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4w ago

German County Association Chief Seeks 30% Bürgergeld Cut for No‑Shows and End to 'Karenzzeit'

The demand underscores municipal strain over welfare and housing costs during tense coalition talks.

Achim Brötel warnt vor finanzieller Überforderung der Kommunen – und fordert Konsequenzen beim Bürgergeld
Landkreistags-Präsident will Bürgergeld um 30 Prozent kürzen.
In der Diskussion um Sozialstaatsreformen hat die CSU auf die Streichung des Bürgergelds für sogenannte Totalverweigerer gepocht. "Wer Arbeit verweigert, dem müssen die Leistungen auf null gestrichen werden. So steht es Schwarz auf Weiß im Koalitionsvertrag", sagte CSU-Generalsekretär Huber.

Overview

  • Achim Brötel, president of the German County Association, called for a 30 percent monthly reduction in Bürgergeld for recipients who miss Jobcenter appointments without valid reason.
  • He urged abolishing the one‑year Karenzzeit during which accommodation costs for new beneficiaries are not checked for adequacy.
  • Brötel asserted that 30 to 40 percent of Jobcenter appointments fall through, in some places about half.
  • He pressed the federal government for financial relief on refugee housing costs of roughly €3.4 billion per year, noting recent inflow declines that only partly ease local burdens.
  • SPD leader and labor minister Bärbel Bas has rejected a CDU proposal to reduce benefits to zero for repeated noncompliance, signaling resistance to the toughest sanctions.