I’ve been living in the French speaking side of Switzerland for the past 13 years. The side of Switzerland it’s known for their generosity when comes to social welfare. Why are you guys from the German speaking side still doing better than us?
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Social welfare do not work. They can work under extremely precise requirements, which are not met in Switzerland.
No idea how you do in the french speaking side of Switzerland.
I am a bit below the existencial minimum with social welfare. It is enough to survive, if i cut back on social contacts, and don’t allow myself luxury.
But i feel lost. I am stuck in this situation since over five years. Due to health related issues and traumatic childhood i can’t just work anywhere or cope with more social work situations.
Sure i am on the list for disability money. But i will not have more when i get that. I will still sit in poverty.
And just for context i am in poverty since i am born. Even back when i worked i sat around the existencial minimum… the rest gone to the debt collection office. I never had a 13th salary.
I would not call my live “living”. It is an ongoing survival situation, paired with the pure determination to somehow exist and trying to better my situation.
https://www.caritas.ch/en/poverty-remains-high/ On average, here in Switzerland three children per school class are affected by poverty 😢