Social welfare chaos: People with disabilities in the focus of the crisis debate!

Social welfare chaos: People with disabilities in the focus of the crisis debate!

Wien, Österreich - On December 4, 2024, the poverty conference in Vienna called for urgent changes to the rights of people with disabilities, especially in the context of ongoing government negotiations. The unequal social welfare between the federal states leads to "grievances in Lower Austria, Upper Austria and Styria", which considerably disadvantage those affected. In a broadcast it was emphasized that the current social assistance in Austria is often not sufficient to enable a self -determined life for people with disabilities. In particular, the poverty conference calls for a limitation of the maintenance obligation of parents to children with disabilities to the age of 25, so that adults are not forced to sue their parents on maintenance, such as kathpress.at reported .

This regulation is intended to make the transition to an independent life, since many people with disabilities who live in a supervised facility often suffer from financial disadvantages when switching to their own apartment. At the moment, to maintain social assistance, they often have to use their savings and can rely on their parents' often low income. A terrifying result of this situation is that every third person in rural regions does not receive social welfare, often out of shame or because of bureaucratic hurdles. If the support were fully used, the risk of poverty in Austria could decrease by almost one percent, which would mean 60,000 people less in poverty, as the poverty conference, as well as from ots.at reported .

request for a reform of the minimum security

The poverty conference is also committed to reforming minimum security, which should guarantee "fundamental rights instead of alms, opportunities instead of relegation and respect instead of fragment". This discussion also plays a role in external factors that show how closely the reality of life in Austria is linked to global developments. The suggestions of the poverty conference include a whole series of measures that include effective immediate help, shorter decision -making periods, as well as comprehensive services and training options for people in emergencies in order to improve social justice and to address the challenges for people with disabilities.