Report: Paus reviews timetable for the start of basic child protection
The Federal Employment Agency (BA) recently declared the planned launch date of January 1, 2025 to be unfeasible. The earliest possible start date is therefore the beginning of July 2025 for financial, technical and organizational reasons.
The federal states also rejected parts of the reform for fear of duplicating administrative structures. The law on the introduction of the basic child insurance is subject to approval in the chamber of the federal states.
From 2025 onwards, the basic child insurance is intended to bundle existing benefits such as child benefit, benefits from the citizen's allowance for children or the child supplement for poorer families and simplify the application process. The government wants to combat child poverty more effectively by increasing benefits and making the state responsible for providing them.
The"Süddeutsche Zeitung" went on to report that the family minister is now apparently also accommodating critics on other points. For example, local authority associations had criticized the fact that families who receive citizen's allowance would in future also have to contact the "family service" planned for the basic child benefit in order to receive help. The federal government now wants to explicitly examine whether parents in need could in future also apply for the basic child benefit through the job centers, which pay out the citizen's allowance anyway, the report said.
According to the Süddeutsche Zeitung, possible changes to the timetable could also alleviate problems with the 2025 budget. An initial 2.4 billion euros have been budgeted for the project. However, Finance Minister Christian Lindner (FDP) had also called for savings measures in social spending due to the budget bottlenecks. With a later or phased introduction, costs could fall in the introduction year 2025.
According to current plans, costs are set to rise to around six billion euros by 2028. It is still unclear to what extent these costs would grow more slowly if the scheme were introduced later.
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- Lisa Paus, the family minister, is reportedly considering accommodation for critics regarding the basic child protection reform, as mentioned in the "Süddeutsche Zeitung" press report.
- The Federal Employment Agency (BA) announced that the initial launch date of January 1, 2025, for the basic child protection initiative was unrealistic, and alternative options are being explored.
- In the press report, it was stated that the earliest feasible start date for the basic child protection scheme is now July 1, 2025, due to financial, technical, and organizational reasons.
- According to the press report, the local authority associations had raised concerns about families receiving citizen's allowance needing to contact the "family service" for basic child benefit help. As a result, the government is now considering allowing parents to apply for the basic child benefit through job centers.
- The "Süddeutsche Zeitung" also reported that possible changes to the timetable could help alleviate problems with the 2025 budget and potentially decrease costs during the introduction year.
- Lisa Paus' review of the timetable for the start of basic child protection is being closely followed by various news outlets, including reputable sources such as SZ and Stern.
Source: www.stern.de
