GermanyAufgabe 97 · Politics in a democracy
What do you pay automatically in Germany if you are in permanent employment?
In the exam (German)
Was bezahlt man in Deutschland automatisch, wenn man fest angestellt ist?
- asocial insurance (Sozialversicherung)SozialversicherungCorrect answer
- bsocial assistance (Sozialhilfe)Sozialhilfe
- cchild benefit (Kindergeld)Kindergeld
- dhousing benefit (Wohngeld)Wohngeld
Why?
Anyone in permanent employment automatically pays contributions to social insurance: the employer deducts them directly from the gross wage. These include, for example, health, pension and unemployment insurance. You do not pay social assistance, child benefit or housing benefit – these are benefits that you can receive from the state.
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Questions and options: Federal Office for Migration and Refugees (BAMF), Gesamtfragenkatalog for the “Leben in Deutschland” test and the Einbürgerungstest, as of 07.05.2025 (Annex 1 to the Einbürgerungstestverordnung). The English translation and the explanations are ours, written with AI; in the exam the questions are asked in German. The coats of arms, flags and photos come from Wikimedia Commons, the maps and ballot papers are drawn by us – authors and licences are listed under Image credits. This is not a government service.
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