Many Germans don't have enough money for a week. For single people with children, the proportion is almost twice as high.

The high inflation rate after the Russian attack on Ukraine may have played a role, among other things. The chairwoman of the new Alliance party Sahra Wagenknecht saw this as an "indicator of our country's descent under the traffic lights" “We need a turnaround in economic and social policy in Germany,” demanded WagenKnecht.