Poverty control in Lübeck: Jamaica cooperation ignores urgent help!

Poverty control in Lübeck: Jamaica cooperation ignores urgent help!

The recent meeting of the Lübeck citizens' has shown in the bitterly how stagnating social policy is in the Hanseatic city. In view of a report by the administration, which included concrete proposals to support the help required in the districts, there is a worrying ignorance of the Jamaica coalition of the CDU, Greens and FDP. Last week the budget application brought in by the SPD and the free voters (FW), which aimed to implement the administration's recommendations for action and thus take an effective step towards combating poverty. This decision is particularly questionable, since the second part of the poverty and social report 2022 was published in May 2024, which contains important recommendations for action for the city.

The first part of the report, which was already presented in 2023, had delivered extensive statistical data and laid the foundation for an effective strategy for fighting poverty. The recommendations for action developed in workshops were discussed by numerous actors, including providers, politicians and advisory boards. Although the city administration around Mayor Jan Lindenau had tried to implement a progressive social space orientation and derive priorities in the household, this met with massive rejection by the coalition. "It is hardly understandable that politically prioritization are required here, which are then completely ignored by the same factions," said Gregor Voht from the SPD & FW.

missed opportunities for structural changes

Instead of a structured concept for poverty, completely non -transparent individual measures were taken. Renate Prüß, the SPD socio -political spokeswoman, at this session: "An effective and structural social policy fighting is different. The social space orientation is not a 'nice to have', we urgently need it. It is anchored in all new social laws of integration and senior aid." With the social space orientation, attempts are made to enable people to live as self -determined in their social environment, which requires a profound understanding of the on -site life realities. But participatory work structures are essential for this, which ensure that all local actors include them in decision -making.

This step backwards is all the more incomprehensible if you look at the scaling of poverty in Lübeck. There should be a pronounced awareness that poverty has complex causes that cannot be remedied by isolated measures. The lack of political will to think in a system that shows long -term solutions endangers the quality of life of many Lübeck. The SPD and FW now vehemently demand that the Jamaica coalition rethinks its priorities and is strong for a strategy that is based on the changes actually required.

The urgency of this matter cannot be assessed high enough. A system that makes help prioritarian and nationwide is of fundamental importance for those affected. Against the background of the failed discussions, the question arises as to how the city of Lübeck wants to deal with its social challenges in the future. Misleading individual resolutions do not contribute to the solution, but exacerbate the crisis that affects many people in Lübeck.

The situation requires a return to the community, the actual affected people who have to deal with the challenges of life every day. Politicians have to work here - and not only in theory, but in the practical implementation of solutions that can actually combat poverty. The complete failure to take effective measures could lead to significant social damage in the long term.

The pressure on the decision-makers grows, and whether a trend reversal is evident here remains to be seen, as here-luebeck.de reports . In the coming weeks, it will be important to follow these developments closely to observe the reactions and steps of political actors with regard to social justice in Lübeck.