Lotto, child bonus, mask requirement: that will change in Germany in September 2020

Lotto is getting more expensive, there is more money for parents and some new laws: The most important changes in September can be found here at a glance.

• After an unusual Corona summer, there are some changes in autumn.
• Those who like to play the lottery * will have to be prepared for higher costs in the future.
• Parents can look forward to the first installment of the child bonus.

Munich - After the holiday month of August , some changes await the citizens of Germany again in September . The last federal states will also start the school year again, corona rules will change and new laws will come into force.

Lotto, child bonus, mask requirement: that will change in Germany in September 2020

In the future, lottery players will have to adjust to higher costs . Because from 23 September the lottery ticket for the classic 6 out of 49 * will be more expensive. A betting field for the draws on Wednesdays and Saturdays will then cost 1.20 euros instead of the previous 1 euros. "The theoretical winning odds are increased in all prize categories , even with a simple six without a super number, significantly more million prizes will then be possible," explains Jürgen Häfner, managing director of the lead company Lotto Rhineland-Palatinate.

There will also be a maximum of 45 million euros in the jackpot in the future . So far, the pot has always been emptied if no tipper had six correct numbers with the appropriate super number twelve times in a row. However, this term will no longer play a role in the future. Only the new maximum amount is then decisive for the distribution .

Lotto, child bonus, mask requirement: in September 2020 a lot will change in Germany

In the Corona * crisis , the federal government set up a special child bonus of 300 euros for families . The family funds will now start paying out on September 7 , as announced by the Federal Ministry of Finance. The first installment of 200 euros is transferred first , the second installment will follow in October. The bonus is paid in addition to child benefit.

When the child bonus is in the account depends on the final digit of the child benefit number . If there is a zero there, you will be there on September 7th. The final digits 1 to 9 will be gradually transferred from the family benefits office in September. In total there are around 18 million children and young people entitled to child benefit in Germany who are also entitled to the child bonus.

Corona: Mask requirement on trains is more strictly controlled

From September, the mask requirement * in trains and at stations will be more strictly controlled. So far, Deutsche Bahn, in cooperation with the Federal Police, has regularly checked compliance with the obligation on around 60 long-distance trains a day, according to its own information . Now they want to double the number of controls and check around 120 trains a day . The majority of the passengers wore the mouth and nose cover "exemplary", according to the railway. But you continue to rely on prevention . Hence the expansion of the review.

The situation is somewhat different at the train stations: Due to numerous violations of the mask requirement at inner-city train stations, Deutsche Bahn wants to intensify its controls, especially in the evening. “Wearing a mask is not a non-binding recommendation, but an obligation . It is therefore unacceptable for us if individuals do not adhere to the rules , ”said the rail safety chief Hans-Hilmar Rischke of the German Press Agency on Monday.

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Lotto, child bonus, mask requirement: citizens will have to be prepared for this from September 2020

On September 1st, the third law on the change of weapons comes into force. On the one hand, this limits the permissible size of magazines for certain firearms. Certain semi-automatic firearms will also be banned in the future.

In order to ensure better traceability in the future, the National Arms Register will be expanded so that the entire life cycle of a weapon - from manufacture to destruction - can be officially traced, as the Federal Ministry of the Interior, Building and Homeland explains on its website. As part of the so-called "regular query", the weapons authority must ask the Office for the Protection of the Constitution from September whether the person in question is known there as an extremist . "People who are members of an anti-constitutional association (even if this is not prohibited) will in future be regarded as generally unreliable in terms of weapons law," it continues. The need to own a weapon will also be checked every five years in the future.

That will change in Germany in September 2020: Schools start in Baden-Württemberg and Bavaria

The last two federal states will also resume regular operations in September after the summer holidays . In Bavaria , the students start on September 7th, in Baden-Württemberg on September 12th. In both federal states, in order to contain a second wave *, a mask requirement applies in schools, but this does not extend to teaching. Also, nurseries, kindergartens and day-care centers are open in Bavaria from September 1 again, inasmuch as it is the Corona infection situation permits *.

New training as a psychotherapist: direct studies in Germany from September 2020

So far , anyone who has completed an independently organized and financed further education after studying psychology or pedagogy has been able to become a psychotherapist . But the training path is now being standardized and accelerated . A direct study program for bachelor's and master's degrees is introduced and the term psychotherapist is defined as a professional title. After graduation, you can apply for a license to practice medicine directly after passing a state psychotherapeutic examination.

Change from September 2020: Electronic cash registers must be converted in Germany

Since the beginning of the year, retailers have been giving their customers a receipt for their purchaseexhibit. In this way, payment processes should be traceable. It was therefore also decreed that electronic cash registers must have a security device certified by the Federal Office for Security Technology. In this way, the data can be recorded digitally and better checked. Actually , the sales systems had to be upgraded by the September 30th deadline . But the vast majority of federal states - with the exception of Bremen - have granted an extension to March 2021 due to the corona pandemic . (mam / dpa) * Merkur.de is part of the Ippen digital network

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