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February 9, 2012
Elterngeld
The following articles have been tagged with "Elterngeld":
FDP calls for basic children's income
Politics: 17 May 11
The Free Democratic Party (FDP) is stepping up its effort to revive flagging voter interest with an overhaul of Germany's social welfare net, suggesting a basic children’s income should replace all parenting and child payments.
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New FDP calls for end to parenting payment
Politics: 16 May 11
In an effort to signal a break with the past and whip up fresh momentum, the pro-business Free Democrats have blasted the “bureaucratically fossilised welfare state” and called for an end to parenting payments.
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Extension to parenting payments scrapped
Politics: 11 Apr 11
Parents hoping for an extension of Elterngeld parenting payments are set to be disappointed, with Family Minister Kristina Schröder reportedly ditching a plan for the number of “fathers’ months” to be doubled.
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Birth rate on the rise
Society: 29 Dec 10
Germany’s birthrate is rising faster than it has in a decade, with 20,000 more babies born between January and September than the same period last year, government figures show.
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Babyeaucracy – paperwork for payouts
Lifestyle: 30 Nov 10
Giving birth abroad can be a daunting prospect. The seventh instalment of The Local's series Motherhood in the Fatherland follows expectant mum Sabine Devins as she handles the cultural quirks of having a baby in Germany.
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Major review of family benefits planned
Society: 21 Jul 10
The German government plans to conduct a sweeping review of its family policies and benefits to see whether they have been effective, Family Minister Kristina Schröder said on Wednesday.
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Poor families hit by parenting payment cuts
National: 16 Jul 10
Cuts to Germany's Elterngeld parenting benefits will be deeper than previously thought, with its centre-right government planning to benefits for low-income parents who work part-time, media reported Friday.
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Where the axe has fallen: a budget cut breakdown
Business & Money: 8 Jun 10
As the dust settles on the German government's plans for a round of brutal belt-tightening, The Local breaks down the numbers and the details to see how it affects you.
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Axe falls on welfare and family benefits
Politics: 7 Jun 10
Reductions in social benefits will spearhead the deepest spending cuts in modern German history, Chancellor Angela Merkel announced Monday. But education will be spared and income and sales taxes won't be increased.
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Schäuble moots hiking 'solidarity' tax to help rescue budget
Business & Money: 3 Jun 10
As the German government scrambles to rein in the ballooning deficit, Finance Minister Wolfgang Schäuble has reportedly proposed a hike in so-called 'solidarity' surcharge - the unpopular reunification tax.
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Family minister suggests cut to parental benefits
Society: 1 Jun 10
German Family Minister Kristina Köhler has suggested cuts to Elterngeld, or parental benefits, by some €70 per month to help solve the government's budgetary woes, a media report said on Tuesday.
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Berlin fusses over EU birth rate study
National: 4 Aug 09
Germany's Ministry of Family Affairs accused EU statisticians on Tuesday of using inaccurate birth rate data in a new study that placed it dead last among European countries.
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Parental leave eased to keep Germans working
Business & Money: 24 Apr 09
German Family Minister Ursula von der Leyen has made parental leave benefits more flexible during the recession so new families don’t have to fear leaving the workforce in a cutthroat job market, daily Bild reported on Friday.
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