In the exploratory talks, the SPD, Greens and FDP agreed on the introduction of a “child safety model”.
But many questions have not yet been clarified.
When discussing a coalition agreement, there is also the question of
basic child security *
.
The idea behind it is that state benefits for children such as
child benefit
,
child allowance
,
grants for school and leisure activities
and
tax child allowances are
bundled and paid out unbureaucratically to parents.
The basis of the consultations is the exploratory talks in which the SPD, Greens and FDP agreed on a “restart of family support” and the introduction of a “
child protection model
” in order to give “children and young people better opportunities regardless of the social situation of their parents”.
Idea of basic child security: exploratory talks as a basis
As far as the concrete implementation is concerned, however, many questions were still open in the run-up to the deliberations.
For example, who should be specifically entitled to such a basic child benefit.
There are different models, according to a report on
BR.de
on October 28th.
The
exploratory
paper only mentions that one wants to focus on children with the greatest need for support.
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Ifo report on the reform proposal "basic child protection"
"A basic child security
according to the ideas of the Greens
could reduce the risk of poverty for families with children and significantly relieve low to middle incomes," it said in a message from the
Ifo Institute
on October 29th. The reform would "depending on the design cost 27 to 33 billion euros and parents would work less" - that is the result of an
Ifo report
on behalf of the
Bundestag parliamentary group Bündnis 90 / Die Grünen.
The aim is to improve the situation for families and to make it easier for them to receive benefits. Basic child security is currently being discussed in the coalition negotiations.
In essence, it is about amalgamating various family benefits in a basic child benefit, it said in the message of the Ifo Institute on the occasion of the
Ifo report
on the
“Reform proposal of
the Bundestag parliamentary group Bündnis 90 / Die Grünen
to
introduce a basic child benefit”.
The child-related benefits would be decoupled from unemployment benefit II.
In addition, an increase in the benefits for low and middle incomes is planned.
“You have to be careful that the parents' income is not counted too heavily.
In the future, you would have two benefits - first the basic child benefit and then the Hartz IV standard rates for parents.
That has to be well coordinated, ”says Ifo researcher Maximilian Blömer according to the announcement.
The
proposal
includes the release of According to Ifo-Institut "particularly for poorer families with children meaningful improvements".
The communication goes on to say: “The at-risk-of-poverty rate could fall by around 3 percentage points.
However, depending on the design, the cost of the package would rise to 27 to 33 billion euros because the parents would then work less. "
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In the
discussions for a coalition agreement
, many questions are likely to be fought over.
In addition to the introduction of a basic child benefit, there are many other issues, one of which is, for example, “citizens' benefits”.
22 working groups with specialist politicians are to negotiate the details of a coalition agreement in the coming weeks.
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