Hartz IV rates are increasing more than planned - which those affected can expect from 2021

For recipients of unemployment benefit II, there will be more money from January 1, 2021.

For example, the rate for single people will be raised twice as much as originally planned. 

• The

  Hartz IV rates

  will be increased more strongly on January 1, 2021 than previously known.

• Single

  Hartz IV recipients

  should receive 446 euros a month - 14 euros more than now.

• And the rate for 14 to 17 year olds should also increase.

  Read here what recipients of unemployment benefit II can expect in the coming year.

The

rise

more sharply than previously planned

on January 1,

.

According to

a report by the

(as of September 8),

then get

a month and thus

than now

.

Originally, the cabinet only intended an increase of 7 euros *.

Hartz IV rates are increasing: What Hartz IV recipients can expect from 2021

According to the calculations of the Federal Ministry of Labor, there should be

significantly more

for

in the next year, reported the German Press Agency (dpa).

The rate for

should increase by 45 euros to 373 euros, as reported by the dpa - and that for

from 250 to 283 euros.

On the other hand, the standard rate for

remains almost constant

, as the

also reported: It should increase by just one to 309 euros.

"This age group benefited above average in the previous recalculation for 2017," the news portal wrote.

According to the Federal Employment Agency, around 5.7 million people in Germany receive Hartz IV. One measure to prevent

even more employees from losing their jobs

in the

is known to be short-time work.

Also read:

Hartz IV rates: Development of prices and wages was taken into account

Adjustment is the second step in the complicated calculation process.

The rates are reset every five years when a new so-called

(EVS) is available for the development of prices and wages, reports dpa on the background.

The EVS is therefore an official statistic in which the income and expenditure of around 60,000 representative households are recorded.

The

are then based on the expenditure of households in lower income groups

.

Read here: The

Criticism of social organizations on Hartz IV sentences

The

criticized that the planned new standard rates were unrealistic, not needs-based and far too low.

And the

criticized the new sentences as inadequate.

Sources: Tagesschau.de;

dpa

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