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"Bürgergeld" is supposed to replace Hartz IV - but what is the difference?

2021-10-25T03:38:12.182Z


In their exploratory paper, the SPD, Greens and FDP had stated that Hartz IV should be replaced by a "citizen's money".


In their exploratory paper, the SPD, Greens and FDP had stated that Hartz IV should be replaced by a "citizen's money".

In their

explorations

, the SPD, the Greens and the FPD agreed to

replace

the basic security (

Hartz IV *

) with a “

citizen's benefit

”.

At the start of the coalition negotiations between the SPD, the Greens and the FDP, the Green Youth

demanded that

the previous

basic security be withdrawn.

 "We expect a clear departure from the Hartz IV system from the coalition negotiations," said the federal spokeswoman for the green youth organization, Sarah-Lee Heinrich, of the German Press Agency (dpa).

"It is not the name that has to change, but the system."

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Hartz IV is to be replaced by a "citizen's money"

But what is the idea of ​​“

citizens' money”

all

about

?

And what should

Hartz IV

differentiate?

In their explorations, the three parties had agreed to replace the basic security (Hartz IV) with a "citizen's benefit", dpa described.

“It should focus on helping people return to the labor market,” the result paper said.

Obligations

to

cooperate

should remain, and there should be better

opportunities for additional income

.

+

A woman takes a bill from a wallet.

© Patrick Pleul / dpa-Zentralbild / dpa / illustration

“Bürgergeld” instead of Hartz IV - the details are still unclear

Experts see a difference

primarily on the last point, the improved opportunities for

additional income

.

In a report on

BR.d

e of October 16, which also dealt with the exploratory paper in terms of “citizens' money”, it said: “So far it has often been the case that it is hardly worthwhile for social welfare recipients to take on an extra job, because with an additional income little or nothing remains. ”That should change.

In addition, the BR report on the occasion of the exploratory paper mentioned should also take into account the increased rents when calculating the citizen's allowance.

There is nothing precise in the exploratory mandate about how high this citizen's money should be in the future.

And many other questions remained unanswered in the run-up to the coalition negotiations.

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This is how the coalition negotiations are going

Many other topics and questions are likely to be wrestled in the coming days and weeks.

According to

Tagesschau.de

, it is open

how long the

coalition negotiations will

run

.

"Those involved expect at least three to four weeks for the negotiations in the working groups," reported the news portal.

When they met on the first day, the three traffic light parties had set the goal that the working groups would have drafted their papers by November 10th.

After that, the results would have to be summarized by the core teams in a final coalition agreement. 

(ahu) * Merkur.de is an offer from IPPEN.MEDIA.

List of rubric lists: © Patrick Pleul / dpa-Zentralbild / dpa / illustration

Source: merkur

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