Overview
- Police in Nordhausen confirm an investigation into threats and insults against SPD Landrat Matthias Jendricke, with no public findings reported.
- Jendricke links the latest death threats to the youth work program he introduced in November, which he says targets recipients who ignore outreach.
- Participants are assigned to community work in nonprofit workshops or the municipal depot, and nonappearance triggers home visits by a uniformed enforcement service.
- Reports place compensation for the assigned work between €1.00 and €1.20 per hour, depending on the outlet.
- By the end of January, 54 under‑25 participants were enrolled, 19 received 10–30% benefit cuts, six lost benefits entirely, and more than 200 youths in the county qualify; the program has drawn national debate and proposals to replicate it, and Jendricke signals plans to expand after the planned welfare change later this year.