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Equal Pay Day: Entrenched Structure of Inequality
Despite the decreasing gender pay gap, women still have to accept significant losses: According to the State Statistical Office, the gender pay gap, the difference in earnings between men and women, was 14 percent in the state of Bremen last year (17 percent the previous year), while nationwide the pay gap is 16 percent.
The number of pupils in secondary level I rises to a peak
The new forecast by the Institute for Quality Development in the State of Bremen (IQHB) up to 2034 reveals significant changes: Fewer children in primary education, more pupils in secondary education levels I and II.
Dark figure study LeSuBiA: Less than 10 percent of experiences of violence are reported
Women, young people, people with a migration background and members of the queer community are particularly often affected by violence
New catalog “Vacation with the family” published
For many families, the beginning of the year is the ideal time to plan their summer or autumn vacation. The "Family Holidays 2026/2027" catalog from the German Federal Association for Family Recreation (Bundesarbeitsgemeinschaft Familienerholung e.V.) offers valuable guidance and lists around 80 family-friendly holiday resorts that enable families to enjoy a vacation together, regardless of income.
Bremen's successful model for early childhood support
Successful interdepartmental cooperation: The Bremen initiative to strengthen early childhood development (Brise) shows how low-threshold support and assistance for families can positively influence the development of children.
Help with domestic violence and relationship violence
There are two new counseling centers: the Counseling and Intervention Center for Domestic Violence and Intervention.Plus. Victims and perpetrators alike can find support and help there for a life free from violence. The counseling centers offer specialized counseling and intervention in cases of domestic and relationship violence based on nationwide professional standards.
Child benefit will increase from January 2026
Child benefit will increase by a flat four euros per child to 259 euros per month. The family benefits office will automatically adjust the amounts and pay them out at the new rate starting in January.
FreeCard: New Year, new credit
Another year with the free public transport pass is coming to an end, and 2026 is just around the corner! Here's some important information for the turn of the year.
Child welfare risks at a new high
The number of cases of child endangerment in Germany has reached a new record high for the third time in a row: In 2024, youth welfare offices in Germany identified around 72,800 children or young people as being at risk of child endangerment due to neglect, psychological, physical or sexual violence.
Bremen's second report on children and youth has been published
The second Children and Youth Report was recently presented by the Social Affairs Department to the Youth Welfare Committee. It continues the systematic inventory of open-access children's and youth work (OKJA) and youth association work in Bremen, which began in 2022. At the same time, it comprehensively presents, for the first time, other key areas of work within child and youth welfare and the interconnections between different services.