Currently, around 5.3 million people in Germany receive Bürgergeld. The standard rate for a single person has been 563 euros per month since January 2024. Dobrindt told “Focus” that the massive increases in the standard rate during the last legislative term had led to significant cost increases. The standard rate should cover the subsistence minimum and nothing more – that must be reviewed again.
Dobrindt reaffirmed his conviction that in the restructuring of Bürgergeld by the black-red coalition, “significantly more savings are possible than previously planned.” Bürgergeld costs nearly 50 billion euros per year and could make a decisive contribution to consolidating the budget. In July, Bürgergeld will be replaced by basic income support, which provides stricter rules for recipients: In case of insufficient cooperation with the job center, earlier and more extensive benefit cuts are threatened, and placement in work takes priority over qualification.
Source: www.tagesspiegel.de
