Social assistance in danger: FPÖ and ÖVP plan radical cuts!

Social assistance in danger: FPÖ and ÖVP plan radical cuts!

Markus Koza, the Labor and Social Speaker of the Greens, described the recently known plans of FPÖ and ÖVP in social and labor market policy as a "dangerous threat". According to Koza, this means that the alleged progress in the social area could quickly be undone as soon as the FPÖ has the prospect of chancellors. These plans include radical cuts that are supposed to couple the increase in social welfare to the compensation allowance and that full social assistance should only grant full insured employment after several years of fully insured employment. According to the Leaks, it is also considered to count on family subsidies and other benefits to social assistance, while socially weak people could be referred to a "payment card". Koza sharply criticized these approaches: "All of these planned changes represent a guaranteed impoverishment and a cynical degradation program", as ots.at reported.

The negotiation protocols also show that the FPÖ and the ÖVP plan cuts as far as possible in social assistance in order to avoid that it is regarded as a social "hammock". Among other things, a new waiting period for full social welfare should be introduced, which could lead to drastic cuts, especially for entitled people. In addition to the crediting of transfer payments to social assistance, the deportation of third -country nationals that are unemployed for more than six months is also required. This would put an immense pressure on the rights of employees, as they would have to fear that they would be deported to be deported if there was a loss of workplace, Koza clarified. These political maneuvers show that the two parties agree on recurring topics such as social assistance, although they drift apart in other areas, such as Sn.at reported.