“The AfH believes public assistance should encourage responsibility and participation in the workforce. Replacing mandatory work-for-benefits requirements with weak conditions and few sanctions risks reducing incentives to return to employment. Welfare should provide support when necessary while maintaining clear responsibilities for recipients.”
Welfare Reform Lightening Conditions of 2024
Rationale
These changes reduce poverty traps by supporting claimants into work without punitive sanctions that push people into hardship.
Proposed Changes
| Law | Previous | Proposed | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Welfare Conditionality |
Mandatory work-for-benefits
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Light conditions, few sanctions
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1
Welfare ConditionalityProposer
Party
Union And National Renewal
A party for those who see tomorrow in the forge of today, shaping progress stronger than steel and bright as dawn.
Core pillars
René Zimmermann
Activist · Age 47
A media-savvy tactician with deep roots in the working class, René Zimmermann combines sharp data-driven insights with an unshakable loyalty to the party, ensuring every message is polished to perfection.
Timeline
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Draft14 November 2024
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Vote Open14 November 2024
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Vote Closes13 January 2025
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Became LawNot completed yet
Vote tally
Currently failingLive tally across each chamber. Weighted by seats held.
Parlament
PassingFor: 31 / 67 seats (46.3%)
Against: 14 · Abstained: 0 · Not voted: 22
| Party | Seats | Vote | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alternative Für Holzminden | 0 | No | The AfH believes public assistance should encourage responsibility and participation in the workforce. Replacing mandatory work-for-benefits requirements with weak conditions and few sanctions risks reducing incentives to return to employment. Welfare should provide support when necessary while maintaining clear responsibilities for recipients. |
| Bier Für Holzminden | 22 | Not voted | |
| Bündnis Für Holzminden | 0 | Yes | CAoH support this reform because it reduces excessive sanctions and helps people in vulnerable situations return to work without being pushed further into poverty. |
| The Representatief Of The Voters | 14 | No | I don’t trust this office holder |
| Union And National Renewal Proposer | 31 | Yes | No reason given |
Der Härteste
FailingFor: 0 / 1 seats (0.0%)
Against: 1 · Abstained: 0 · Not voted: 0
| Party | Seats | Vote | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wolfgang Peters | 1 | No | No reason given |
Voting record
Every vote must state a public reason. Most recent first.
“CAoH support this reform because it reduces excessive sanctions and helps people in vulnerable situations return to work without being pushed further into poverty.”
“I don’t trust this office holder”