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Recipients’
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Statutory Health Insurers Sue Federal Government to Cover More Costs for Citizen Benefit Recipients
The umbrella association of statutory health insurers (GKV) is campaigning to force the federal government to increase its…
February 11, 2026
Amthor Encourages Work Requirement Debate for Basic Income Recipients in Saxony‑Anhalt
Philipp Amthor, the secretary‑general at the German Ministry for Digital Affairs, welcomed the proposal by Saxony‑Anhalt’s state premier, Sven Schulze…
February 10, 2026
German Ministry Fears High Costs from Mandatory Work for Basic Income Recipients
Saxony‑Anhalt’s Minister‑President Sven Schulze (CDU) has proposed that recipients of the Basic Income (Bürgergeld) be required to undertake work, a…
February 9, 2026
Schulze Urges Volunteer Work Requirement for Citizen’s Money Recipients
The new Minister-President of Saxony‑Anhalt, Sven Schulze of the CDU, has called for a stronger obligation on basic‑income recipients…
February 8, 2026
Job Hunt Stalls For Many Benefit Recipients
A significant study released Thursday by the Bertelsmann Foundation reveals a concerning disconnect between Germany’s unemployment benefits system…
December 4, 2025
BA Loans Boost Citizen Income Recipients
A concerning trend is emerging from German government data, revealing a significant increase in loans disbursed to citizens…
November 5, 2025
Rent Caps Loom For Welfare Recipients
The German government is introducing a controversial new measure aimed at curbing perceived abuse of housing benefits and…
October 13, 2025
Benefit Recipients Face Tougher Penalties
Coalition Announces Sweeping Reforms to Germany’s Social Welfare System Berlin – In a move signaling a significant shift…
October 9, 2025
Spahn Proposes Heating Relief for Benefit Recipients
Proposed adjustments to social welfare payments are under discussion, with a focus on ensuring equitable distribution and incentivizing…
October 3, 2025
Full-Time Benefit Boost for Welfare Recipients
The chair of the German Confederation of Trade Unions (DGB), Yasmin Fahimi, has proposed a premium for recipients…
September 27, 2025
Benefit Recipients Face Rental Shortfall
A significant number of households receiving citizen’s income (Bürgergeld) in Germany experienced limitations in the reimbursement of their…
August 7, 2025
Michael Most Common Name Among Bürgergeld Recipients
According to a response from the Federal Ministry of Labour to a query posed by the Alternative for…
July 3, 2025
Job Mandate for Welfare Recipients in Jeopardy
A recent proposal to introduce a nationwide mandatory work requirement for recipients of social benefits has been met…
January 14, 2025
Union Demands Work Obligation for Recipients
The Union faction in the German Bundestag recommends plans from the city of Schwerin for a work obligation…
January 5, 2025
Four Billion Euro Debt Bombshell: Welfare Recipients’ Shocking Secret!
Beneficiaries of social allowance and basic security are deep in arrears at the job centers. As reported by…
December 8, 2024

















