Plans of the traffic light coalition: That changes for the household budget

Created: 12/15/2021, 07:59 AM

By: Anne Hund

For example, families with low incomes should be relieved financially.

© Monika Skolimowska / dpa

With the new traffic light coalition, consumers will face numerous changes.

Some important projects at a glance.

The new coalition undertook many reforms.

In their

 the traffic light parties promise great efforts in terms of climate protection and restructuring of the industry.

At the same time, improvements are planned for low-wage earners, tenants and families, for example.

Some important projects of the traffic light coalition should be clearly noticeable in the wallet of those affected - here is an excerpt of what the new federal government wants to get off the ground.

Some important projects of the traffic light coalition

• The

  minimum wage *

  is to rise from the current EUR 9.60 to EUR 12.

• Instead of Hartz IV, long-term unemployed people will in future receive what is known as

  Bürgergeld

  to get.

  In the first two reference years, the property or apartment is not checked.

  Those who are covered by the citizens' allowance should not have to worry about the savings and the housing situation for the time being.

• A

  basic child benefit

  is primarily intended to relieve families with little money.

  It is intended to bundle previous financial support services such as child benefit and benefits for children in Hartz IV households.

  In order to bridge the time until the introduction of the

  basic child benefit, an immediate child supplement is provided

  for families with low incomes.

• The future traffic light government also wants to

  relieve

  families with state

  vouchers for domestic

  help.

  As a first step, according to plans by Federal Labor Minister Hubertus Heil, families with children, single parents and people who look after relatives should receive an annual bonus of a maximum of 2,000 euros.

• The

  rent brake

  for new rentals is to be extended.

  In addition, in areas with a tight housing market, rents in existing tenancies should only be allowed to rise by up to 11 percent within three years instead of the previous 15 percent.

• Electricity customers

  are also to be

  relieved

  by abolishing the financing of the billions in the EEG levy to promote green electricity via the electricity price on January 1, 2023.

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Apart from these plans, some

are already

imminent

in the coming new year

, which will have an impact on many consumers when it comes to money.

What will change with the

, the

and, for example, the

?

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