According to a newspaper report, the Federal Ministry of Labour is expecting higher costs for the citizen’s allowance in 2025 than officially estimated in the federal budget. The difference amounts to 9.6 billion eurosreports the “Bild” newspaper, citing internal documents.
Accordingly, in the documents for the “2025 budget” from August 2024, the ministry assumes an average of 2.897 million needy communities. The expected expenditure on standard rates and accommodation costs is expected to total 45.6 billion euros.
Officially, the citizens’ allowance But only 36 billion euros planned for 2025.
When asked by the newspaper about the difference, a spokesperson for the Ministry of Labour referred to the “economic key assumptions of the Federal Government from the spring of this year” and the consideration of the expected Effects of the growth initiative. (Reuters)
