ÖVP and FPÖ: unemployment benefit cuts bring new poverty!

ÖVP and FPÖ: unemployment benefit cuts bring new poverty!

Österreich - A massive conversion of the unemployment benefits are just around the corner! The government parties FPÖ and ÖVP are planning drastic savings of 82.5 million euros by abolishing the additional benefits for the unemployed. So far, unemployed were allowed to achieve a minor income of up to 551.41 euros a month in addition to the purchase of their unemployment benefit. But this additional income should now be a thing of the past, as the Krone . This measure could hit many people who are dependent on this additional earnings to cover their basic needs.

reduction in unemployment benefit is imminent

In addition to the deletion of the additional care options, the ÖVP plans a drastic reduction in unemployment benefit. Unemployed are currently receiving 55 % of their previous net income, but this sentence should fall under 50 % in the future, as OE24 . Critics from the opposition, including the SPÖ and Greens, reply that these measures are socially unjust and that the life situation will be significantly deteriorated by many unemployed. The labor market expert describes the plans of the ÖVP as "almost inhumane", given the many people who already live on the sidelines of the poverty line.

The reform packages for unemployment insurance aim to reduce non -wage costs and to promote a faster return to the labor market. However, many from the opposition and various interest groups are afraid of the far -reaching consequences. Already 90 % of unemployed people live below the poverty line, which makes the demands for an increase in unemployment benefit to 70 % loud. Experts warn that a further reduction in the net replacement rate could endanger the purchasing power of the unemployed and thus the basic supply.