgart in 2025, has now become the topic of the German media.
The sports coach owns apartments, paintings and a portfolio of securities
The plaintiff was born in 1962 and lived with her daughter in an apartment building that originally belonged to her parents. She and her sister inherited apartments in the building with a market value of 627,000 euros and 340,000 euros, respectively, according to German media. She also owned a co-ownership apartment, which she sold with her sister for 225,000 euros, another co-ownership apartment, securities accounts worth approximately 92,000 euros, and personal belongings such as paintings, furniture, coins and a car.
Despite this, the self-employed fitness instructor applied for compensation. The employment center rejected her application because she and her sister were heirs to a substantial estate. The woman therefore initiated legal proceedings.
The case ended in court.
The court found that her assets, after dividing her inheritance with her sister, were worth over 642,000 euros! The judges considered this to be too high to justify assistance. The woman claimed, among other things, that she initially did not have free access to the property and that the properties required renovation.
However, several factors worked against her – including the fact that she had already sold one of the apartments for €112,500. This provided her with easy cash.
The court determined that her assets, after dividing the inheritance with her sister, were worth over 642,000 euros! The employment center offered the woman a loan, but she insisted on support.
The court explained: If the assets can be predictably cashed out within the compensation payment period, the option is only a loan, not a support. The key point of the ruling: Anyone who can quickly convert the assets into cash is not entitled to compensation, reports "Fenix-Magazin".
