A research institute of Federal Employment Agency has criticized concept of basic solidarity income. "This can be a very expensive story without a big labour market policy effect," said Ulrich Walwei, vice director of Institute for Labour Market and professional research, weekly newspaper Die time.

Several SPD politicians, among m Labor minister Hubertus Heil and Berlin's governing Mayor Michael Müller, had brought concept of basic solidarity income into discussion. The idea is that long-term unemployed people should be engaged in communal sector. Instead of Hartz IV, y should receive a basic income. The concept is also controversial within SPD, finance minister Olaf Scholz about wants to maintain Hartz IV.

The labour market expert Walwei reminds us of idea of job creation Measures (ABM), with which unemployed have been supplied for a long time. "There are labour market policy instruments that show very little effect in a careful evaluation," says Walwei. "But worst balance, namely a negative one, have ABM."

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Such measures could be useful for people who have been unemployed for many years, who have suffered from great personal problems and have no prospect of a normal job. "But danger is that even fitter unemployed will come into such measures, for m this is counter-productive."

Jürgen Schupp, a sociologist at German Institute for Economic Research, sees differently. He is in favour of new model: "It is an additional instrument in crafting box of promotion and integration measures." Unlike ABM, aim here is not to bring people back into first labour market. "It's more about stabilizing m, avoiding slipping in sickness, and giving m dignity and respect."

Z2X17-What happens when you give people unconditional money? Joe Huston has transferred 1000 euros of basic income to people in South Africa with his organization. At Z2X17 Festival he tells in five minutes what y made of it. © Photo: Time Online Date Of Update: 05 April 2018, 12:02