almost one in ten households live on welfare dortch in fact figures from the german office of national statistics and eurostar to show that just over sixteen percent of germans are at risk of falling into poverty compare that to the situation in france the czech republic or the netherlands and you see that more people can potentially slip through the safety net in europe's economic powerhouse this is seeing more and more germans turning to charities for help this food distribution center in berlin is one of many all around the country that helps to feed around one point six million germans every single month and if you look at the type of things that they're sorting out here for distribution it's fruit it's about stables it's the type of things that people need to have in their diets but that some in germany just can't afford it this in my view there should be f.u.d. mention that so many people try and deal with their poverty but one point they realise they just can't take it anymore and they come to us it's a difficult step but it becomes the only solution one woman who gave me the name and who didn't want t