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Hartz IV: Are Christmas gifts counted? These rules apply

2022-11-24T16:45:18.615Z


In the worst case, Christmas gifts for Hartz IV recipients can be counted towards the standard rate. But there are exceptions - and a solution.


In the worst case, Christmas gifts for Hartz IV recipients can be counted towards the standard rate.

But there are exceptions - and a solution.

Munich – The temperatures are dropping, the Advent season is beginning and with that Christmas is just around the corner.

For many, this also means the start of the gift-buying marathon.

But what about gifts for Hartz IV recipients?

Is there a risk of offsetting against the standard rate?

Hartz IV: Better to give gifts away for Christmas

You really have to be careful here.

Because any "income in money" must be taken into account for Hartz IV recipients.

This is set out in Section 11 Paragraph 1 Sentence 1 of the Second Social Code.

So that means: If you want to give something to someone receiving Hartz IV, you should definitely do it in the form of a thing.

Otherwise, transferring money could become a problem for the recipient.

If you give the recipient something in kind, that's not a problem.

Important to know: According to

gegen-hartz.de

, vouchers are also considered a thing.

So if you don't know exactly what the recipient of the gift wants, you can also use it without risking it being counted towards the standard rate.

Hartz IV: In these cases, gifts of money are allowed

But as so often there are exceptions.

For example, monetary gifts are permitted “that someone else provides without having a legal or moral obligation to do so” and do not have a major impact on the “position of the beneficiary” (Section 11a (5) SGB II).

This includes, for example, Christmas or birthday presents for children.

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And there is even an exception for children.

"Gifts of money to minors on the occasion of confirmation, communion, confirmation or comparable religious festivals as well as on the occasion of youth initiation" are not counted if they do not exceed the allowance of 3100 euros (§ 1 Para. 1 No. 12 ALG II-VO).

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Source: merkur

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