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New RTL Zwei Episodes Spotlight Bürgergeld Friction With Work and Jobcenters

Personal stories underscore how bureaucracy plus life constraints complicate a return to work.

Overview

  • Carola reports losing a low‑paid park‑cleaning placement after two days due to a finger injury and says she is now waiting to hear from her employment adviser.
  • Pascal rejects a six‑month Jobcenter measure and calls an apprenticeship “Quatsch,” citing a disability and reading‑writing challenges as he insists on direct employment.
  • Pamela says expected transfers were largely withheld, recounting that only €80 arrived versus more than €700 anticipated and describing failed attempts to resolve it by phone.
  • Oliver from Mönchengladbach reiterates he will only consider work at about €3,500 gross per month, saying he is overqualified after roughly two decades without a job.
  • Feeli, a mother in Neumünster, describes pausing job attempts due to her son’s treatment needs and says her caregiver even advised against working because benefit payments were repeatedly disrupted.