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Sozialamt Wants Power of Attorney for the Bank Account and Otherwise Threatens to Discontinue Social Assistance

The district social office of Neunkirchen is in criticism for massive data protection violations. Since 2017, the authority of social assistance recipients has been asking for flat-rate declarations of consent to the inspection of their bank accounts as part of the further approval of benefits under the 4th chapter of the Social Code (SGB XII) – a procedure that experts regard as legally inadmissible and highly anti-data protection.
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The district social office of Neunkirchen is in criticism for massive data protection violations. Since 2017, the authority of social assistance recipients has been asking for flat-rate declarations of consent to the inspection of their bank accounts as part of the further approval of benefits under the 4th chapter of the Social Code (SGB XII) – a procedure that experts regard as legally inadmissible and highly anti-data protection.

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Gegen Hartz IV: ALG II Ratgeber und Hartz 4 Tipps broke the news on Wednesday, May 20, 2026.
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