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Benefits
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Shorter Unemployment Benefits May Ease Persistent Skilled Labor Shortage
Ifo Institute researchers suggest that reducing the duration of reduced working hours benefits could help alleviate the current…
Söder Proposes Cutting Welfare Benefits to Balance State Budget
Markus Söder, the leader of the CSU, has proposed making adjustments to the basic income benefit system (Bürgergeld)…
CDU Eyes Health Cuts for Citizens Receiving Unemployment Benefits
CDU auditor Yannick Bury has argued for restricting healthcare provision for recipients of the Bürgergeld (Citizen’s Benefit) who…
Charitable Workers Lobby for Inflation Adjustment in Social Benefits
Verena Bentele, the president of the VdK social association, is calling for increased governmental support for people in…
German Employment Experts Push for Wage Security and Shorter Unemployment Benefits
In a recent article for the “Handelsblatt”, Bernd Fitzenberger, Director of the Institute for Labour Market and Vocational…
German Farming Minister Rejects Sugar Tax Citing Lack of Proven Health Benefits
Agriculture Minister Alois Rainer (CSU) has rejected the idea of a sugar tax, a measure supported by Federal…
Coalition Revises Plan To Save Spouses Free Health Insurance Benefits
Following protests from unions and insured individuals against the complete removal of cost-free supplementary insurance for spouses with…
German PM Wüst Aims to Align Asylum Benefits With EU Standards
The North Rhine‑Westphalian premier, Hendrik Wüst of the CDU, has said he wants to adjust the level of social…
German Parliament Rejects Full Elimination of Voluntary Health Insurance Benefits
The governing coalitions of the CDU/CSU and SPD rejected the chief doctors’ proposal to eliminate all voluntary benefits…
Long-Term Care Benefits Fall Sharply While Inflation Rises
The benefits from Germany’s statutory long‑term care insurance have not kept pace with inflation over recent years, according…
German Finance Ministry Confused Over Who Actually Benefits From Recent Tax Cuts
The German Federal Ministry of Finance says it does not know which population groups have actually benefited from…
SPDs German Parliamentary Group Resists Pension Reform That Harms State Retirement Benefits
Within the SPD parliamentary group, there is pushback against a new adjustment of the pension system that would…
CDA Slams CDU Economic Council Drastic Cuts to Unemployment and Health Benefits
The Christian Democratic Employees’ Union of Germany (CDA) strongly condemned proposals from the CDU’s Economic Council that call…
CDU Seeks Work Requirements for Benefits
The Christian Democratic Union (CDU) is facing internal pressure to mitigate the potential impact of planned pension reforms…
Youth Leader Urges SPD to Defend Benefits
The ongoing negotiations surrounding proposed reforms to Germany’s social welfare system are exposing deepening divisions within the ruling…
Housing Benefits Child Support to Link
The German government, under the leadership of Housing Minister Verena Hubertz (SPD), is planning a significant overhaul of…
Youth Union Rejects SPD Criticism of Benefits Overhaul
A simmering tension is escalating within Germany’s governing coalition as reform plans for the Bürgergeld (citizen’s allowance) spark…
Child Benefits Flowing Abroad
New data released by the Federal Employment Agency reveals a notable increase in child benefit payments made to…
Germany Debates Welfare Benefits for EU Nationals
Concerns regarding potential welfare fraud perpetrated by organized groups originating from other EU member states have spurred debate…
Left Party Calls For Increased Child Benefits
Marking this year’s International Day for Children, a leading figure is advocating for a significant increase to child…
Fewer Asylum Seekers Receive Benefits in Germany
Data released by the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) on Wednesday indicate that approximately 461,000 individuals in Germany received…
Jobless Benefits Frozen Next Year
Germany’s Federal Ministry of Labour has recalculated the standard rates for basic citizen’s income, revealing no increase for…
Benefits Cuts Proposed for Jobless Germans
Leading figures within the CDU/CSU and SPD are signaling a potential shift in approach to Germany’s “Bürgergeld” –…
Germany Rejects Asylum Benefits as Loans
Berlin – The German federal government has expressed reservations regarding proposals to introduce asylum benefits as loans. A…
Union Urges Calm on Benefits Debate
A leading figure within the Christian Democratic Union’s (CDU) worker’s wing is urging caution and restraint in the…
Linnemann Proposes Cutting Benefits for Unwilling Workers
A senior figure within the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) is advocating for a significant overhaul of Germany’s social…
Fathers Claim Top Parental Benefits More Often
A recent report from the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) reveals significant disparities in parental allowance (Elterngeld) benefit levels…
Benefits Costs May Rise Again
Government projections for expenditures on Germany’s citizen’s allowance (Bürgergeld) indicate a slower rate of decline than previously anticipated,…
Power Tax Battle Threatens Moms Benefits
Lawmakers are exploring potential offsets to fund a broad-based reduction in electricity taxes, with discussions centering on the…
SPD Faces Shock Demands Threatening Vital Benefits
Leading figures from the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and Christian Social Union (CSU) are urging their coalition partners,…
New Minister Targets Abuse of Social Benefits
German authorities to strengthen efforts to combat social benefits misuse, minister says Germany’s new federal labor minister, Bärbel…
Employer Boss Wants to Cut Social Benefits, Cap at 40%!
Rainer Dulger, president of the employers’ association, calls for more intervention in the welfare state from the black-red…
Orbán: Western Loss in Ukraine War Shows EU Failure, Trump’s Policy Benefits USA
Ukraine conflict: Hungarian PM Orbán says West has lost ‘proxy war’ against Russia and criticizes EU policyThe Hungarian…
German Taxpayers Unite to Stop Soaring Social Benefits!
The Federation of Taxpayers demands the next federal government to brake the rise of social contributions. The “Bild”…
Fiscal Frenzy: Germany’s Shocking New Budget Boasts a Whopping 12% Boost to Child Benefits!
The Federal Council has cleared the way for the tax relief law and the increase in child benefit.…
Electric Car Buyers Reap the Shocking Benefits of Habeck’s Game-Changing Deal!
German Economy Minister Robert Habeck (Greens) will accelerate the renewal of the German automotive industry with a comprehensive…