7 minutes agoGermany Approves a Law That Helps Poor Families
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(7 years ago)The German Bundestag adopted a new family law that facilitates parents with less income. The goal is to protect families who earn less from poverty. Labour Minister Hubert Heil presented the bill to parliament, along with Family Minister Franziska Giffey. Families where parents ' income covers [...]
The German Bundestag adopted a new family law that facilitates parents with less income. The goal is to protect families who earn less from poverty.
Labour Minister Hubert Heil presented the bill to parliament, along with Family Minister Franziska Giffey. Families, where parents ' income covers the minimum personal need but not that of children, will receive a new subsidy for them.
As of 1 July, the subsidy will rise from 170 euros currently to 185 euros. Hale explained that services will benefit first of all mothers and fathers from single - parent families.
The law envisions greater subsidies for those with lower incomes, single - parent families and families that depend on aid from Hartz IV.
That way, child subsidies are projected to rise by 15 euros a month. Children in need, for the next school year, will receive their school meal free and their monthly ticket to school buses.
The school materials will provide 150 euros instead of 100 euros. A total of four million children will benefit from increased services. For “strong laws for the family”, the government will spend on the ongoing 1.3 billion-euro legislature. In the opinion of the opposition, the law is fair, but does not go far enough.
