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Germany is merging four welfare agencies into two and combining benefits into one payment to cut bureaucracy, aiming for passage by 2027.
Germany is overhauling its welfare system to simplify access by consolidating four agencies into two and merging benefits like unemployment, housing, and child support into a single payment.
The reforms, unveiled in January 2026, aim to reduce bureaucracy through digital upgrades, better data sharing, and less paperwork, without cutting current benefit levels.
Labour Minister Baerbel Bas called the changes essential for fairness and efficiency, while Chancellor Friedrich Merz praised the structural shift.
The goal is to pass legislation by the end of 2027, though officials acknowledge the timeline is ambitious.
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Alemania está fusionando cuatro agencias de bienestar en dos y combinando beneficios en un solo pago para reducir la burocracia, con el objetivo de la aprobación para 2027.