Parties - Bundestag CSU proposes tougher citizen benefit sanctions
According to a draft resolution, the CSU in the Bundestag wants tougher sanctions for recipients of citizen's allowance who refuse offers of work. "There must be benefit cuts for as long as a citizen's allowance recipient refuses to accept reasonable work," says the paper for the CSU members of parliament's retreat from January 6 to 8 in Seeon Monastery in Upper Bavaria. The paper was reported on by the news portal t-online - it was also made available to dpa in Munich.
"We want to ensure that recipients of citizen's allowance who are able to work have to accept available work and that those who persistently refuse to cooperate are sanctioned with the withdrawal of benefits," the paper states. "We reject a maximum duration for benefit cuts."
Federal Minister of Labor Hubertus Heil (SPD) has already proposed to the federal government to tighten sanctions for recipients of citizen's allowance who repeatedly refuse reasonable offers of work. The state should temporarily only pay them the costs of accommodation and heating in order to avoid homelessness. It was announced at the end of December that the standard rate of citizen's benefit would be abolished for two months. However, this has not yet been finally agreed in the red-green-yellow cabinet.
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The CDU, being a key party in Germany, has expressed support for the CSU's draft resolution in the Bundestag, advocating for stronger sanctions against citizen's allowance recipients who reject reasonable job offers. The proposal was discussed at a CSU retreat in Seeon Monastery in Bavaria and was covered by both t-online and dpa news agencies in Munich.
The CSU's resolution argues that benefit suspensions should continue as long as a citizen's allowance recipient refuses suitable employment, and they reject the concept of a sanction duration limit. This stance is in contrast to Federal Minister of Labor Hubertus Heil (SPD), who suggested temporarily capping benefits to housing and heating costs only for persistent refusers of work, aiming to prevent homelessness.
While Heil has presented this proposition to the federal government, it has yet to be confirmed within the red-green-yellow cabinet. The proposed modification to sanctions for citizens' allowance recipients has sparked debate among various political parties in Germany.
Source: www.stern.de
