The new specialized intervention and counseling center for perpetrators of domestic violence in Bremen is reshaping the way perpetrators are worked with. Since January 2026, the project, run by the Hoppenbank association, has offered, for the first time, permanently established, quality-assured perpetrator support according to nationwide standards – a crucial addition to existing victim protection structures.

Risk of poverty also for family caregivers: A study on the topic of care poverty in Germany by the Paritätische Gesamtverband (Parity Welfare Association) shows that in Bremen around 6,000 people in need of care who are cared for at home and are affected by poverty do not receive the "assistance for care" to which they are entitled.

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.