The Local Germany https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Germany in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed How self-employed people in Germany will finally be able to afford health insurance There’s good news ahead for self-employed people in Germany. The Bundestag has decided to half the ‘hypothetical income’ that public health insurance providers use to decide how much to charge self-employed people per month. https://www.thelocal.de/20181203/how-self-employed-people-in-germany-will-finally-be-able-to-afford-public-health-insurance Mon, 03 Dec 2018 10:40:57 +0100 how-self-employed-people-in-germany-will-finally-be-able-to-afford-public-health-insurance Self-employed struggle - more need state support The number of self-employed Germans who need basic state support to survive because they do not earn enough money themselves has almost doubled in recent years, according to a study published on Monday. https://www.thelocal.de/20121203/46543 Mon, 03 Dec 2012 17:18:00 +0100 46543