Tag: Social benefit
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…
This authority calls plans “counterproductive and risky”
Job center in Saxony-Anhalt The intermediaries should give benefit recipients more freedom in the future. (Photo: dpa) Berlin The Federal Court of Auditors has sharply criticized the planned citizens’ allowance.…
Merz sees “social tourism” from Ukrainians to Germany
Friedrich Merz “We are now experiencing social tourism from these refugees.” (Photo: IMAGO/Christian Spicker) Berlin CDU leader Friedrich Merz has complained about “social tourism” from Ukrainian refugees to Germany. He…
Housing benefit reform: This is what the federal government is planning
Block of flats in Berlin Low earners in particular should benefit from the housing benefit reform during the energy crisis. (Photo: dpa) Berlin Federal Building Minister Klara Geywitz (SPD) has…
Federal government launches citizen money
Berlin The Berlin-Lichtenberg job center rolled out the red carpet for Hubertus Heil (SPD). Here in the east of the capital, the Minister of Labor is looking at what should…
Federal government launches citizen money
Berlin The Berlin-Lichtenberg job center rolled out the red carpet for Hubertus Heil (SPD). Here in the east of the capital, the Minister of Labor is looking at what should…
Future citizens’ income should be 502 euros for single people
Employment Agency With an increase to 502 euros, the previous Hartz IV rates would be increased by more than 50 euros from January 1, 2023. (Photo: dpa) Berlin According 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…
What the new verdicts mean
Girls in front of a refugee shelter The German law, which has since been changed, set too strict standards for the child benefit entitlement of refugees. (Photo: dpa) Berlin The…
What the new verdicts mean
Girls in front of a refugee shelter The German law, which has since been changed, set too strict standards for the child benefit entitlement of refugees. (Photo: dpa) Berlin The…
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…
Inflation: Families suffer the most
Lisa Paus (Green) In view of the high inflation, the Federal Minister for Family Affairs calls for targeted relief for families. (Photo: dpa) Berlin Federal Family Minister Lisa Paus (Greens)…
Climate money: Liberals criticize Heil’s proposal
The climate money for small and medium incomes proposed by Federal Labor Minister Hubertus Heil (SPD) is causing tension in the traffic light coalition. The Liberals are critical. FDP parliamentary…
Hartz IV benefits become an almost unconditional basic income
Dusseldorf The social market economy has been the foundation of overall economic development in the Federal Republic over the past seven decades. The core of every market economy are the…
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…
Tax return 2021: 8 tax tips for parents
family joy Children cause costs – but the state helps parents. Source: Westend61/Getty Images Frankfurt The state helps families with various financial aids. The child benefit is the classic. But…