Around 37,000 people dependent on citizen's income despite having a job

Around 37,000 people in Saxony were dependent on citizen's income at the end of 2024 despite having a job. Around half of them were in employment subject to social security contributions, mostly part-time, according to a minor interpellation by Left Party politician Susanne Schaper in the Saxon state parliament. Those affected work primarily in the food and hospitality industry, transport and logistics and cleaning. More than two thousand trainees also had to "top up". The data is from November 2024.

"It is unacceptable that almost 40,000 people in the state still have to go to the office even though they are working. Entrepreneurs who deprive their employees of a good wage are thus being supported by the contributors. That is unfair," explained Schaper. It is particularly worrying that so many trainees are also unable to live on their income. "Work must not make people poor."

Left: Saxony must no longer be a low-wage state

"Saxony must no longer be a low-wage state, and the government must put pressure on it. First and foremost, this includes a procurement law that binds state contracts to good wages," emphasized the MP, who also serves as party and parliamentary group leader of the Left Party in the state parliament. Collective wage agreements must be increased. Without good wages, no company would be able to attract skilled workers.