Citizens' benefit debate continues to heat up people's minds: Does work really bring more than support?. Federal Labor Minister Hubertus Heil (SPD) defended the state's billions in spending on social welfare and especially citizens' money.
Since the introduction of the minimum wage in 2015, around two million people have been able to move to the low-wage sector. A pension expert is calling for the regulation of pension deductions in order to keep people in work longer (gsc)