Tag: social care
Why Finance Minister Linder stopped basic child welfare
Christian Lindner The FDP leader also raises concerns about the content of basic child welfare. (Photo: dpa) Berlin On Wednesday, the basic child welfare plan planned by Federal Family Minister…
Harsh criticism of Heil’s plan to shift jurisdiction
Entrance area of a job center In the future, the employment agencies will be responsible for the professional integration of young recipients of citizen’s income. (Photo: dpa) Berlin Minister of…
Costs of unemployment rise to 68 billion euros
Berlin The labor market in Germany survived the second year of the coronavirus comparatively unscathed. Compared to the previous year, the number of unemployed in 2021 fell slightly by three…
Citizen Income Compromise: Law for the Middle Class
The Hartz IV laws and their successor, citizen income, which was passed in the mediation committee on Wednesday evening, are intended to help the poorest of the poor in Germany.…
Paris and Berlin are working on a better relationship
Good morning dear readers, if discord has crept into a relationship, you should quickly seek dialogue with your partner. Otherwise the bad mood grows into a rift, the rift into…
Citizen Income Compromise: Law for the Middle Class
The Hartz IV laws and their successor, citizen income, which was passed in the mediation committee on Wednesday evening, are intended to help the poorest of the poor in Germany.…
Mediation committee agrees on citizens’ income – fast adoption expected
Mediation committee advises on citizens’ income With the citizen money, the standard rates in the basic security are increased. The coalition is also expanding the additional earnings limits. (Photo: dpa)…
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…
The way for citizens’ money is free – compromises in disputed issues
Berlin After days of struggling, the traffic light and the Union have cleared the way for the planned citizens’ allowance. Both sides reached compromises on the disputed issues according to…
Job centers have to bear the consequences of the housing benefit reform
Skyscrapers in Hamburg Many people depend on support for their housing costs. (Photo: imago images/Hoch Zwei Stock/Angerer) Berlin When Federal Building Minister Klara Geywitz (SPD) visited the housing office in…
Scholz attacks Merz because of blockade of citizen money: Union in social policy “taken off”
SPD state party conference in Baden-Württemberg The Chancellor referred to a series of reforms with which the traffic light coalition is supporting hard-working people and families. (Photo: dpa) Berlin, Friedrichshafen…
Health insurance companies in comparison: The best statutory health insurance companies
Insurance as a kit (Photo: Getty Images) Dusseldorf The mood among the statutory health insurance companies (GKV) in Germany is irritated, because the funds are running out of money. The…
Federal Council blocks reform – Union-led countries do not agree
Employment Agency The citizen income reform is intended to replace Hartz IV. (Photo: imago images / Eckhard Stengel) Berlin The basic income reform pushed by the traffic light coalition was…
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.…
Traffic light must fundamentally improve on citizens’ income
Markus Soder “The traffic light must be fundamentally improved,” says the CSU boss. (Photo: dpa) Berlin One day before the Bundestag deliberations on the new citizens’ allowance, Bavaria’s Prime Minister…
Bundestag decides citizen money – Heil campaigns for the approval of the federal states
Berlin The Bundestag has launched the citizens’ allowance planned by the traffic light coalition. SPD, Greens and FDP voted with their majority for the law. In a roll-call vote, 385…
How useful is citizen income?
Dusseldorf According to Labor Minister Hubertus Heil, the planned citizens’ benefit will be “the biggest social reform in 20 years”. But in order for the citizen’s income to come into…
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…