The much-hated Hartz IV

 09.02.2010 00:26   dw-world.de

Five years after the introduction of the German welfare reform known as Hartz IV, the Constitutional Court is to hand down a key ruling that could see benefits increase. But what does Hartz IV actually consist of?

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