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SPD state leaders call for a halt to housing benefit cuts

Dissatisfaction is growing within the SPD over the planned housing benefit cuts in the federal budget.

SPD state leaders call for a halt to housing benefit cuts
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In the SPD, there is increasing resistance against the planned cuts to housing benefits. According to Der Tagesspiegel, the SPD state leaders are calling for a halt to these reductions, as discontent with the federal government among party members is rising.

Deutschlandfunk also reports that the state leaders are expressing their dissatisfaction, considering the impact of the cuts to be problematic. The criticism is directed not only at the party leadership but also against a minister.