Future citizens’ income should be 502 euros for single people

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With an increase to 502 euros, the previous Hartz IV rates would be increased by more than 50 euros from January 1, 2023.

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Berlin According to a newspaper report, the federal government will set the standard rate for future citizen income at 502 euros. This emerges from a draft law by the Federal Ministry of Labor, the editorial network Germany (RND) reported on Saturday.

This would increase the previous Hartz IV rates by more than 50 euros from January 1, 2023. In the calculation, the Hartz IV standard rates – as decided by the coalition committee – should also be adjusted to inflation.

In the first step, the standard rates are determined with the help of a mixed index, which takes into account 30 percent wage developments and 70 percent price developments. The data from the second quarter of the year before last and from the first quarter of the previous year are looked at.

If the increase were to be calculated using this mechanism alone, the standard rate for single adults would only increase from EUR 449 to EUR 469. But in a second step, a surcharge for the expected future inflation is now also included. This is done on the basis of a forecast using the latest statistical data available. This results in the greater increase in the standard rate for single adults to EUR 502, an increase of EUR 53 compared to the previous standard rate.

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According to the RND, the draft law also lists increases for other groups: In the future, there should be a standard rate of 451 euros for adult partners. For children aged 14 to 17, 420 euros are provided. For 6 to 13 year olds it is 348 euros, for up to 5 year olds 318 euros.

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