Every fifth child in this country is affected by poverty
A very high number of children in Germany are affected by poverty – and the number is increasing compared to the previous year. The distribution of poverty within the country is also remarkable. According to a report by the Paritätischer Wohlfahrtsverband, one in five children in Germany was affected by poverty in 2022. With 21.8 […]
Christian Lindner calls for a three-year moratorium on social spending
Where will the money for increased defense spending come from? Finance Minister Lindner has plans that could hit the social sector hard. Federal Finance Minister Christian Lindner has called for a multi-year moratorium on social spending and subsidies in order to be able to invest more money in defense. “I’m not concerned with the fact […]
Associations are calling for an increase in child benefit – proposal from the SPD
Is it fair to only increase the child allowance and not the child benefit? No, say the SPD and social associations. The FDP makes a different calculation. In the internal coalition dispute over the child allowance and child benefit, the SPD and the Greens are receiving support from social associations. They point out that only […]
Social associations criticize Lindner’s initiative as “nonsense”
Social associations criticize Federal Finance Minister Christian Lindner’s move to increase the tax allowance for children. That is “unfair”. Social associations have criticized Finance Minister Christian Lindner (FDP)’s move to increase the tax allowance for children without simultaneously increasing child benefit. “With his plans for child tax allowances, the finance minister is cementing the unequal […]
