Overview
- A denied claim in Bremen leaves Steffi without rent or benefits, prompting a plan to sell her dog after the Jobcenter treated her relationship as a shared household.
- One former recipient, Bärbel, starts cleaning work that pays under €700 a month, while Ella returns to limited duties of roughly ten hours weekly due to chronic illness.
- A care coordinator reportedly urged Feeli to pause job attempts because earnings can trigger payment holds until payslips arrive, compounding childcare and health barriers.
- In Rostock, Janine deregisters her make-up business to reduce friction with the Jobcenter, saying time, fees and back-office demands made self-employment untenable.
- Magdeburg’s Leon and Lisa receive a €1,862.72 loan for basic furnishings that proves insufficient in stores, and separate vignettes depict some adults openly preferring benefits to work.