In 2023, nearly 16,000 recipients of Bürgergeld had their benefits reduced by the job centers due to rejecting job offers or not continuing with work, according to a report by the Redaktionsnetzwerk Deutschland (RND) based on an evaluation by the Federal Employment Agency (BA). Among the 15,777 cases were individuals who declined training or further education programs. In Germany, around 5.5 million people receive Bürgergeld, of which 3.9 million are considered as capable of working. This means that the benefits of around 0.4 percent of working-age Bürgergeld recipients were reduced.
The Federal Cabinet approved tougher measures for Bürgergeld in January, […]
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