With the focal point of Neighbourhoods who knows Franziska Giffey (SPD) from your time as neukölln mayor. Your so-called “Strong-family-law”, presented on Wednesday together with Minister of labour, Hubertus Heil (SPD) media but in a different focal point In the Wedding. Of kita shortages, dilapidated schools and too much bureaucracy around applying for children’s Supplement some of the parents reported to the Ministers during their visit in the Paul Gerhardt Stift in the müller street. At least when the Latter is set to change with the new law, something.
“We want to combat child poverty in Germany slightly,” said Giffey. Still, every fifth child is threatened in the Federal Republic of poverty or experienced it daily. The Numbers are for years constant high, depending on the Definition and allocation. Now, therefore, the children’s allowance should be a maximum of 170 to 185 Euro increases.
Where the parents go to work, but to little for your family to generate, will help the state with this award. Now affects 2.8 million children. Giffey also promised to simplify the application of the children award by the forms are made available online. It should be possible to place the application “on your Smartphone” to fill out, said Giffey.
For school supplies, there are up to 150 Euro
in addition to the changes to the child Supplement the draft law also envisages Changes to the education and participation package. Families with small incomes would get 150 Euro per year for school supplies – an increase of 50 Euro. In addition, the parents would have to pay a share more on lunch in the school; the school tickets for Bus and rail should be free of charge. “The whole Kladderadatsch way comes”, said labour Minister healing.
Many social associations do not the Changes go far enough. “It’s the big throw and an overall strategy is missing,” laments the Federal Manager of the Deutsches kinderhilfswerk, Holger Hofmann. He sees only a “small step improvements”. It is disturbing that there is still no serious calculations about how much a child for care, social participation, and educational need.
the promotion is not often
The children’s allowance is regarded as a social-democratic favorite project of family policy. As almost the last official act he was brought in 2005 by the then Minister for family Affairs Renate Schmidt on the way, later Minister Manuela elevated him Schwesig, the current Minister-President of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, from 140 to 170 Euro. The effectiveness is questionable. “The bureaucracy monster”, call critics of the contract.
The Figures illustrate this: Currently about 800,000 children have claim on the power, but only at 30 percent. The other failure of the bureaucracy or not try it at all. With the new law, the number of the claim is entitled to two million increase. But whether this is also the number of actual recipients increased, is questionable.
Green party leader: “Missed opportunity”
“Who is well versed in how to submit applications, which will feel significant improvements. A lot of other people but going out empty,“ says Hofmann. He calls for a Central point of contact for needy families. Currently, the various evidence for the processing of the children must be obtained Supplement in the case of job centres, youth welfare office, and co. separately and submitted.
Similarly, the Green party leader Anna Lena Baerbock: “The withdrawal of the child must Supplement be as easy as it is today, the promotion of top earners the child allowance. This can only be achieved through automatic withdrawals,“ she said to the daily mirror. It must be ensured that all children have a right to receive the child Supplement. Her conclusion: “The family support act is a missed opportunity, ensure participation opportunities for all children regardless of the parents’ home and place of residence.”
“people are poor because they have children”
Also, Heinz Hilgers, President of the children’s rights Alliance, criticized the “Strong-family-law” as a “Propaganda-Heading” because it will still be a bureaucracy of the law. Self-employees in the Offices needed for the processing of applications for special courses. He sees a system error, in which the wages were too low. “People are poor because they have children,” he said. In addition, the state support does not prioritize the fight against child poverty. Hilgers forecast: “Despite the best economic growth and low unemployment, child poverty will rise in the coming years.”
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Hilgers hopes that the bill, in part, to the 1. July, to enter into force, in the Bundestag and the Federal Council once again reviewed. From an economic point of view, as he says: “We are makers of the future Generation to leave a crumbling infrastructure, two trillion euros in government debt, a broken environment, ourselves as old people and a young Generation that needs to be one third of the Performance, instead of performance.”
