Over past ten years, insgesamt18, 2 million people have been referring to Hartz IV, of which 5.47 million were under 15 years of age. This is due to federal government's response to a small inquiry by DerLinken Bundestag MEP Sabine Zimmermann. The statistics cover all people who have referred to Mindestenseinmal Hartz IV over past ten years. Many of m took performance temporarily in Einerpersönlichen transitional period, for example because y did not claim from Arbeitslosenversicherunghatten.

In February 2018, according to federal agency FürArbeit, a total of 5,950,000 people were Hartz IV, of whom 4.26 million erwerbsfähig. At present, almost every tenth household receives Hartz IV.

Left-winger Zimmermann evaluated high number of Hartz IV recipients over years as a sign of "impoverishment of large sections of population". The various federal governments would have dagegenversagt in fight, said labour market policy spokeswoman DerLinken-Bundestag group. It is "particularly bitter that so many children also make experience of degrading Bezugsvon Hartz-IV achievements".

Shortly before taking office HatteGesundheitsminister Jens Spahn (CDU) said that with Hartz IV Jederbekomme, "what he needs to live". This statement was criticized by many sides. Thus, Spahns party colleague, Derehemalige Federal minister of worker Norbert Blüm, called Äußerungenals "heartless". Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeiermahnte that number of Hartz-IV recipients must be reduced.

Focus on long-term unemployed

The großeKoalition has announced that it wants to return as many Hartz-IV recipients as possible to RegulärenArbeitsmarkt. In his inaugural speech in Bundestag, New Labour Minister Hubertus Heil (SPD) said that this was "a prerequisite for a free and self-determined life". The focus is mainly on 857,000 long-term unemployed, dielänger than twelve months without a job.

Hartz IV was introduced with 2010 agenda of DamaligenSPD Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder, which was launched in autumn 2003. This autumn, reform package is 15 years old. On average, services of Grundsicherung954 euro for a so-called community of needs. FürAlleinstehende Hartz IV is rule set of 416 Euro per month.

"The benefits do not protect against poverty undgewährleisten not adequate participation in society," said Sabine Zimmermann. "For workers who aufstockenmüssen, it is degrading that, despite work, y have to become a social case and have to submit to repressive system Hartz IV in order to survive."

Date Of Update: 26 March 2018, 12:02