After 20 years, the citizen's benefit recipient finally finds work - two days later he is already annoyed. After the birth, a new apartment and a wedding are on his wish list.

The TV show “Hartz und Herzlich’ is about people who receive social welfare. The show is dedicated to the living conditions of people in socially disadvantaged areas. Among them are 53-year-old Olaf, a long-term unemployed person, and his partner Jessica, both of whom live on citizen's allowance.