Munich today – news from November 30th, 2022 – Munich

The shop windows in the city center glitter everywhere, even the discounters in the districts are tempted by delicacies and after the flood of e-mails about Black Friday and Cyber ​​Monday, a whole range of offers for the holidays are now stimulating the buying mood. However, by no means everyone can afford to simply take hearted action and treat themselves to something. Because especially at the end of the year, the fight for the favor of buyers reveals the contrast between rich and poor particularly clearly. This is shown by the Munich Poverty Report 2022, which social officer Dorothee Schiwy (SPD) presented to the city council on Tuesday.

Around 266,000 people, 17 percent of Munich’s population, live below the poverty line. This is now 1540 euros, 190 euros more than the last poverty report presented in 2017. More than a third, around 107,000 Munich residents, depend on state support for their livelihood. And that means constantly managing your money carefully, denying yourself and your children the fulfillment of wishes, even where others never have to think about it.

In view of the energy crisis and inflation of ten percent, the nationwide increase in Hartz IV benefits on January 1 by 53 to 502 euros a month does not improve their situation, the social officer complains. And so the already particularly large contrast between rich and poor in Munich will remain, although the city offers a lot of help. You can read here (SZ Plus) where Munich is particularly poor and what the social officer is asking for.

THE DAY IN MUNICH

Make way for the new U9 Despite the financial risks, the city council is backing the construction of the subway line. A shell for a new station is to be built at the main station for 560 million euros – but it is still unclear whether there will ever be a subway there.

Between liquid wallpaper and pesto tabs After a long forced break, the Heim+Handwerk and Food & Life trade fairs are now open again. The visitors can marvel – and the exhibitors hope.

A concert like a bath in the fountain of youth In the Olympic Hall, Bryan Adams’ fans dance to a mix of old, new and potential hits. Nothing can steal the show from the 63-year-old himself – not even a flying car.

Tierpark Hellabrunn puts six drills to sleep A serious disease had been discovered in the rare primates. Putting them to sleep was “inevitable for animal welfare reasons,” according to the zoo.

Where Lady Di and Sean Connery used to drink After the renovation, the Hotel Vier Jahreszeiten presents its traditional bar and its new manager.

City is massively cutting jobs in corona detection The “Contact Tracing Team” no longer conducts contact tracing of Covid 19 sufferers anyway. Now the positions are to be drastically reduced – from 362 to just 35.

It’s getting warmer again in Westbad and Cosimabad Since the Dantebad remains closed, Stadtwerke München considers an increase in water temperatures in the two pools to be “justifiable”.

Confused man attacks passers-by with a kitchen knife – student is critically injured The 51-year-old was overwhelmed by passers-by and held until the police arrived. The criminal police determined after the attack because of an attempted homicide.

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