News splitter
We summarise current and important information for you
07/01/2026 - Commission starts work
07.01.2026 - Labour market affected by weakening economy
02.01.2026 - Start of the „Fair integration“ counselling service“
17.12.2025 - Cabinet approves further extension of short-time working allowance to up to 24 months
17.12.2025 - Rebalancing solidarity and personal responsibility
03.12.2025 - Change at the top of the Federal Social Security Office
03.12.2025 - Federal Cabinet adopts the Seventh Poverty and Wealth Report
28.11.2025 - More employees subject to social insurance contributions than ever before in September
25.11.2025 - Minimum wages in geriatric care to rise again
19.11.2025 - Benefits law adjustment act passed by the cabinet
06/11/2025 - Commission on welfare state reform begins deliberations on concrete recommendations
30.10.2025 - Slight improvement on the labour market
29.10.2025 - Minimum wage increases to 13.90 euros on 1 January 2026
08.10.2025 - Federal Cabinet adopts social security calculation figures for 2026
30/09/2025 - Number of unemployed falls to below three million
19.09.2025 - Minister Bärbel Bas visits the Federal Employment Agency in Nuremberg
15.09.2025 - Action weeks launched to secure skilled labour
10/09/2025 - Updating the standard requirements for social assistance and citizens' income
09.09.2025 - Draft bill for the Social Security Calculation Ordinance 2026
01/09/2025 - Commission on welfare state reform has started its work
29.08.2025 - Federal Labour Minister Bärbel Bas on the labour market figures for August 2025
21.08.2025 - Federal Minister Bärbel Bas sets up welfare state commission
31.07.2025 - „The labour market remains under pressure - investment is crucial now“
30.07.2025 - Good working conditions for parcel carriers and couriers
25 July 2025 – further projects launched
1 July 2025 – Increase in minimum wage for care workers
27.05.2025 - "Digitalisation of the world of work"
05/06/2025 - "Bärbel Bas is the new Federal Minister of Labour and Social Affairs"
01/05/2025 - "Moving the economy forward, securing jobs"
19.03.2025 - KOMPASS for solo self-employed extended
21.01.2025 - More service, less bureaucracy: the new job centre app
03.01.2025 - The year 2024 ends with employment at record levels and rising unemployment
19.12.2024 - What will change in the new year
18.12.2024 - Securing employment with short-time work
29.11.2024 - Labour market shows stability despite increasing burdens
19.11.2024 - Numbers of foreign skilled workers, students and trainees rise significantly
07.11.2024 - Beware of fee-based citizen's allowance applications
31.07.2024 - Still no turnaround on the labour and training market
28.06.2024 - Labour market still characterised by difficult economic environment
04.06.2024 - Labour market remains stable
31/05/2024 - More incentives for urgently needed skilled workers
30.04.2024 -Labour market remains robust despite slight spring upturn
28/03/2024 - Reliable stability factor
26/03/2024 - The promotion of training and further education will be further strengthened
29/02/2024 - Second stage of the new Skilled Immigration Act comes into force in March
29.02.2024 - Labour market remains stable
26.02.2024 - More power for the skilled labour country
31.01.2024 - Stable labour market in a difficult economic environment
30.11.2023 - Stable labour market despite difficult economic situation
20/11/2023 - "With the job turbo, we are now getting refugees into work."
02.11.2023 - Slight autumn upturn on the labour market
18.10.2023 - Job turbo for labour market integration
29.09.2023 - Autumn recovery on the labour market slightly muted
13/09/2023 - Higher standard requirements for social assistance and citizens' income
06.09.2023 - More protection for workers in Germany
31.08.2023 - Labour market remains stable
01.08.2023 - Labour market remains stable in a challenging environment
30.06.2023 - Labour market holds its own in a difficult economic environment
30.06.2023 - Out of destitution, into the labour market
31.05.2023 - Labour market remains in good shape
28.04.2023 - Labour market picks up slightly in spring
31.03.2023 - Slight spring recovery on a stable labour market
01.03.2023 - Stable labour market despite difficult economic environment
31.01.2023 - Stable labour market in a difficult economic environment
09.01.2023 - Application for Citizen's Income available online
03.01.2023 - Stable labour market at the end of the year
01.01.2023 - Overview of the citizens' income regulations after entry into force
30.11.2022 - Stable situation on the labour market continues in November
02.11.2022 - Labour market remains stable
12.10.2022 - Cabinet approves the federal government's skilled labour strategy
30/09/2022 - Increase in the minimum wage
30.09.2022 - Stable labour market despite multiple burdens in the companies
19.09.2022 - Job Centre Day 2022
14.09.2022 - Citizen's income: government draft adopted
31.08.2022 - Labour market figures for August 2022
29.07.2022 - Labour market in stable condition despite international uncertainties
20/07/2022 - The new citizen's income: More respect and security, less bureaucracy
01.07.2022 - Minimum wage increase act
30.06.2022 - Labour market remains stable despite high burdens
19.06.2022 - Act regulating a moratorium on sanctions in the basic income support for jobseekers
03.06.2022 - The minimum wage rises to 12 euros
31.05.2022 - Labour market remains stable - Unemployment rate falls to pre-crisis level
03.05.2022 - Robust labour market remains on course for recovery
27/04/2022 - More support for those in need of help
08/04/2022 - Andrea Nahles as successor to Detlef Scheele
31.03.2022 - Spring recovery ensures a stable labour market
16.03.2022 - Federal Cabinet approves emergency child allowance and one-off payment
16/03/2022 - Sanctions moratorium decided
23.02.2022 - Simplified access to basic income support is extended
07.02.2022 - Restart aid for solo self-employed persons
01.01.2022 - Increase in standard rates from 01.01.2022
01.01.2022 - The benefits of the education package at a glance
15.12.2021 - What will change in 2022 - an overview
15/09/2021 - Higher standard requirements from 2022
14.06.2021 - The organisation of job centres - an overview
28.04.2021 - The job centres as guarantors of social security
18.03.2021 - FAQ on simplified access to basic security during the pandemic
09.02.2021 - Social protection package III in preparation
05.02.2021 - Homeschooling: subsidy for digital end devices
05.02.2021 - FFP2 masks in basic security cover
10.03.2021 - Overview of the social protection packages
04.02.2021 - One-off corona allowance and child bonus
28.01.2021 - Free masks and subsidy for digital end devices
01.01.2021 - Simplified access to basic security further extended until 31.03.2021
01.01.2021 - Increase in standard benefit rates from 01.01.2021