Left-Wing Party Calls for Expansion of Maintenance Advance
Berlin. The Left Party is calling for an expansion of the maintenance advance. In a motion that the Bundestag will debate in the coming week, the group demands that the age limit for children who are entitled to the advance be raised from 18 to 21. In addition, the party wants to increase the amount of the advance from 165 to 250 euros per month.
The Left Party argues that the current maintenance advance is not sufficient to cover the costs of raising a child. According to the group, the poverty rate among single parents is twice as high as that of the general population. The Left Party believes that expanding the maintenance advance would help to reduce child poverty and improve the lives of single parents.
The Federal Ministry of Justice has rejected the Left Party’s demands. In a statement, the ministry said that the current maintenance advance is sufficient to cover the costs of raising a child. The ministry also said that raising the age limit for children who are entitled to the advance would be too expensive.
The maintenance advance is a monthly payment that is made to single parents who are not receiving child support from the other parent. The advance is paid by the Federal Employment Agency and is currently available to children under the age of 18. The amount of the advance is 165 euros per month.
The Left Party’s motion is likely to be defeated in the Bundestag. The party does not have enough votes to pass the motion on its own, and the other parties in the Bundestag have rejected the party’s demands.
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