The start was announced a year ago, the results are “sobering”, said aid organization president Othmar Karas: “Time is of the essence, implementation can no longer wait.” Minister of Social Affairs Wolfgang Mückstein (Greens) referred to the ongoing talks.
VP club chairman August Wöginger made a suggestion, who suggested granting caring relatives a bonus of 1500 euros per year. For Karas, such a bonus would be recognition for the relatives. The President of the Association of Municipalities, Alfred Riedl, also supports Wöginger’s proposal; the majority of people want to be cared for at home. Giving the caring relatives a “relatively small bonus” does not solve the problem, says Upper Austria’s social councilor Birgit Gerstorfer (SP). She advocates the employment model.
