Proposal
Bundestag / BGE debate
UniversalNo
IndividualNo
UnconditionalNo
PeriodicYes
CashYes
Lasting nationalYes
COUNTRY FILE
Germany
DEUActive related benefit
National statusNo strict national UBI
It does not simultaneously meet universality, individuality, unconditionality, periodicity, cash and lasting national scale.
Related activityActive related benefit
Bürgergeld; Mein Grundeinkommen trials; Bundestag / BGE debate
CheckedAugust 26, 2026
No material legislative change is listed after the source scan.
Germany has no strict national UBI (universal + individual + unconditional + periodic + cash + lasting). The closest current instrument is “Bürgergeld” (related): Means-tested subsistence assistance.
RELATED BENEFITS
Related benefits
PILOTS AND CASH STUDIES
Pilots and cash studies
PROPOSALS
Proposals
CRITERIA
Six criteria, per programme
Flags from different programmes are not added together to imply a national UBI.
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