Citizens' benefit: allowances are increasing - how much more of the job remains

Created: 2023-01-09 16:59

By: Patricia Huber

With the change from Hartz IV to citizen income, a lot changes.

In future, those affected will be able to keep more of the money they have earned.

Berlin – With the new citizens' allowance, the situation for recipients should improve significantly.

The standard rate has been increased, assets are better protected and there should be more focus on education and training.

According to this, assets of up to 40,000 euros remain protected for the first person in the benefit community in the first twelve months.

For each additional person in the community, this allowance increases by 15,000 euros.

Citizen benefit rate increased on January 1, 2023

For single and single parents entitled to benefits, there are 502 euros per month from January 1st, for two adult partners in a so-called community of needs 451 euros each.

For young people between the ages of 15 and 18, 420 euros flow.

Children from the age of 7 to the age of 14 receive 348 euros.

For children up to the age of 6, 318 euros are paid.

But that's not enough for many recipients of citizen's income.

You still want to earn something extra.

And here, too, there is an innovation with the citizens' income - but this is still a few months away.

On July 1st, the allowances for all employed persons will be improved.

Citizens' allowance: Allowances are increasing - up to 48 euros more per month

With an income between 520 and 1000 euros, 30 percent of this can be kept.

According to the Federal Ministry of Labor this means up to 48 euros more in the wallet than before.

Young people are allowed to keep the income from school and student jobs and from vocational training as well as the pocket money from a federal voluntary service or voluntary social year up to the mini-job limit of currently 520 euros.

Income from student jobs during the holidays is not taken into account.