The Union faction in the German Bundestag recommends plans from the city of Schwerin for a work obligation for recipients of basic allowance to be adopted nationwide.
“Who can work and doesn’t do so, cannot expect the general public to take care of him” said Thorsten Frei, parliamentary business manager of the CDU/CSU Bundestag faction, to the “Redaktionsnetzwerk Deutschland” in reference to the Schwerin decision. There is no “state allowance” only the money of taxpayers, Frei said. “Who receives services from the community can also provide a service for the community” the CDU politician told RND.
In the Schwerin city council, CDU and AfD had pushed through, before the turn of the year, the introduction of a work obligation for basic allowance recipients and asylum seekers. According to this, jobs in the community or associations are to be created for the unemployed in basic security and paid with 1 to 2 euros. Those who refuse risk benefit cuts. The decision gained nationwide attention over the weekend.