Living for everyone: New residential allowance in Carinthia brings great opportunities!

Living for everyone: New residential allowance in Carinthia brings great opportunities!

The residential allowance in Carinthia has experienced an unexpectedly high rush in the first four months of the new regulation. According to Klick Kärnten , 15,000 calls have already been registered in the call center and around 10,000 applications. These figures correspond to almost the total number of applications of the previous year. The high demand illustrates the significant need for the new residential allowance, especially in view of the rising costs for living space and living.

The economic framework has intensified in recent months, especially through inflation. From June 1, 2023, a change in residential aid will therefore come into force, which, among other things, provides for an increase in income limits and a stronger consideration of children in the household. From this date, people with low incomes that have a residential or fruit access law can also apply for living allowance.

new legitimate and application

An important aspect of the new regulation is that older people who have overwritten their house to children but continue to live there can also apply for operating costs for living allowances. The application is possible both online and in the analog form and the application forms have been expanded to include the "Residential Right/Comparable Law" section. The expansion of the reference frame is assessed as a decisive step to secure living care in Carinthia.

In order to check the authorization to use residential aid, applicants must meet some criteria. According to lives.at , fundamental requirements are among other things the Austrian or EU citizenship and the main residence in the relevant apartment. The calculation of the residential allowance varies depending on the state, with some central criteria such as household income and household size flowing into the calculation. In Carinthia, the maximum rent per square meter is 7.20 euros, and operating costs are also included in the calculation.

evaluation and further development

The responsible authorities have also announced that they continue to evaluate the living allowance to ensure that it meets the needs of citizens. According to ORF Carinthia it can be seen that this support is of great importance for low -income households to make living more affordable. The continued demand for residential aid is a sign that the financial subsidies provided are urgently needed.

Overall, the development of living allowance remains a central point in social living care, especially in times of growing economic challenges. The measures that come into force from June 2023 reflect the efforts of the authorities to take into account the increasing demands on socially acceptable living.