The citizens’ income is to replace the previous Hartz IV – as far as the traffic lights agree. But when it comes to the question of the rule sets, positions differ. The SPD is pushing for a new calculation method.
When switching from Hartz IV to the planned citizen’s allowance, SPD boss Saskia Esken insists on increasing the standard rates with a new calculation method, despite resistance from the FDP. “We must not leave people with low incomes alone with the ongoing price increases,” Esken told the editorial network Germany (RND). Like the minimum wage, the standard rates for basic security would also have to “rise sharply”.