contrary, declined in real terms. Consequently, income inequality has increased overall, especially in the first half of the … proportion of people at risk of poverty has also recently increased. Gainful employment still provides the most effective … protection against income poverty, but more and more employed persons are at risk of becoming poor. Containment of the low wage …

Armut: Vor allem Berufseinsteiger (25 bis 35 Jahre) sind zunehmend von Armut bedroht. … in the lower income groups. As a result, the inequality of disposable household income in Germany climbed sharply up … until 2005 and has remained at the same high level ever since. At the same time, the risk of poverty in Germany increased …