Cabinet - Bavaria wants to overturn the traffic light citizens' allowance via the Bundesrat
The Bavarian state government wants to push through a reform of the basic income support this week through a Bundesrat initiative. "We want a fundamental departure from the citizen's income", said State Chancellery Leader Florian Herrmann (CSU) on Tuesday after a meeting of the Bavarian cabinet in Munich. The aim is "more Harz IV instead of citizen's income. Overall, it is also about the issue of immigration into work and not into the social security systems, so that the citizen's allowance is not in fact a migrant allowance."
The Citizen's Income fails to achieve the goal of getting people into work as quickly as possible, according to a statement. At the same time, it would lead to an enormous cost increase of 3.25 billion euros to an expected 27 billion euros in 2024.
"And if you are healthy, you have to work. Those who can work must also work," emphasized Social Minister Ulrike Scharf(CSU). The increase in the citizen's income due on January 1, 2024 must be postponed by one year. Scharf complained that the balance between the provision of assistance to secure people's livelihoods and the legitimate interests of taxpayers must be restored. The Citizen's Income was creating false incentives for immigration into the social security system.
The overriding goal must be to get those affected out of the citizen's allowance as quickly as possible and back into work, the report continued. To achieve this, the principles of personal responsibility, the performance principle ("performance must be worthwhile") and the obligation to cooperate on the part of benefit recipients must be reasserted. "While cuts need to be made to cash benefits, investments need to be made in integration into work."
Among other things, the Bavarian motion calls for direct sanctions if an appointment for professional reintegration is missed without an excuse. At the same time, the intensity of support provided by the job centers must be increased. The so-called waiting period, according to which personal "insignificant" reserves remain untouched in the first year of reference, must be abolished without replacement. The proposal also sees a need for change with regard to the costs of accommodation and heating: the period during which the assessment of the appropriateness of housing is waived should be reduced to six months and restricted to people with a corresponding lifetime achievement.
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- The Federal Council is set to consider Bavaria's initiative to reform the basic income support system this week, aiming to shift focus away from the current "citizen's income" model.
- Florian Herrmann, the State Chancellery Leader in Bavaria and a member of the CSU, expressed the state government's intention to prioritize Harz IV over the citizen's income.
- Ulrike Scharf, the Social Minister in Bavaria and also a CSU member, emphasized the importance of work for those who are healthy and capable, criticizing the incentives created by the current citizen's income system.
- The proposed delay in the January 1, 2024 increase of the citizen's income is aimed at restoring the balance between social assistance and the interests of taxpayers, according to Scharf.
- The Bavarian cabinet's plan includes direct sanctions for missed appointments for professional reintegration, an increase in job center support, and potential changes to housing and heating costs assessment periods.
- The Federal Council initiative from Bavaria also seeks to abolish the "waiting period" for personal reserves and tighten the period for waived housing assessment in appropriate situations.
- As Germany moves ahead with discussions on the citizen's allowance, balancing the need for social assistance with taxpayer interests and creating incentives for work remains a critical challenge.
Source: www.stern.de
