Federal and state-level governments in Germany have announced that a monthly 29-euro Deutschlandticket will be available to those studying in the country.
Meanwhile there’s no rebate for welfare recipients and the amount earmarked for transport doesn’t suffice for the ticket. Or, actually, worse: Making it whole-month only and a subscription means that people can’t shuffle money around as needed, say, have a ticket for a week to take care of all kinds of things and then spend a week without one. 11.43 Euro for a week, that’s easily food for two days. A month without ticket is already 1/4th of a fridge, a whole one (or two) if you buy used.
Meanwhile there’s no rebate for welfare recipients and the amount earmarked for transport doesn’t suffice for the ticket. Or, actually, worse: Making it whole-month only and a subscription means that people can’t shuffle money around as needed, say, have a ticket for a week to take care of all kinds of things and then spend a week without one. 11.43 Euro for a week, that’s easily food for two days. A month without ticket is already 1/4th of a fridge, a whole one (or two) if you buy used.