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 Young, healthy immigrants are stabilizing Germany's social security system, figures show While some have speculated that increased immigration could be a strain on Germany's social security systems, new figures reported by German media seem to show that the safety net is actually profiting greatly. https://www.thelocal.de/20170726/new-report-shows-how-immigrants-are-stabilizing-germanys-social-safety-net Wed, 26 Jul 2017 16:25:31 +0200 new-report-shows-how-immigrants-are-stabilizing-germanys-social-safety-net Pensioners get biggest ever boost for 2016 German seniors are expected to enjoy the biggest-ever raise in the state pension in 2016 – somewhere in the range of four to five percent. https://www.thelocal.de/20151029/seniors-rejoice-over-biggest-ever-pension-boost Thu, 29 Oct 2015 09:29:55 +0100 seniors-rejoice-over-biggest-ever-pension-boost Germany can stop cash for jobless EU migrants The European Court of Justice ruled on Tuesday that Germany can deny basic welfare payments to European migrants - even if they've previously had a job in the country. https://www.thelocal.de/20150915/ecj-germany-can-deny-foreigners-hartz-iv Tue, 15 Sep 2015 14:44:40 +0200 ecj-germany-can-deny-foreigners-hartz-iv Strong economy puts Germany in surplus Germany's public finances are back in the black for the first time since 2007, as the federal, state and social security budgets all reported surpluses in the billions for 2014. https://www.thelocal.de/20150407/strong-economy-puts-germany-in-surplus Tue, 07 Apr 2015 16:40:10 +0200 strong-economy-puts-germany-in-surplus Seasonal workers have rights to family support Foreign seasonal workers have the right to child support money paid by the German government while they are in the country, the European Court of Human Rights decided on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.de/20120612/43103 Tue, 12 Jun 2012 16:15:00 +0200 43103 Pensioners are falling behind, ministry admits Germany’s 20 million pensioners are going to find life increasingly tough with the government confirming for the first time that benefit payments are rising at well below the pace of inflation. https://www.thelocal.de/20110705/36075 Tue, 05 Jul 2011 10:56:00 +0200 36075 Germans losing faith in state pension system Nearly three quarters of Germans think old-age poverty is likely to be one of the country’s biggest problems in the next few years, displaying a loss of faith in the once legendary social security system. https://www.thelocal.de/20080504/11685 Sun, 04 May 2008 14:05:00 +0200 11685