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/
  • (file)

Noun

Hartz IV n (strong, genitive Hartz IV, no plural)

  1. (German politics, colloquial, often in compounds) unemployment benefits
    Synonyms: (officalese) Arbeitslosengeld II, ALG II, (renamed as of 2023) Bürgergeld
    Hartz IV beziehento receive Hartz IV
    Hartz-IV-Empfängerrecipient 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

Derived terms

  • Hartz-Konzept
  • Hartz-Reform
  • Appendix:GfdS words of the year#2004

Further reading

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