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Crisis in social services: Munich's families wait months for help!
Welfare associations in Munich warn of a social infrastructure crisis. Urgent support required for affected families.
Crisis in social services: Munich's families wait months for help!
The situation in the social sector in Munich is tense. Welfare associations are calling for urgent decisions to support social offers that are essential for the social peace of the city. It is primarily families in crisis situations who need immediate help, be it with parents separating or with problems such as children refusing to go to school. While in the past rapid support was a given for these families, today they often wait months for the necessary advice and help. The city's tight budget situation is cited as the main reason for these delays. This situation could worsen further in the coming months, the associations warn, especially given the current political environment reports the Süddeutsche Zeitung.
A further look at the nationwide situation shows an alarming picture. In a recent survey, the welfare associations AWO, Diakonie Deutschland and Paritätischer warn urgently of an impending collapse of the social infrastructure in Germany, which could be triggered by planned cuts in the federal budget. Many social offerings are already at risk, as costs have increased by an average of 16 percent in the last two years, while financial resources have not been adjusted accordingly. This development means that many organizations have had to limit their offerings or even stop them altogether, as the results of the survey show AWO states in the press release.
Development of social services in Munich
The signals are clear: Almost 40 percent of the organizations surveyed stated that they had to reduce or even completely discontinue their offerings due to financial constraints. Since the survey began in September 2023, almost two thirds of those surveyed (65 percent) expect further short-term reductions in their offers. This not only has an impact on employees - almost every third institution is also planning to cut staff or has already done so. Of particular concern is the fact that 59 percent of organizations expect revenue to decline in the coming months emphasizes diakonia.
A total of over 261,721 people are employed in the facilities surveyed, who advise, look after or care for around 377,112 people every day. The institutions agree that increased support and the lifting of existing austerity plans are essential to maintain social infrastructure. The federal government is called upon to refrain from budget cuts and to initiate a change of course in financial and tax policy.