2024-12-13 23:55:08
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Rising Demand Strains German Food Banks
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According to the chairman of the food bank umbrella organization Andreas Steppuhn, 60% of the food banks in Germany have to reduce the amount of food for the currently 1.6 million supported people, as the number of people in need has increased by 50% since the beginning of the Ukraine war. One third of the food banks try to cope with the demand by imposing admission stops or waiting lists. Poverty is growing because the cost of living has increased, but pensions and wages have not increased to..
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High Housing Costs Lead to Increasing Poverty
Economy
5.4 million Germans live below the poverty line because they have to spend more than 60% of their income on rent and electricity. In total, 17.5 million people are affected by "housing poverty", especially in Bremen, Saxony-Anhalt and North Rhine-Westphalia. In Baden-Württemberg and Bavaria, housing poverty is less widespread. The standard of living is no longer measured by income, but by housing costs. The Paritätischer Gesamtverband has determined a housing poverty threshold based on the med..
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Ongoing admission freeze: Space and financing concerns at the Potsdam food bank
Economy
Food banks nationwide are in trouble. In Potsdam, it is mainly the lack of space and the uncertain financing that threaten the supply of those in need. Emergency cards and a new distribution point are intended to provide relief.
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René Springer: The Myth of the Wealthy Country Shatters Against the Reality of Food Banks
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According to the AfD parliamentary group in the German Bundestag and its spokesperson René Springer, the myth of wealthy Germany shatters against the reality of food banks, which have to ration food due to inflation, redistribution burdens, rising prices, stagnating wages, and social decay. The parliamentary group is calling for measures according to its position paper.
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