Families with school children: 150 euro bonus is now on digital path!
Families with school children: 150 euro bonus is now on digital path!
From the coming month, numerous families in Austria can look forward to financial support. As part of the new “School Start Plus” program of the Ministry of Social Affairs, family -suffering families with schoolchildren receive a bonus of 150 euros. This initiative is aimed specifically at households that received minimum security or social assistance in December 2024 and affects around 54,000 students, apprentices and young adults up to 24 years, who were born between August 31, 2000 and September 1, 2018. This reports 5min.at .
The 150 euro voucher will no longer be output in paper form from the summer semester 2025, but as a payment card in a new cell phone app that is available in the Apple Store and Google Play Store. The responsible ministry announced that the first letter of communication and activation codes for the app will be sent annually from April 1, 2025 and that shipping in Burgenland and Tyrol begins on April 14th. In Vorarlberg the shipping takes place a little later. heute.at added that the use of the bonus is based on the purchase of school articles, food and hygiene articles in the stationary trade is.
user -friendly app and important deadlines
The new "School Start" app, which is available in several languages, ensures that the supported families can easily and easily access the funds. The payment card must be activated in the app by June 30, 2025, but is then valid until December 31, 2025. This program is legally secured by the end of 2026, which gives the families concerned planning security. The initiatives for financial support also emphasize the help that the various federal states provide for families less, such as the possibility of applying for a family passport that enables benefits for leisure activities, according to oesterreich.gv.at In addition, aid organizations such as Caritas and Volkshilfe are active that support households and childcare. These measures enable families to better get through difficult financial times and help to improve the educational opportunities of the children. With the school start plus program, hope to help the families concerned not only financially, but also emotionally and to make it easier for them to start the new school year.
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