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TV Profiles Put Benefit Repayments and Jobcenter Aid Under the Microscope

New research finds large benefit clawbacks from extra earnings, reinforcing confirmed 2026 Wohngeld parameters.

Pension Increase Takes Effect in July as Courts and Means Tests Shape Who Gains

Wohngeld Rules Clarified for 2026 as Retiree Uptake Surges and Basic-Income Overhaul Nears

Wohngeld–Bürgergeld Interface Failures Collide With Plan for Tougher Grundsicherung in July 2026

Wohngeld 2026: Asset Limits Unchanged, Heating Credit Continues, Court Ruling Narrows Claims

Wohngeld 2026: Who Qualifies, How Much You Could Get and How to Apply

Wohngeld 2026: No Increase and Unchanged Asset Limits, What Applicants Need to Know

Police Confirm Earlier Train Incident Before Killing of German Conductor

Germany's Welfare Overhaul Moves to Hearings, With Tougher Penalties and a Cap on Rent Coverage

For Many German Pensioners, €2,000 Falls Short as Housing Costs and Net Deductions Bite

Wohngeld Rules Clarified as Courts Reinforce Protections on Heating Costs and Rent Caps

CDU Business Council’s Welfare-Cut Blueprint Faces Backlash as CDU Figures Warn of Electoral Risk

Germany’s Housing Benefit Stays Unchanged for 2026 as Panel Urges System Overhaul and Court Curbs Profit Subletting

Germany Sets February Wohngeld Payout for End of January as Hamburg Launches Filing App

Wohngeld 2026: No Increase This Year as Rules on Income, Disability Allowances and Timing Are Clarified

New Data Show German Nursing-Home Out-of-Pocket Costs Rise to €3,245 a Month

Germany Updates Pensions for 2026: Aktivrente Launches, New Retirees Face Higher Tax, Survivor and Disability Rules Shift

Welfare Overhaul Draft Advances as DRV Steps Up Disability-Pension Checks and 2026 Wohngeld Stays Unchanged

Bundestag Opens Debate on Replacing Bürgergeld With Stricter Basic Security

Wohngeld Updates Clarify Eligibility, Combinations With Other Aid, and Stricter Oversight