Berlin, Jan 27, 2026 (AFP) - Germany plans overhaul to simplify welfare system

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2026-01-27

Germany plans major reforms to simplify its welfare system, according to a report seen by AFP on Tuesday, though the government insisted that benefits would not be slashed. The EU's most populous country is notorious for its jungle of rules and regulations, and conservative Chancellor Friedrich Merz has vowed to slay the "bureaucracy monster". Part of this drive is to overhaul a welfare system where myriad agencies oversee different entitlements,......

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