ÖVP criticism of KPÖ

Graz is the most frequent recipient of social assistance

Elke Kahr and Kurt Hohensinner disagree on the subject of social welfare.(Bild: Christian Jauschowetz)

More than 60 percent of all Styrian recipients of social benefits live in Graz. The ÖVP sees this as an imbalance and sharply criticizes KPÖ city leader Elke Kahr.

A Syrian family with seven children receives 4600 euros in social benefits in Vienna - it's the headline in the political summer of 2024 so far. Calculators have been pulled out all over the country - for many, this amount is just enough to support a family of nine. For many more, however, it is a further sign that performance is no longer worthwhile in Austria's "welfare state". In Styria, as reported, the family mentioned at the beginning would receive 3280 euros.