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Hayali Challenges AfD’s Springer Over Bürgergeld Statistics on ZDF

The exchange underscored a dispute over which figures are credible during ongoing Bürgergeld reforms.

Overview

  • AfD social policy spokesman René Springer claimed on ZDF’s Morgenmagazin that one third of Bürgergeld recipients are engaged in undeclared work.
  • Dunja Hayali countered that the study he cited is ongoing and was corrected by Professor Schneider to about 10,000 cases, accusing Springer of spreading false numbers.
  • The program presented current figures showing 5.5 million Bürgergeld recipients, including 1.5 million children, with about 1.8 million considered theoretically able to work.
  • Springer linked long-term unemployment to immigration, asserting that one third of the long-term unemployed are foreigners, a characterization Hayali challenged.
  • Hayali said a Bild report claiming 1.2 million recipients have never worked does not align with data from the Federal Employment Agency.