The "Corona Emergency Aid" is available for freelancers and the self-employed. How are Hartz IV benefits expected for those affected? There was an inquiry about this.
- There are "Corona Emergency Aid" for self-employed persons and small companies .
- Can the special payment count towards unemployment benefit * II?
- The Ministry replied to a request to that effect.
Ministry: Corona emergency aid is not counted towards Hartz IV
Small companies and "solo self-employed" can apply for the one-time grant of 15,000 euros in the Corona crisis * until the end of May 2020 . According to the government, they should be able to use this to finance "current operating material and financial expenses". This does not cover the cost of private living, reports say.
If freelancers or the self-employed with Hartz IV benefits also receive " Corona emergency aid ", this special payment may not be counted towards their unemployment benefit II. According to a report by the German Press Agency, the Federal Ministry of Labor replied to a request from the left.
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If "Corona emergency aid" served purposes other than unemployment benefit II, "it is therefore not to be considered as income . According to the Federal Government, this applies to the majority of" Corona emergency aid "," it says.
According to the report, left-wing chairwoman Katja Kipping said that the response from the Federal Ministry of Labor was clear and unambiguous, and: "Corona emergency aid must not be used as a lump sum as income for unemployment benefit II benefits. (...) I can only recommend a general rejection notice. "
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