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Hartz and cordial: Up to 1,200 euros - residents reveal how much money they get a month

2022-05-13T06:06:49.713Z


Hartz and cordial: Up to 1,200 euros - residents talk about monthly income Created: 05/13/2022, 07:59 By: Sina Koch "Hartz and warm": Most of the residents of the Benz barracks in Mannheim have no job and live on Hartz IV. They really get that much money from the office: In the social documentary "Hartz und Herzen" viewers get an insight into how the residents of the former workers' settlement


Hartz and cordial: Up to 1,200 euros - residents talk about monthly income

Created: 05/13/2022, 07:59

By: Sina Koch

"Hartz and warm": Most of the residents of the Benz barracks in Mannheim have no job and live on Hartz IV. They really get that much money from the office:

In the social documentary "Hartz und Herzen" viewers get an insight into how the residents of the former workers' settlement in Mannheim cope with little money but many problems.

The Benz Barracklers are very popular with viewers all over Germany.

Nevertheless, some "Hartz und cordial" participants have to turn over every cent twice.

Broadcast

Hartz and cordial

location

Benz barracks, Mannheim

Channel

RTTWO

"Hartz and cordial": Despite additional income - many residents of the Benz barracks are dependent on the office

Although the residents of the Benz barracks have now become TV celebrities, they are by no means wealthy.

Despite small additional earnings, many "Hartz and hearty - day after day Benz barracks" protagonists are dependent on money from the job center.

The "Hartz und Herzen" fans are all the more astonished when they see that some of the residents afford one or the other luxury item: while Janine buys a 10-carat tooth accessory, single mother Christine decides on a new one E bike.

"Hartz and heartily": Janine and Elvis really get that much money – "if I didn't have any debts"

Many people in Germany have to live very frugally and look at every cent.

What is the situation in the Benz barracks in Mannheim, what do the residents have available each month?

TikTokerin Janine is a single mother of twins and, in addition to maintenance and child benefit, receives 400 euros a month from the job center.

It's different with Elvis' extended family: Here, his wife Katrin has an overview of the family's finances and is affectionately called "treasurer" by Elvis.

"We get 1,200 euros from the job center and child benefit - if I didn't have any debts, then everything would actually always be fine," reveals Katrin on "Hartz und Herzen".

"Hartz and warm": Petra's family can't afford to move - "I get from the state with Selina..."

Petra and her children also depend on the money from the job center.

The single parent has to struggle again and again with the consequences of her unemployment.

She lives with her daughter Selina and son Pascal in a mold apartment and cannot afford to move to a new place.

“I get 480 euros and 206 euros child benefit from the state with Selina,” she reveals in the TV show on RTLZWEI.

But her son Pascal also receives money from the office - namely 258 euros from the job center and 204 euros child benefit per month.

"Hartz and warm" in Mannheim: Do Elvis and Co. get money by participating in the RTLZWEI documentary?

From unemployment benefit recipient to celebrated TV star – the RTLZWEI documentary turned the lives of the Benz barrackers upside down.

Some "Hartz und cordial" participants feel very comfortable in the limelight and try not to let themselves be defeated despite the stress of office.

However, Hartz IV recipients are repeatedly confronted with the question of whether and how much money they earn by participating in the show.

The answer is surprising: The cult residents Elvis, Janine and Co. take part in the TV show voluntarily and without a fee - and there is a very simple reason for this.

"Hartz und Herzen" is intended to show the real life of the people of Mannheim and not run according to the screenplay or script.

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Source: merkur

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