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Back|Bafög-Reform: »So ist das Studium kein Privileg, sondern handfeste Armut«
Bafög-Reform: »So ist das Studium kein Privileg, sondern handfeste Armut«
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Die Zeit·15 hours ago·Education·1 min read·🇩🇪Germany·

Bafög-Reform: »So ist das Studium kein Privileg, sondern handfeste Armut«

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  • Die lang versprochene Bafög-Reform wird nun doch umgesetzt, doch viele Studierende in Deutschland bleiben finanziell am Limit.
  • Laut der Studie »Arm im Studium – Einkommen, Wohnkosten und Bedarfssätze im Realitätscheck« liegt die Armutsschwelle bei 1.446 Euro monatlich verfügbaren Einkommen.
  • Greta Schabram, Co-Autorin der Studie und Referentin beim Paritätischen Gesamtverband, kritisiert die Politik für wirklichkeitsfremde Entscheidungen und warnt vor einer dramatischen Entwicklung der Studierendenarmut.

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Die Bafög-Reform wurde lange versprochen, galt aber zeitweise als gescheitert. Jetzt wird sie doch umgesetzt. Dennoch berichten viele Studierende von finanziellen Engpässen. Die Armutsschwelle in Deutschland liegt bei 1.446 Euro monatlich verfügbaren Einkommen.

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Eine Bafög-Reform wurde lange versprochen, dann zum Scheitern verurteilt, jetzt kommt sie doch. Trotzdem sind viele Studierende finanziell am Limit. Das zeigt auch die neue Studie »Arm im Studium – Einkommen, Wohnkosten und Bedarfssätze im Realitätscheck«. Ihre Co-Autorin Greta Schabram, 38, ist Referentin für Armut, Sozialforschung und Wohnungspolitik beim Paritätischen Gesamtverband. »Wir sehen in Deutschland eine dramatische Entwicklung«, sagt sie. Und ärgert sich über wirklichkeitsfremde Entscheidungen der Politik.

ZEIT Campus: Frau Schabram, wer in Deutschland weniger als 1.446 Euro im Monat zur Verfügung hat, gilt als arm. Wie viele Studierende liegen unter dieser Armutsschwelle?

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  • Die Bafög-Reform wird in den kommenden Monaten schrittweise umgesetzt und erste Auszahlungen an Studierende erfolgen.

    Very likely · Within months

  • Die Debatte über Studierendenarmut und die Adequacy der Bafög-Sätze wird in der öffentlichen und politischen Diskussion weitergehen.

    Likely · Within months

Open Questions

  • ?Wie hoch ist der genaue Prozentsatz der Studierenden, die unter der Armutsschwelle liegen?
  • ?Welche konkreten Maßnahmen enthält die nun umgesetzte Bafög-Reform?
  • ?Wie haben sich Wohnkosten und Lebenshaltungskosten für Studierende in den letzten Jahren entwickelt?
  • ?Welche politischen Parteien unterstützen oder blockieren derzeit weitere Schritte zur Bekämpfung der Studierendenarmut?

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  • Die lang versprochene Bafög-Reform wird nun doch umgesetzt, doch viele Studierende in Deutschland bleiben finanziell am Limit.
  • Laut der Studie »Arm im Studium – Einkommen, Wohnkosten und Bedarfssätze im Realitätscheck« liegt die Armutsschwelle bei 1.446 Euro monatlich verfügbaren Einkommen.
  • Greta Schabram, Co-Autorin der Studie und Referentin beim Paritätischen Gesamtverband, kritisiert die Politik für wirklichkeitsfremde Entscheidungen und warnt vor einer dramatischen Entwicklung der Studierendenarmut.

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