# Bürgergeld replaces Hartz IV

Date: 2023

From 1 January 2023 Bürgergeld replaced Arbeitslosengeld II (Hartz IV) with a higher standard rate and some milder sanction rules. It is a completed social-assistance statute of the traffic-light coalition.

## People

- Olaf Scholz: https://factrail.ai/people/olaf-scholz

## Drivers

- Cost-of-Living Pressure: https://factrail.ai/drivers/econ-cost-of-living-pressure

## Sources

- https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/german-parliament-approves-citizens-income-replace-hartz-iv-2022-11-10/
- https://www.bmas.de/DE/Arbeit/Grundsicherung-Buergergeld/buergergeld.html

## Methodology

https://factrail.ai/methodology

Canonical: https://factrail.ai/facts/de-buergergeld-2023