Meanwhile, Hartz IV has become a synonym for the class of non-working poor and is used as a prefix in multiple contexts (e.g. low-brow daytime television programmes are called "Hartz IV TV" by critics).
I mellemtiden har Hartz IV blevet et synonym for klassen af ikke-arbejdende fattige og bruges som præfiks i flere sammenhænge (foreksempel bliver smagløse eller intellektuelt underlegene tv-programmer kaldt "Hartz IV TV" af kritikere).