Germany Makes U-Turn on Planned Cut to Elterngeld Support
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Instead of giving parents new incentives, the state should give them more freedom and simplify administration, which would help young families more than with a long overdue increase.
Philip Kuntschner, ARD Berlin, with details on changes in parental allowance
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cedarnews.netSince 2007, no federal government has increased parental allowance. Schwarz-Rot is now agreeing on a reform: minimum and maximum rates are to rise. There is also a change in the level of benefit.
Das Familienministerium plant die erste Erhöhung des Eltrengelds seit 2007. Der Mindestsatz soll auf 330 Euro, der Höchstsatz auf 1900 Euro steigen. Die
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After long discussions about possible cuts in parental allowance, mothers and fathers can expect more money in the future. For the first time since the introduction in 2007 the benefit is to be increased. As the Federal Ministry of Family Affairs announced in Berlin, an increase of the minimum rate from 300 to 330 euros and an increase of the maximum rate from 1,800 to 1,900 euros is planned. A corresponding bill for a parental allowance reform,…
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