Hartz IV
See also: Hartz-IV
German
Alternative forms
Etymology
The fourth law in a reform package (Hartz-Reform) proposed by the manager Peter Hartz (1941–), introduced in 2005.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /haʁt͡s ˈfiːɐ̯/
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Noun
Hartz IV n (strong, genitive Hartz IV, no plural)
- (German politics, colloquial, often in compounds) unemployment benefits
- Synonyms: (officalese) Arbeitslosengeld II, ALG II, (renamed as of 2023) Bürgergeld
- Hartz IV beziehen ― to receive Hartz IV
- Hartz-IV-Empfänger ― recipient of Hartz IV
- 2022 October 16, Timm Kühn, “Protest vor dem Kanzleramt in Berlin: Ein anderes Bild von Armut”, in Die Tageszeitung: taz, →ISSN:
- Gekommen sind vor allem Menschen, die von Hartz IV und Erwerbsminderungsrente leben oder die so wenig verdienen, dass ihr Einkommen vom Sozialamt aufgestockt werden muss.
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Declension
Related terms
- Hartz-Konzept
- Hartz-Reform
- Appendix:GfdS words of the year#2004
Further reading
- “Hartz IV” in Duden online
- “Hartz IV” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
Arbeitslosengeld II on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
Hartz concept § Hartz IV on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
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