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Families
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Free Spouse Co‑Insurance Looms as Health Care Costs Rise for Families
The statutory health and long‑term care insurance schemes could become noticeably more expensive for many families. According to…
Germany Sees 134000 Young People Placed In Care Homes And 87500 In Foster Families In 2024
In 2024, the German Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) reported that about 134,000 young people were placed in state-run…
66 Percent Reject Limiting Part Time Rights Say It Hurts Families and Workers
The proposal to restrict the right to part‑time work to only those who are raising children, caring for…
Benefit Cuts Threaten Families
The German government’s planned elimination of a grace period for housing costs within the citizen’s allowance (Bürgergeld) system…
Families Demand Bahn Restore Reservations
The recent elimination of family reservation seating on Deutsche Bahn (DB) trains continues to draw significant criticism, culminating…
Merkel Meets Families of German Hostages
Chancellor Friedrich Merz of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) met with family members of German citizens held hostage…
SPD Pushes For Tax Relief For Middle Class Families
A key figure within Germany’s Social Democratic Party (SPD) is continuing to advocate for income tax reform focused…
Nursing Costs Trap Families Warns Leader
The debate surrounding escalating costs within German care facilities has intensified, with Gerda Hasselfeldt, President of the German…
Low-Income Families Need Electric Vehicle Incentives
The German Environment Agency (UBA) has issued a stark warning ahead of the cabinet’s upcoming approval of the…
Low Income Families Get Climate Tech Boost
The German Federal Minister for the Environment, Carsten Schneider (SPD), is developing new measures to alleviate the financial…
Energy Bills Shock Families Union Fights Back
The CDU/CSU parliamentary group is pushing for a broader scope of energy price relief, extending beyond the government’s…
Energy Crisis Looms Families Face Shock Bills
Pressure is mounting on Germany’s governing coalition of the Union and SPD parties ahead of a key meeting…
Energy Bill Shock Hits Families Now
Concerns are mounting over the planned reduction of electricity tax, with social advocacy groups and political figures now…
War on Families or Just a Business Decision?
German Transport Minister Criticizes Deutsche Bahn’s Decision to Abolish Family Reservations The head of the Social Democratic Party’s…
Families Pay the Price for Deutsche Bahn’s Greed
German Railways Abandons Family Reservation, Raising Fares for Passengers German Railways, the country’s national railway operator, has announced…
Record-Breaking 3.24 Billion Euros Paid to Families of Deadbeat Dads
New Data Reveals Record-High Payments to Families of Delinquent Alimony Payers The German federal government, states and municipalities…
‘We Need to Make It Easier for Families to Buy a Home Again’!
German Federal Minister of Construction Verena Hubertz, a member of the Social Democratic Party, aims to simplify the…
Families of Refugees in Jeopardy as Churches Unite Against Family Reunification Ban
Churches Speak Out Against Proposed Family Reunification Ban for Refugees The Catholic and Evangelical churches in Germany have…
Low-Income Families Urged to Get Energy-Saving Appliances Reimbursed by New German Government
The Germany Social Association (SoVD) has called on the new federal government to cover the cost of energy-efficient…
Ukrainian Soldiers’ Families Unite in Chatbot Complaints Against Commanders
In the face of the ongoing Ukraine conflict and the general situation in the country, many Ukrainian soldiers…
Women in Asylum Families Struggle to Find Footing
A new report from the Austrian Integration Fund (ÖIF) has been published, focusing on the integration of asylum…
Germany’s Bold New Plan to Reunite Families
The SPD parliamentary group in the Bundestag has welcomed the decision by the Federal Office for Migration and…
BOMBSHELL: 220,000 Families Left Homeless in Shocking Housing Crisis!
Around 220,000 people in single-person and couple households with children were homeless in Germany as of January 31,…