The next federal government must introduce a basic child protection, demand social associations.
What kind of money for families is involved - and how it could be paid out.
Social associations, child protection organizations and trade unions are calling for
child benefit
,
child allowance
and
Hartz IV
for adolescents to be combined in one amount - the so-called
basic
child benefit
.
Among other things,
SWR.de
reported on
this
.
This requirement is observed throughout Germany. With a view to the upcoming federal election, the alliance of 22 social associations and trade unions
, according to
Tagesschau.de
, called on all parties to
give
the
fight against child poverty
top priority. The
basic child
security belongs in the next coalition agreement and must be implemented as a priority project in the coming legislative period, it said.
The SPD, the Greens and the Left are in favor of such a model for the German Press Agency (dpa).
The aim is to
summarize
the existing
state benefits for children
,
automatically pay them out
and
create
a common point of contact for parents
.
The called according to dpa
child support,
the
child allowance *
, grants for school and leisure activities (education and participation package) and
Hartz IV benefits
for children and adolescents.
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Social associations demand a basic child security
As a basis for the required basic child
security, the subsistence level for all children must be calculated “new and realistically”, the organizations and associations also demanded, according to the reports from 23 August.
What is necessary is a benefit level that is well above the Hartz IV rates for children and adolescents.
“The many family-related benefits do not achieve their goal of avoiding child poverty.” In addition, it is criticized that many things are too bureaucratic and not sufficiently coordinated.
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The Child Protection Association has been pleading for a fundamental reform of state family benefits for years, according to a report by Deutschlandfunk on August 17th.
The alliance for
basic
child protection, to which the child protection association also belongs, demands a
basic security
of 330 to 695 euros per child per month, depending on the income of the parents.
(ahu) * Merkur.de is an offer from IPPEN.MEDIA.
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