Debt collection agency is not allowed to withdraw so much that the man does not get six pints a day

The judges ruled in favor of an alcoholic that he could not be deprived of funds, so that he could not cover his daily need for six pints of beer.

Hålogaland Court of Appeal believes that alcohol is absolutely vital for the man.

He thus won over the debt collection company Lindorff in court.

It was Advokatbladet who first mentioned the case.

The man has debts that Lindorff has been commissioned to recover.

However, the Court of Appeal made it clear this week that there is a limit to how much Lindorff can collect from the payments the man receives from Nav.

The man has a serious substance abuse problem and does not respond to normal detoxification. «In a very special situation as in this case, where detoxification does not appear as an alternative and it is clearly stated of the treating doctor that alcohol consumption is necessary, the Court of Appeal finds that expenses for alcohol constitute a necessary need that justifies a higher rate for maintenance “, it is stated in the ruling. Gets 200 kroner a day for beer

The man gets 200 kroner transferred daily to a consumption card, so that he can buy six pints.

In the district court, Lindorff prevailed. But the man appealed and won in the Court of Appeal.

The man’s doctor said in the Court of Appeal that daily intake of six pints can be compared with drug substitution (Subutex treatment) in LAR (drug-assisted drug treatment), writes Advokatbladet.

The court agreed.

The court compares the man’s needs for money for daily alcohol intake with his need for money for food, hygiene items, clothes, etc.

Unanimous ruling

«Debtor has guardian, and it is pointed out that the debtor lacks cognitive abilities to carry out a detoxification through, for example, a spa stay, »the court writes.

«In a very special situation as in this case, where detoxification does not appear as an alternative and it is clearly stated by the attending physician that alcohol consumption is necessary, the Court of Appeal finds that expenses alcohol constitutes a necessary need that justifies a higher rate of maintenance, »the Court of Appeal writes in the decision.

The ruling was unanimous.

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