FPÖ criticism: Hackers minimum security A political deception!

FPÖ criticism: Hackers minimum security A political deception!

Wien, Österreich - The debate about minimum security in Vienna has won. On June 15, 2025, the social spokesman for the Viennese FPÖ, LAbg. Wolfgang Seidl, commented critically about the planned changes to SPÖ city councilor Peter Hacker. Seidl described Hackers proposal as a political deception that does not bring real reforms. He argued that the measures only implement an already adopted process at the federal level without tackling the specific problems in Vienna.

A central concern of the FPÖ is the high volume of minimum security, which allows around 700 million euros to flow to non-Austrians annually. Seidl emphasizes that Vienna is the largest social magnet for asylum immigrants in Austria. This becomes particularly clear when you look at the number of those who are entitled to protection: from a total of 11,404 in Austria, almost 9,416 live in Vienna, i.e. 82.6% of those affected. The FPÖ calls for a fundamental course correction: Subsidiary beneficiaries should only be entitled to basic care and not on full minimum security.

minimum security and social benefits

The right to minimum security in Vienna is particularly high. Almost 142,000 people in the city are currently receiving this achievement, while there are a total of 77,100 recipients in Austria without Vienna. The discussion about social support is also conducted against the background of the various residual rights for asylum seekers and those entitled to protection. The latter have a temporary right of residence that can be extended annually. In contrast, asylum seekers have a permanent right of residence.

The minimum security for entitled to asylum amounts to 1,155.84 euros for single people, and communities receive 70% of this amount. In comparison, the basic supply is around 400 euros. The Constitutional Court emphasizes a factual justification for the different treatments in social welfare practice. This happens against the background of the minimum standard from the European Convention on Human Rights, which is not specifically quantified.

criticism and demands

The Wiener SPÖ, supported by City Councilor Peter Hacker, is committed to the full right to social assistance for those entitled to subsidiary protection. In contrast, ÖVP boss Karl Mahrer calls for the level of social benefits to the level of basic care. This is done in a context that is characterized by criticism of an overload of the infrastructure in Vienna.

The low number of services actually used, together with the explicit demand of the FPÖ for a streamlined approach, shows that the discussion about the minimum security in Vienna is far from complete. The pressure on the political level remains high, while at the same time the statistics remain relevant in order to monitor developments in this area. According to the data of the statistics Austria, the minimum security and social welfare collect services to ensure living and living needs for various groups, including non -health -insured people.

The topic remains complex, and it will be exciting to observe how the political parties will continue to position themselves and what measures are ultimately implemented in practice.

More information can be found in the articles of Kurier and Statistics Austria .