Unemployed people receiving citizen's income: More help to help themselves in their job search.

A relatively large number of unemployed people who receive citizen's income are not looking for work, or at least not continuously. This is shown by a new study conducted by the IAW and the SOKO Institute on behalf of the Bertelsmann Foundation, for which a random sample of approximately 1,000 citizen's income recipients were surveyed. Of these, 57 per cent stated that they had not looked for a job themselves in the past four weeks.

There are many reasons why people do not look for work. Health restrictions, lack of qualifications, childcare problems and lack of financial incentives are widespread among those surveyed.

In addition to the efforts of the benefit recipients themselves, job offers and other support provided by job centres are also examined. The study formulates a series of recommendations for action on how to better provide support and assistance to the unemployed to help them help themselves.

Report "Jobsuche im Bürgergeld"