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Jan 9 • 16:28 UTC • 🇩🇪 Germany • Die Welt

Why a pensioner has 58 euros of his basic income deducted

A 75-year-old pensioner from Altona collected bottles to supplement his small pension, but the city deducted every euro earned, leading to a political debate as the SPD and Greens call for a reevaluation of the administration's approach.

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