Bürgergeld: A pair of glasses from the job center? That's how it worked now

Reading time 2 minutesThe limit for the eyeglass grant for citizens' money recipients is 6.00 diopters, although ophthalmologists and opticians recommend a visual correction starting from 0.5 diopters. However, this excludes a large part of those affected with vision problems. Years ago, the Federal Government had removed the standard requirements in the SGB II eyeglasses from the standard sets. However, the Jobcenter Berlin-Spandau granted an a…