Poverty in Germany: children from Hartz IV families clearly disadvantaged

Poverty in Germany Children from Hartz IV families clearly disadvantaged

Children from low-income families are clearly disadvantaged in Germany.

Berlin According to a study, government support for poor families is based too little on children’s needs. That is why it often does not meet its needs, according to the data analysis by the research institute of the Federal Employment Agency on behalf of the Bertelsmann Foundation, about which "Der Spiegel" reports.

The study shows that children from low-income families are clearly at a disadvantage compared to those from families in secure financial circumstances. According to this, three quarters (76 percent) of children from Hartz IV families do not even take a week off per year; in children in secure circumstances, it is only 21 percent.