Sanktionsfrei e.V. advocates for a dignified basic security and supports Hartz-IV recipients through legal and financial assistance. The organization fights against SGB-II sanctions and promotes a solidarity-based society without stigmatization.
Sanktionsfrei e.V. is a non-profit registered association founded in 2015 in Berlin, which advocates for the support of Hartz IV recipients and the abolition of SGB II sanctions. Founded by Helena Steinhaus, who has personal experience with Hartz IV, the association is also supported by Inge Hannemann and Michael Bohmeyer.
The main mission of Sanktionsfrei is to destigmatize the receipt of social benefits and to enable a fear-free and dignified basic security for all. The association advocates for an end to Hartz IV sanctions, which are seen as disproportionate and counterproductive when it comes to reintegrating people into the labor market. Sanktionsfrei is connected to the idea of an Unconditional Basic Income and strives for a society where people support each other and punitive sanctions belong to the past[1][3].
Sanktionsfrei e.V. continuously works to improve the social system and achieve a dignified basic security for all by providing both individual support and striving for political and societal changes.
