61Benefits granted objectively on the basis of a statutorily defined position and which are intended to improve the state of health and quality of life of persons reliant on care have as their essential purpose supplementing sickness insurance benefits and must be regarded as sickness benefits' for the purpose of Article 4(1)(a) of Regulation No 1408/71 (Molenaar, paragraphs 24 and 25; Jauch, paragraph 28; and Hosse, paragraph 38).
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