More citizens' money households pay for living on it

If you get civic money, the state also bears costs for rent and heating - but only up to a level that is classified as "reasonable". Will this be a bigger problem?

Reading time 3 minutesThe pressure on citizens' money recipients is high. In order to keep the placement rate high, those entitled to benefits are often put into meaningless and non-helpful measures by the job centers. Whoever refuses to do so will risk performance reductions. But what can those affected do if the measure does not increase the job opportunities, but is simply pointless? What is the meaning of educational measures? Education meas…

If you get civic money, the state will also cover the cost of rent and heating – but only up to a "reasonable" amount. This seems to be an ever-increasing problem, as a request in the Bundestag shows.