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Halle / Erfurt (dpa / th) - In Thuringia, the number of lawsuits and objections against Hartz IV notifications has decreased.
According to the regional directorate of the Federal Employment Agency, just under 18,200 objections were filed in 2019; in 2020, the figure was around 2,300 fewer with 15,900.
The number of lawsuits submitted has also decreased slightly: in 2020 around 2,330 new lawsuits against Hartz IV notices were filed in the Free State, in 2019 there were just under 2,720.
According to the information, the main cause of the decline was the coronavirus pandemic.
"With the first lockdown in the spring of 2020, the legislature has made it easier to access basic security," said Markus Behrens, managing director of the Saxony-Anhalt-Thuringia regional office in Halle.
Accordingly, the actual costs of accommodation are recognized in the first few months, even if they are considered too high according to the actual Hartz IV regulations, i.e. if the apartment is too big or too expensive.
It is because of these disputes that the majority of lawsuits and disputes arose prior to the outbreak of the pandemic.
Another reason for the decline is that there are hardly any personal appointments in job centers to protect against infection with the virus.
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Missed appointments were the main reason for sanctions on the part of the authority in the past, explained Behrens.
"Because these did not have to be pronounced, the reason for objection or complaint is no longer applicable in many cases," he said.
In December 2020, around 114 100 people were registered in Thuringia who are entitled to Hartz IV benefits.
According to the regional directorate, that was around 5,300 fewer people than in the same month last year.
In 2020, 511,400 objections and 79,000 lawsuits were filed nationwide.
According to the Federal Employment Agency, that was 65,700 contradictions and 16,300 lawsuits against Hartz IV fewer than in the previous year, although the number of those entitled had increased due to the pandemic.
Communication from the Federal Employment Agency
The job market in Thuringia in December