Government strokes additional earnings: unemployed people have to accept strong cuts!

Government strokes additional earnings: unemployed people have to accept strong cuts!

Minister of Economics Wolfgang Hattmannsdorfer (ÖVP) announced in a press conference during the government examination of the possibility of the possibility of an unemployment benefit. This means that employees who receive unemployment benefit cannot earn any additional income in the future. Only older workers are excluded because they can continue to earn over a period of six months. Long -term unemployed also benefit from this regulation because they are not affected by the deletion.

Minister of Social Affairs Korinnna Schumann (SPÖ) emphasized the importance of qualification measures, especially in the nursing industry, which is urgently needed due to demographic development. Despite a long recession phase, the labor market remains stable. Nevertheless, the number of unemployed is almost 400,000, which underlines the need for specialists.

The labor market in upheaval

Hattmannsdorfer describes the possibility of an additional earnings as an anti -performance. Unemployed could currently earn up to 1,800 euros net per month, which will no longer be possible in the future. These measures also have an impact on existing minor jobs, which may be continued. From 2026 the minor limit is also frozen to 551 euros.

The challenges of the labor market are complex. Education Minister Christoph Return (NEOS) emphasizes the need for higher qualification, especially for people with a compulsory school qualification who have a high unemployment rate of over 21%. There are different opinions in the discussions about the new regulations. The FPÖ describes the measures as inadequate, while the Greens find the continuation of existing programs sufficient.

funding measures and outlook

The Chamber of Commerce is positive about the announced measures, but also requires better access to short -time work. In order to counteract the specialist bottleneck, Hattmannsdorfer pleads for qualified immigration and faster recognition of foreign training. The care scholarship, which included 12,000 scholarships last year, is also to be continued.

The website of the Statistics of the Federal Employment Agency offers comprehensive information about current developments on the labor market. This information is essential to understand the government's measures in the context of the existing challenges and to understand the need for training positions and qualitative developments.