Politics · Germany · 9 hrs ago
Germany cannot say how often wanted people receive benefits
Germany issued arrest warrants for 107,510 people in 2025 who were newly listed as wanted.
Of those, 68,009 had no German passport, equal to 63.3% of the total.
People wanted under arrest warrants are supposed to stop receiving benefits.
The federal government cannot say how often this rule is not followed and wanted people continue to get support.
The figures cover the whole country.
The scale of any continued benefit payments remains unknown, so the available information does not show how many cases are involved.
The government has not said what happens next.
German authorities cannot say how often people wanted under arrest warrants continue to receive benefits.
In 2025, 107,510 people across Germany were newly listed as wanted under arrest warrants.
Of those, 68,009 had no German passport, accounting for 63.3 percent.
People wanted under arrest warrants are generally not supposed to receive benefits, according to Bild.
- Who
- The German government and people newly listed as wanted under arrest warrants.
- What
- The government cannot say how often wanted people receive benefits.
- When
- In 2025, 107,510 people were newly listed as wanted; the report was published on 28 October 2026.
- Where
- Across Germany.
- Why
- Not stated
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107,510 people across Germany were newly listed as wanted under arrest warrants.
Bild reported that the government could not say how often wanted people continued to receive benefits.
- Newly wanted in 2025
- 107,510 people
- Without a German passport
- 68,009 people
- Share without a German passport
- 63.3 percent
- Report date
- 28 October 2026
What people are saying
Wie oft das dennoch vorkommt, kann die Bundesregierung nicht sagen.