Family allowance for Ukrainians: National Council makes a controversial decision
Family allowance for Ukrainians: National Council makes a controversial decision
In the National Council of Austria, there was a crucial debate about the extension of financial support for Ukrainian families today. The Federal Government plans to retrospectively extend both family allowance and childcare allowance for Ukrainian refugees by early March 2026. This happens because on the coming March 4th, many of these families would lose their claim to financial support. A joint application by the ÖVP, SPÖ, NEOS and the Greens, which was already brought in at the meeting, is to formally implement this regulation. The green family spokeswoman Barbara Neßler said: "We gave the families who had to flee Putin's brutal war of aggression: we do not let you down", and emphasized the need for financial stability in crisis times, as on The press reported.
political controversy in the National Council
As part of these controversies, the raising of the additional earnings limit for the income -dependent childcare allowance was also discussed. Linder called for it to increase it retrospectively from 8,100 euros to 8,600 euros in order to counteract low wages and to facilitate work for all families. The discussion about these regulations shows how opinions divided into the National Council on dealing with financial support for Ukrainian refugees and how important this topic is for the future of the families concerned.
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