Minimum income benefits, counseling, and assistance
I have questions about social assistance, fee exemptions and subsidies.
- Social services
- Advances on maintenance payments
- Familienhärteausgleich (BKA)
- Support fund of the health insurance carrier
- Support fund of the pension insurance institution
- Assistance for persons not covered by health insurance
- Exemption from prescription fee and service fee for the e-card
- Exemption from ORF contribution (including entitlement to the social tariff for electricity), a telephone subsidy, and exemption from EAG charges
- Assistance in case of rent debts and imminent loss of housing
- Debt counseling services
- Probation service and prison release assistance
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Last update: 11/08/2026
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