The claim

German citizens are now just scum because they are only allowed to wash with a washcloth or take a maximum cold shower. But the foreigners would simply receive cars from the job center.

Our conclusion

According to the job center, there is no racism in the distribution of cars. Germans have exactly the same chances of receiving funding as foreigners.

On August 19, 2022, the Traunstein job center issued Mr. Abdullah a confirmation for the cost of a car worth 4,000 euros. A photo of this confirmation is now going viral with the accusation:

Tax money would be “senselessly given away to immigrants who will probably never pay into our social security systems” (sic!). According to the accusation, a German would not get a vehicle paid for by the job center. Now all Germans who read the post should also submit an application for a car and refer to the file number of the case cited.

Approval comments usually pile up under the post and create incomprehensibility in the community. But is it really the case that foreigners have a “bonus” here and Germans really can’t get a car, even if they absolutely need it to get a job?

Screenshot of Facebook post with photo of the letter from the job center
Screenshot of Facebook post with photo of the letter from the job center

“Are we Germans really just scum? When you read this I feel like puking. A German citizen doesn't get a car paid for by the job center or did any of you get a car paid for? Everyone should write there now and also apply for 4000 euros for a car.
The letter is I actually held the original in my hand. We German citizens will only exclude you.
Now I'll probably be banned, but when I read that I couldn't help but show it to you. Make an application and refer to the file number from the Traunstein job center
At some point it will be over, we should tighten our belts everywhere,
we should take cold showers,
we should wash ourselves with washcloths,
we should soon work until we are 70,
and why because our money is senselessly given away to immigrants who will probably never pay into our social security,
people, enough is enough, the barrel is full.

Facebook post (sic!)

When can a vehicle be paid for by the job center?

When we asked, the Traunstein job center informed us that funding was only possible if you initiated or started a job. We are also assured that funding does not depend on whether the applicants are of German or other nationalities.

“According to § 16 SGB II i.
In accordance with Section 44 SGB III, funding can be provided from the placement budget when initiating or taking up employment that requires insurance (e.g. funding for a vehicle). This funding is independent of nationality.”

Excerpt from the email from the Traunstein job center

Here is the link with the entire legal text on the subject of “ Funding from the placement budget ”: https://dejure.org/gesetze/SGB_III/44.html

In addition, there are also cases in which the costs of funding are only paid out as a loan. These must then be paid back to the job center. Such a scenario cannot be ruled out in the case of Mr. Abdullah. (Source: https://www.hartz4.org/kredit/ )

Why are cars and sometimes also the costs of driving licenses subsidized?

Particularly in rural areas, public transport is not as well developed as in urban areas. But especially in rural areas there are often many vacancies in nursing, retail, catering, etc. These subsidies in the area of ​​mobility make it possible to reduce vacancies and at the same time get the unemployed back into work. – So a win-win situation.

Here you can read about such a positive example from 2019:

“Over 70 percent of all women and men whose driving license we supported went straight into work or training. Of the customers for whom we financed a car, over 80 percent are still in work,” says Marzian, explaining that no other job center in Schleswig-Holstein has recorded such a sharp reduction in unemployment as Ostholstein.

Source: hartziv.org

Which groups of people can possibly be supported?

“The group of people eligible for funding includes those seeking training, job seekers at risk of unemployment, the unemployed and foreigners who fall under the regulation of Section 39a SGB III. The countries of origin from which eligible foreigners can come can be found on the intranet site for this funding service.”

Source: employment agency (PDF)

So here is proof that not only foreigners, but all people who receive Hartz IV and can show a comprehensible reason for the funding can be supported. Section 39a SGB III concerns the “early support of foreigners with a residence permit”. This means that all foreigners who are not allowed to work can also receive benefits. Not every foreigner is allowed to work on German soil. This is something that is often very difficult for those affected to bear.

Is Mr. Abdullah a foreigner?

The name Abdullah alone says nothing about a person's nationality. Mr. Abdullah and even his parents and grandparents can also be German citizens.

The name Kevin z. B. is widespread in parts of Germany. The name was adopted from English and originally comes from the Irish name Caoimhin. But no one would revoke Kevin's German citizenship and classify him as a foreigner.

Therefore, we cannot say what nationality Mr. Abdullah actually is. In addition, we do not know how long Mr. Abdullah had been paying into German social security before becoming unemployed.

Conclusion

Mr. Abdullah didn't get the car from the job center for his private pleasure just because he has a foreign-sounding name. In addition, we do not know whether Mr. Abdullah is also a German citizen.

What is certain is that Mr Abdullah was able to provide valid and understandable reasons, including a specific job offer, for which he absolutely needed the car. A German unemployed person receiving Hartz IV benefits has exactly the same opportunities for support, provided he can show his employment agency a job offer and the need for a certain level of support.

Author: Elke Haberl, Mimikama

Source:

dejure.org , hartziv.org , employment agency (PDF)
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