New calculator for support How much housing benefit can I get now? 01/06/2023, 10:55 am (updated) On January 1st, the housing benefit was increased significantly. This helps everyone who cannot bear their housing costs alone. A new calculator from the federal government shows whether there is an entitlement to support and how high the benefit … Read more
Call for social system reform Employer president wants “unleashing” 12/11/2022, 4:37 p.m “Too sluggish, too inflexible, too expensive” – this is how employer president Dulger sees Germany. He therefore calls for a thorough overhaul of the social system. The retirement age must be linked to increasing life expectancy. However, the trend is going in a … Read more
Billions from CO2 tax Heil plans “climate money” for everyone with less than 4000 gross 5/28/2022 3:04 am The relief package recently decided by the traffic light coalition does not come close to compensating for the additional costs for the population caused by inflation and increases in energy prices. Social Minister Heil wants to follow … Read more
For Greenpeace, increasing the commuter allowance is “the opposite of social justice.” Photo: dpa/Michael Kappeler Berlin. The federal government’s planned relief package to compensate for increased energy prices has met with a lot of criticism. The Parity Welfare Association complained that it was socially unfair. The environmental organization Greenpeace made a similar statement. The opposition … Read more