Is it easy to buy a laptop while on Hartz IV?

No
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Father, mother and 3 children have:

With the new regulations from 2021

Standard needs of the household:

1,651.00 euro

Costs for accommodation and heating*:

820.00 euro

total requirement:

2,471.00 euro

less income to be taken into account:

−663.00 euro

Unemployment benefit 2 and social benefit (rounded):

1,808.00 euro

Ma

If grandma pays for it, or if you buy a cheap used one on ebay, yes. Otherwise it always depends on what is still to come.

Ce

A new cheap desktop PC costs 270 euro. That should be there, especially since you have a job, you also have more money than pure H4 recipients.

In an emergency, ask the job center for an interest-free loan and pay off the PC in 2-3 installments. Or pay in installments in the store.

wi

Certainly not easy, but it would be possible if you can manage your budget and save money over a longer period of time.

In addition, because of Corona, there's a special regulation that you can apply for a subsidy if the children are dependent on it, which, as far as I know, is around 300 euro.

wi

How do you come to the conclusion that a job is available?

This 663 euro is the deductible child benefit for 3 children and this is usually 100% deducted from the requirement as the primary income of the respective child in the case of underage children.

So the whole thing is a zero round, so you don't have any more!

De

There's a grant of 350 euro / child upon application.

The prices for laptops are mean, however.

Did that for another family and the laptops that were included in the selection (not everyone works) were usually 100 euro more expensive than before Corona. So there's older technology for more money than it cost before. They also had to take the corona bonus money to buy the laptops.

I think it is no longer worth buying a laptop in two respects. Due to the vaccinations, one can assume that the alternating classes will soon be full attendance again.

It's more the time to sell your laptops.

Ce

He or she writes of income. So I assumed I had a job. This is not so clear from the questions when reading. Since Girlfriend removes many questions without giving reasons, I have given up investing too much heart and soul in a post.

You surely understand that?

wi

It was just a hint and if you were also familiar with child benefit, you would have easily guessed that these 663 euro are 2 x 219 euro child benefit for the first two children + 1 x 225 euro for the 3 child and not about earned income.

Ce

Ok, there you hit the nail. Unfortunately, I'm not familiar with it. I don't get any more KIGE.

wi

Neither do I, my children are all over 25 years old.

Te

As always, that depends on whether the children need it for school, three of them have to come here, because it is not possible to swap with one another.