Tag: Basic security
Municipalities incorrectly bill the federal government for housing and heating costs
Federal Minister of Labor Hubertus Heil visiting a job center The Federal Court of Auditors accuses the minister of negligence in spending control. (Photo: IMAGO/Christian Spicker) Berlin When it comes…
How work would be even more worthwhile
More money With the citizen money, the standard rates in the basic security are increased. The coalition is also expanding the additional earnings limits. (Photo: dpa) Berlin Chancellor Olaf Scholz…
Why the salaries of civil servants could become more expensive
Berlin The planned higher standard rates for citizen income could also affect the payment of civil servants. Because according to two fundamental judgments of the Federal Constitutional Court, a minimum…
Where are the problems with the welfare state reform and what is the next step?
CDU leader Friedrich Merz is following the citizen money debate in the Bundestag The Union wants to support the planned standard rate increase, but rejects other parts of the law.…
Cosmetic corrections alone should not be enough for the Union
Job center in Dusseldorf “The basic principle must remain the activating welfare state that motivates benefit recipients and enables them to overcome their own need for help.” (Photo: AFP/Getty Images)…
Traffic light agreed on changes – also with heating costs
banknotes With the citizen money, the standard rates in the basic security are increased. (Photo: dpa) Berlin In the dispute over the introduction of citizen income, the traffic light factions…
For households with minimum wage, work would pay less
Citizens’ allowance instead of Hartz IV Citizens’ income is to replace the previous Hartz IV system at the turn of the year. (Photo: dpa) Berlin The planned introduction of citizen…
For many households, work would hardly be worthwhile
Waiting area in the job center Citizens’ income is to replace the previous Hartz IV system at the turn of the year. (Photo: dpa) Berlin The planned introduction of citizen…
Chancellor on the road, energy companies cream off, the property tax madness: the editor-in-chief’s weekly review
Good morning dear readers, Olaf Scholz has certainly had better weeks. First came the scandal surrounding his appearance with Palestinian President Abbas in the Federal Chancellery, who was able to…
Questions and answers on the Hartz IV successor
money as basic security The standard rates for the new citizens’ income should be higher than for Hartz IV. (Photo: imago images/MiS) Berlin As early as next year, the federal…
Hubertus Heil initiates a draft law
Berlin The new citizens’ allowance, with which the federal government wants to replace the existing Hartz IV system, should start punctually at the beginning of next year. Minister of Labor…
Hubertus Heil initiates a draft law
Berlin The new citizens’ allowance, with which the federal government wants to replace the existing Hartz IV system, should start punctually at the beginning of next year. Minister of Labor…
Aminata Touré: “You have to claim power”
Aminata Toure The Green MP is the first black minister in Germany. (Photo: IMAGO/penofoto) Dusseldorf Minister of Social Affairs, top candidate for Bündnis 90/Die Grünen in Schleswig-Holstein and Deputy President…
BA sees seamless support at risk
Arrival of Ukrainian refugees in Munich Job centers are expecting a wave of new applications for basic security. (Photo: dpa) Berlin From June, thousands of refugees from Ukraine could be…
Municipalities demand more money for refugees
The federal government is paying the federal states and municipalities a flat rate of two billion euros this year, regardless of how many people actually arrive in Germany. “But it…
Ukraine refugees in Germany: problems with registration
The switch from state support to basic security by June 1 will result in “increased work” for the lower foreigners authorities, Gentges told the Handelsblatt. “It would be all the…
Heil wants to suspend all Hartz IV sanctions
Labor Minister Hubertus Heil The SPD politician wants recipients of basic security benefits to no longer have to fear sanctions by the end of the year. (Photo: dpa) Berlin By…
The People of the Year: The Editor-in-Chief’s Weekly Review
Good morning dear readers, on normal days, the Handelsblatt often focuses on facts and figures: GDP Eurozone in Q4, sales multiple in the financing round of the latest unicorn, survey…
According to the Ifo, basic child protection costs 27 to 33 billion euros
childcare The SPD, Greens and FDP have decided to combine various services for children. (Photo: dpa) Berlin It should be a core element of the social policy of a future…