The country’s labor ministry has proposed a 20% drop by replacing “citizen’s allowance” with asylum support
Germany’s Labor Ministry has proposed cutting benefits for Ukrainian migrants, citing growing financial strain from the continued influx of newcomers.
Labor Minister Barbel Bas submitted a draft bill to remove Ukrainians from the so-called “citizen’s allowance” program – a benefit normally reserved for non-working Germans – and place them under the standard asylum seeker system, German media reported on Wednesday.
Under standard asylum support a person receives €441 ($514), compared to €563 under the citizen’s allowance. The new rules…
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