US EditionCabinet Decides on New Basic Security – but the Merz Government Is Threatening a Legal "Clap"?
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The Federal Cabinet has decided to abolish the civil money. Chancellor Merz is thus making an election campaign promise.
A few days before Christmas, the Cabinet has initiated reforms in the field of civic money. With the new basic guarantee, the state is tightening up its course towards the unemployed. What rules will apply in the future – and how big the savings are.
The Cabinet has approved the reform: from 1 July 2026, the service will be paid out under the new name Grundsicherung. With this step, the Federal Government not only wants to introduce a new title, but also to enforce tougher rules for recipients.The biggest changes concern sanctions in the event of breaches of duty. Anyone who skips dates, breaks further training or submits no applications must expect significantly more reductions in the futur…
Citizens' money will soon be replaced by basic security and stricter rules, when even the complete elimination of benefits threatens.
The social democrats have long fought back against tightening up. Now the new basic security still has to be provided by the Bundestag. Here the conflict between black and red could break up again.
The government has cut off the bill for the end of the civil money, which changes are now pending, and why the dispute between the Union and the SPD should soon flare up again.
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