You reckon? A few facts for you about living in the land of the Fuhrer fella.
Language - spoken/ paperwork/officialdom = German, don't speak/read it, tough, you get an interpreter but you pay!
Hartz 4 - Dole €390,00 a month approx GBP 275,00
Accommodation for claimants will be paid but only what the Arbeitsamt (Dole office) deem acceptable, if they reckon it's to big for your "basic" requirements (roof, kitchenette, bedroom, toilet/bathroom, living room) it doesn't get paid or you find the difference.
Car - sell it or downsize to a fiat panda, savings - use them up first before they cough up.
Compulsory attendance to "invites" from AbtsAmt, paperwork & copies for job applications to be presented for inspection by your "Handler"
You even get a code to enter their jobs data base, which you must use as it's checked for time/effort/compliance.
availability - always, failure to comply = sanctions (money withheld), failure to attend an interview/taster day = sanctions (money withheld), only acceptable excuse being you were at another interview (proof required) or you were dead.
And all this just for starters! These are just broad outlines of how the system works here,just for your information mind.
