Former citizen's benefit recipient and current pensioner speaks plainly: the amount is "clearly too little".. As of: April 8, 2024, 3:49 p.m By: Karolin Schaefer CommentsPressSplit The TV show “Hartz und Herzlich’ accompanies people on the subsistence level.

Single people receive 563 euros, while couples receive 1012 euros. The current standard rates (as of April 2024) are too low for a protagonist of the show.