Since this year, the unemployed have received the new citizens’ allowance instead of Hartz IV. According to an analysis by Check24, the standard rate provided for energy is not sufficient to pay the electricity bill.
According to calculations by the online portal Check24, the new citizen’s income does not cover the recipient’s electricity costs any more than Hartz IV did before. In the item for living and energy – without rent – the basic income standard rate for single people is extrapolated to almost 511 euros for one year. The average electricity costs for a one-person household with an […]
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