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Inflation is pushing many to their financial limits

Rent, heating, electricity - there is often not enough money to finance everyday life.(Bild: bilderstoeckchen)

Caritas is now replenishing its aid pots. This is urgently needed - more and more people need financial support. Donations can now even be made "contactless" in St. Pölten.

More than 3000 volunteers will be ringing doorbells in the Most and Waldviertel regions over the coming weeks. They come from the parishes of the diocese of St. Pölten and support the traditional Caritas house collection.

Everyday costs are rising 
This campaign is more urgent than ever, as Hannes Ziselsberger, Director of the church social organization, emphasizes: "Inflation, inflation, high rents and energy prices continue to be a major challenge for many people in the country." Many are at risk of failing. "Minimum pensioners and single women, who have to cover all their living costs on just under 1,000 euros a month, are particularly affected," says Beate Schneider from Caritas-Inlandshilfe, describing her everyday experiences.

Caritas Director Ziselsberger demonstrates how it works: The digital donation column in St. Pölten works so simply(Bild: Franz Gleiß)

More people need help 
By mid-May this year, more than 6240 clients had already contacted the Caritas social counseling service, which is hundreds more than in the previous year. 673,000 euros have already been spent on support - the home collection is intended to help replenish Caritas' aid pots. And Caritas is also using modern means to do so: a digital donation column will be set up in the St. Pölten cathedral parish in June.