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20-euro surcharge for children affected by poverty should come - how should citizens be relieved?

2022-02-24T09:28:32.615Z


Families with children affected by poverty should receive an immediate bonus from July 1st. As a result of the high energy costs, there should be other relief for many citizens.


Families with children affected by poverty should receive an immediate bonus from July 1st.

As a result of the high energy costs, there should be other relief for many citizens.

Children affected by poverty

 should receive an 

immediate bonus of 20 euros per month from July 1st

.

The German Press Agency (dpa) reported on Wednesday evening.

The leaders of the traffic light coalition of SPD, Greens and FDP agreed on Wednesday (February 23), as can be seen from a decision paper available to the dpa.

The planned immediate surcharge should therefore

help those children who need special financial support until the planned basic child security

* is introduced.

With the immediate award, the coalition is now stepping on the gas for an already agreed service.

Meanwhile, the so-called child supplement

for low-income families

is not new .

Since January 1, 2022, it has been up to 209 euros per month per child and, together with the

child benefit

, is intended to cover the needs of a child.

You can find out more about the child supplement here

.

Federal government relief package against high energy costs

According to the traffic light plans, not only many families should be further relieved in the future.

All in all, there is talk

of a billion-euro

relief package planned by the federal government as a reaction to the increased energy prices.

According to dpa, the heads of the coalition had agreed on such a package on Wednesday, which also provided for, among other things, an earlier abolition of the EEG surcharge and a higher commuter allowance.

Recipients of unemployment benefit II, basic security and social assistance

should also receive a one-off subsidy of 100 euros, as dpa further reported on the plans.

There should also be

tax relief

.

In order to support employees, the

employee allowance

for income tax should be increased by EUR 200 to EUR 1,200, retrospectively from January 1, 2022.

Also read:

Corona bonus, child allowance, minimum wage: That will change this year in terms of money

In its paper, the coalition also mentions measures that are already planned, such as the one-off heating cost subsidy decided by the cabinet for those receiving housing benefit, students, schoolchildren and trainees with supporting services.

This should be passed quickly by the Bundestag.

You can find out more about the federal government's planned relief package and the criticism of it here.

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

Source: merkur

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