Overview
- Treptow-Köpenick’s youth committee rejected the youth office’s plan that sought a 2% cut to free youth work and up to 6% to family-support grants.
- All grants in the district are to be paid in full until March 2026, with youth councillor André Grammelsdorff warning of possible closures from April if no new money is found.
- The Paritätische and other providers welcomed the decision and urged a new, jointly developed budget plan that protects citywide funding eligibility.
- In Chemnitz, Left and Green council factions are pushing to exempt children’s and youth services from a renewed 5% budget freeze, following a protest of about 200 people at city hall.
- Chemnitz faces a shortfall of €17.6 million needed versus €16 million available, with a December 9 committee decision on allocations and 26 independent providers reporting risk to their operations.