Restructuring the Benefits System | People & Politics
- 14 years ago
The welfare debate continues to rage in Germany. In coming months the government is set to recalculate welfare payments that will guarantee a dignified minimum income.But it will be a difficult balancing act to ensure that those in work are better off then those who are unemployed. People & Politics meets two families - one family who live off state support and one who just manage to make ends meet with regular jobs - and finds out at which point poverty sets in.