Passive-active transfer
The passive-active-transfer (sometimes also passive-active-exchange), short PAT, is a financing model in the publicly funded employment sector . It was developed by the Diakonie . As with other models of the combined wage , the aim is to enable the unemployed to find employment through state subsidies.
history
The PAT is a reaction to the labor market reforms since the beginning of the 2000s, in particular to the amalgamation of unemployment benefits and social assistance to create a new basic security for job seekers as part of " Agenda 2010 ". "The labor market reforms since the beginning of the 2000s, the instrumental reform of 2012 and the cuts in active employment promotion funds in recent years have reduced the chances of long-term unemployed people being able to integrate into the labor market," said the Diakonie in a position paper. The most important countermeasure called for is the expansion of “publicly funded employment”. This is to be financed through the passive-active transfer.
Diakonie promotes the concept in public and in politics with the “Initiative Pro Arbeit”. Some parties and political institutions also demand “publicly funded employment”, according to the German District Association and the German Association of Cities. In order to introduce the PAT permanently and across the board, legal changes would be necessary, for which there is no political majority until now.
Concept and funding
The basic idea of the PAT is to finance work instead of unemployment. For this purpose, all funds that a Hartz IV recipient receives are combined. Together with the money that is earned with the work and / or a subsidy, this results in a wage with which a job subject to social security can be created.
Example calculations in comparison: Hartz IV receipt and passive-active transfer (as of 2015)
| Hartz IV | Passive-active transfer | |
|---|---|---|
| Accommodation costs | 350.00 euros | 350.00 euros |
| Costs for the control reserve | 424.00 euros | 424.00 euros |
| Health and long-term care insurance costs | 156.01 euros | 156.01 euros |
| Market proceeds and / or public grant | - | 762.33 euros |
| Total gross wage costs (€ 8.50 per hour, 39 hours per week) | - | 1,692.34 euros |
| Radio license fee | 0 euros | 17.50 euros |
| Average monthly ticket costs | 0 euros | 77.50 euros |
| Remain with the person concerned | 774.00 euros | 968.07 euros |
| Return health and long-term care insurance | 156.01 euros | 252.09 euros |
| Return pension insurance | 0 euros | 285.86 euros |
| Return tax | 0 euros | 91.32 euros |
Framework conditions and expected effects
The target group for the PAT are Hartz IV recipients who have been unemployed for more than a year. In order to build a bridge in the general labor market, the PAT should be applied for by every employer.
In addition to the higher returns on taxes and duties, the initiators expect further positive effects, for example:
- Avoid prolonged unemployment
- Less medical expenses
- Maintaining the ability to work
- Stabilization and positive effect on problems such as addiction or debt
- Avoidance of isolation
- Acquisition and retention of skilled workers
- Takeover of public welfare work
Model tests
Projects that are designed according to the principle of “passive-active transfer” exist in Frankfurt / Main (Frankfurt labor market program), North Rhine-Westphalia and Baden-Württemberg (as part of the “Good and Safe Work” program). According to the Baden-Württemberg Minister of Social Affairs, Katrin Altpeter, the model project “Passive-Active Exchange” is running successfully. 750 long-term unemployed people have so far found employment, half in the private sector, the other half in social enterprises and municipalities.
Web links
- Brochure to download: “Hundreds of thousands of long-term unemployed face NOTHING. Publicly funded employment is MORE VALUE. "
- Explanatory video "Jörg and the PAT"
- Initiative for work
Individual evidence
- ↑ Fair participation in work. Labor market policy with prospects for the long-term unemployed ( memento of the original from September 23, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ^ Press release of the German Association of Cities from February 4, 2014
- ↑ The numbers are average numbers. You can find them on the website of the Initiative Pro Arbeit
- ↑ Press release of the Ministry of Social Affairs Baden-Württemberg from December 9, 2014
