Berlin.
The children’s welfare organization is urging the rapid implementation of basic child security – and rejects allegations by Finance Minister Lindner.
Against the background of the budget dispute in the traffic light, this calls for German children’s charity rapid implementation of basic child security in order to combat child poverty in Germany. “The basic child security must be kept out of the internal quarrels of the traffic light coalition,” said Holger Hofmann, federal director of the children’s charity, this editorial.
The criticism Finance Minister Christian Lindner (FDP) that there is still no concept for basic child security, he rejected: “There have been concepts for the design of basic child security on the table for many years, and the key points presented by the Federal Ministry for Family Affairs in January are a good starting point, to noticeably reduce child poverty in Germany,” said Hofmann. “The federal government can build on this and come to a solution as quickly as possible.”
Finance Minister Christian Lindner distances himself from a quick implementation
You can see from the low rates of taking advantage of the child allowance and the education and participation package that the previous “funding and application jungle” in social benefits for children and young people must be eliminated, he explained. It is important that we reach as many children as possible through basic child security and unite their families non-discriminatory access to offer this state support. “That’s why we need low-threshold, unbureaucratic access that does not classify children as social benefit recipients,” said Hofmann.
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The traffic light coalition is currently discussing the establishment of the key points for the next household. It is also about the design and volume of the basic child security planned by Family Minister Lisa Paus (Greens). Lindner had told t-online that not everything that was desirable would go immediately.
The German Children’s Fund and other associations are pushing for one quick implementation. “Child poverty has been a social scandal for many years, and it existed even before the current immigration caused by the Ukraine war,” said Hofmann. He rejected Lindner’s statements that child poverty had increased primarily as a result of immigration. “Regardless of origin, Germany has committed itself to enabling every child to grow up in social security through the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child.”
Children’s charity: “Scapegoat discussions are counterproductive”
From an economic perspective in particular, it is advisable not to leave any children behind. “That’s why any scapegoat discussions are counterproductive and damage the common goal of making Germany a more child-friendly country.”
In addition to the introduction of basic child security, the children’s welfare organization is demanding short-term support for families in the form of a significant increase in transfer payments. Without this, there will be “a drastic setback in combating child poverty in Germany,” said Hofmann. (tma)
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