Vienna: Syrian extended family receives 9,000 euros per month - that's how it works!

Vienna: Syrian extended family receives 9,000 euros per month - that's how it works!

A large Syrian family in Vienna receives the impressive sum of 9,000 euros from the state. This support is made up of various legal services that are tailored to the needs of large families. The family, who lives in an apartment with less than 100 square meters, has a total of eleven children. This means that Each Family Member has just about 7 square meters, which is considered overcrowded.

The amount of 9,000 euros is made up of family allowance, social assistance and rental allowance. According to [5min.at] (https://www.5min.at/5202506011034/Syrische-grossfamilie-9- 000-IM-monder--det-der-der-der-der-der-dag-z/), parents receive around 1,700 euros in social welfare as a pair of ratio, while a total of around 3,600 euros are paid for the eleven children. The sum of 326 euros is counted for each child. In addition, the family allowance for the eleven children brings an additional amount of around 3,000 euros. Even if the family's father is unemployed and 900 euros in unemployment benefit is deducted, this money is deducted from social assistance.

additional financial support

The family also receives a rental allowance of 1,600 euros, since their housing costs are above the threshold set by the city of Vienna. This regulation is part of the Basic Social Assistance Act, which enables additional services to be granted in high rents. In Vienna, social assistance can be increased by up to 30 percent if the rental costs are classified as above average.

In the city of Vienna there are currently four large families who also have eleven children and are dependent on social assistance. A total of 234 families in Vienna receive support that have more than seven children. A remarkable aspect is that around 57 percent of the more than 20,000 social welfare households in the city only have one or two children, which opens up to the distribution of social benefits in this metropolis.

political reactions and context

Federal Minister Korinna Schumann has understood the displeasure of such cases and emphasizes that the remuneration should be better than the social benefits offered. This discussion is underpinned by the statistical surveys on minimum security and social assistance, such as those on [statistics.at] (https://www.statistics.at/statistiken/bevoelkung-und--sziales/sozale-tersung-und-- und- social aid. The statistics show that social assistance benefits to ensure livelihood and living needs are essential for many households, especially outside of inpatient facilities and for protection in the event of illness or pregnancy.

The debate about the financial support for large families raises questions about social policy and leads to considerations of what the balance between adequate support and the appreciation of work could look like. The current regulations of social assistance in Vienna reveal the challenges that families with many children are in front of, and the way in which society responds to their needs.