223 000 people in Austria (2.6 % of the residential population) are experiencing poverty and social exclusion in 2020. They live in ‘severe material deprivation’, and in addition to a low income, they are also facing exclusion in key areas of life (e.g. education or housing).
Poverty Watch Main Findings
Most affected groups
High-risk types of work
Homeless people
Illegal immigrants and asylum seekers
Elderly people
Homeless people
Illegal immigrants and asylum seekers
Elderly people
Main priorities
- Convoke a parliamentary subcommittee on combating poverty
- Prevent child poverty, reduce educational inequality & increase child health
- Prevent persistent long-term unemployment & fight unemployment among young people
- Single parents: reform alimony law
- Welfare assistance: security for people with disabilities & introduce health impact assessment
- New means-tested minimum income that ensures livelihood, opportunities and social inclusion
- Include social human rights in the constitution
- Avert insolvency and private bankruptcy
- Invest in social housing
Contact details
Die Armutskonferenz
Gumpendorferstraße 83
A-1060 Wien (Austria)
Tel: +43 (1) 402 69 44-11Fax: +43 (1) 402 69 44-19
E-mail: office (@) armutskonferenz.at
Website: www.armutskonferenz.at
