Sozialausgaben: Staat zahlt erneut mehr für Sozialhilfe

In the previous year, German social spending on welfare assistance rose by approximately six percent. The Social Assistance Funders netted out 21.5 billion euros, according to the Federal Statistical Office. This figure encompasses benefits under the Twelfth Book of the Social Code, including basic income security in old age and benefits for those with reduced earning capacity.

Around 55 percent of the funds went to this category, just as in previous years. The spending on basic income security in old age and for reduced earning capacity increased by nearly 2.9 percent to 11.8 billion euros, though its share of the total welfare spending declined for the third consecutive year. The net expenditure for care assistance rose by 13.3 percent to 6 billion euros, marking a third consecutive year of increase, now accounting for 27.8 percent of the total welfare spending.

For subsistence assistance, 1.7 billion euros were spent, representing a 4.4 percent increase compared to the previous year. Its share of the total welfare spending decreased for the third straight year to 8.0 percent. Two billion euros were allocated to additional assistance, such as help overcoming special social difficulties, which was 6.7 percent higher than the previous year.