JobCenter demands repayment after 16 years: an incredible scandal!

JobCenter demands repayment after 16 years: an incredible scandal!

A explosive case from Berlin-Pankow causes excitement: A former Hartz IV recipient receives a repayment notice from the job center over 375.95 euros after 16 years. The person concerned, who received civil allowance years ago, describes the claim as a "scandal" and initially considered the letter to be a joke. In the past, he had not received any direct payments when applying, as they were transferred to a rental deposit account for his landlord. The case illustrates how bureaucratic processes and long periods of time can lead to problems, such as Merkur reported.

legal foundations for such recovery, since the job center extends the limitation period up to 30 years if you can justify overpayment by an incontestable administrative act. However, a social law expert questions whether it is legally correct to assert a repayment claim after so long. Another case in which a family is supposed to repay 22,600 euros due to a pilgrimage shows that the reclaims can take place at sometimes extreme heights. At the same time, opposite-Hartz in an inquiry that JobCenter systematically checked. Last year, over 82,000 references to possible social fraud were examined.

The review is carried out by automated data comparison between different authorities. Due to this measure, tens of thousands of cases of social fraud have been informed in recent years, with Hartz IV recipients being particularly affected. Despite harsh consequences and punishments that can range from fines to prison terms, the repayment of illegally received services will not automatically lead to impunity. These revelations throw a light on the intensive controls that citizens' allowance recipients have to endure, while others are apparently less monitored.