Job Center error: Citizens' allowance recipient in acute need!

Job Center error: Citizens' allowance recipient in acute need!

shocking news from the job centers! Incorrect notices from job center employees bring citizens' money backers into a devastating situation. These grievances can have existential consequences, because it is about the survival of the people who are dependent on these payments.

Again and again social courts have to intervene because job centers pay too low performance or simply ignore important aspects such as rental measurement and additional conditions. The consequences are dramatic: those affected suffer from hunger, cannot afford vital medication or are faced with their landlord before termination. An alarming number of almost 100,000 contradictions against Job Center notices was lodged in 2024 alone, with 30 percent of the objections to be granted in whole or in part. The most common reasons? Correction and reimbursement, income and assets as well as costs of accommodation.

The differences between the job centers

Not all job centers are equally bad! While some authorities in cities such as Essen, Dortmund and Düsseldorf are opening with massive mistakes, there are also bright spots. The JobCenter Ostholstein stands out positively: there were only a few contradictions here, and most could be solved quickly and mutually. In comparison, large cities show a frightening accumulation of faulty modest. In Essen, for example, 85 out of 153 contradictions were incorrect, while Dortmund and Düsseldorf also have high error quotas.

The causes of these serious differences are still unclear. The job centers may be overloaded in densely populated metropolitan areas, which leads to a high error rate. A comprehensive investigation is urgently necessary to determine the reasons for the error of the error and to improve the situation for the citizens' allowance recipients.