Around 3.9 million people in Germany were eligible for benefits and capable of working while living in benefit communities under the German Social Code (SGB) II, in December 2023. Only around 1.5 million people among the almost 5.5 million beneficiaries in Germany were incapable of working.
Number of people in benefit communities* in Germany in 2023, by entitlement
Characteristic
Number of people in benefit communities
Total number of people in benefit communities
5,724,734
Of whom: those not entitled to benefits
209,883
Of whom: those entitled to benefits
5,514,851
Among beneficiaries: other beneficiaries
57,069
Among beneficiaries: those entitled to standard benefits
5,457,782
Among those entitled to standard benefits: employable beneficiaries
3,928,639
Among those entitled to standard benefits: non-employable beneficiaries
* The German term is "Bedarfsgemeinschaften" which is a legal term from German social law, particularly under the Second Book of the Social Code (SGB II), which pertains to basic income support for jobseekers. It refers to a household community where the members are economically dependent on one another and are considered together when determining eligibility and the number of social benefits.
Examples of this are:
Spouses who are not permanently separated
Registered same-sex life partners who are not permanently separated
People in a community of responsibility and commitment (“marriage-like community”).
The benefit community also includes children who live in the household and are younger than 25 years old. Requirement: They are unmarried, able to work and cannot support themselves from their own income. Children's income includes, for example, child benefit or maintenance payments.
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Bundesagentur für Arbeit. (April 29, 2024). Number of people in benefit communities* in Germany in 2023, by entitlement [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1468474/benefit-communities-people-eligibility-germany/
Bundesagentur für Arbeit. "Number of people in benefit communities* in Germany in 2023, by entitlement ." Chart. April 29, 2024. Statista. Accessed July 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1468474/benefit-communities-people-eligibility-germany/
Bundesagentur für Arbeit. (2024). Number of people in benefit communities* in Germany in 2023, by entitlement . Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1468474/benefit-communities-people-eligibility-germany/
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