Unemployment benefits and income support Germany

There have been consistently more recipients of unemployment benefits than of income support in Germany. In January 2024, around 3.97 million people received unemployment benefits, compared to 1.55 million people who received income support. The number of people receiving unemployment benefits increased over the last two years.

Number of recipients of unemployment benefits and income support in Germany from December 2021 to July 2023

Characteristic	Recipients of unemployment benefits	Recipients of income support
Jan 24	3,971,475	1,546,748
Dec 23	3,938,136	1,535,203
Nov 23	3,922,708	1,534,691
Oct 23	3,925,174	1,540,316
Sept 23	3,927,653	1,544,026
Aug 23	3,944,210	1,554,319
Jul 23	3,934,280	1,566,555
May 23	3,939,259	1,571,269
Apr 23	3,935,511	1,571,105
Mar 23	3,933,862	1,573,623
Feb 23	3,917,007	1,572,111
Jan 23	3,886,236	1,566,281
Dec 22	3,814,073	1,552,407
Nov 22	3,836,125	1,563,709
Oct 22	3,831,164	1,561,291
Sep 22	3,840,707	1,562,842
Aug 22	3,846,594	1,561,008
Jul 22	3,830,332	1,547,789
Jun 22	3,798,683	1,529,106
May 22	3,515,835	1,367,258
Apr 22	3,539,328	1,373,621
Mar 22	3,571,567	1,384,634
Feb 22	3,583,914	1,388,230
Jan 22	3,584,544	1,390,628

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Release date

January 2024

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Germany

Survey time period

January 2022 to January 2024

Supplementary notes

Final figures are only certain after a period of waiting. For the current reporting month the data was projected.

* These figures refer to the benefit scheme known as Hartz IV, but as of January 1, 2023, the scheme has been changed and is now called Bürgergeld.

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