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In her article, Sibylle Hamann argues that the reform of social assistance, which provides vouchers instead of cash for low-income families, should not be seen as a disempowerment, but as a necessary step to facilitate access to important services for children from disadvantaged backgrounds. #Sozialhilfe #Bildungsgerechtigkeit #Armutsbekämpfung (translated)

For those who have never paid into our system, cannot fully benefit from it. Those who are able to work must go to work. Chancellor Stocker stated on Saturday evening that "during the integration phase there will be a lower social assistance": "For those who have never paid into our system, cannot fully benefit from it. Those who are able to work must go to work." #Sozialhilfe #Integrationsphase #Reform (translated)

On October 17, the government will discuss several contentious issues such as the extension of military service, social welfare reform, and media funding in a four-hour meeting to make progress and work towards an agreement. #Regierungsverhandlungen #Sozialhilfereform #UniBudget (translated)

Austrian Minister Claudia Bauer emphasizes the importance of religious education in Austria, advocates for more government oversight of its content, and discusses the planned ban on Political Islam as well as the challenges in the area of social welfare. #PolitischerIslam #Religionsunterricht #Integration (translated)

The government leadership will meet on Saturday to negotiate important topics such as the university budget and the future fund, while agreements on other issues like social assistance reform and media funding are less likely. #HerbstDerErgebnisse #Regierung #Budgetverhandlungen (translated)

The three-party coalition will discuss important topics such as the university budget, social assistance, and the "future fund" on Saturday, with universities demanding 18 billion euros while the current financial framework law only provides for 15.5 billion euros. #UniBudget #Sozialhilfe #Dreierkoalition (translated)

Matthias accused Egon Krenz of having asked Mikhail Gorbachev during a visit to Moscow on November 1, 1989, for the deployment of Soviet troops against East German citizens. Gorbachev rejected this and stated that the troops would remain in their barracks. Krenz only signed the order against the use of firearms on November 3, Matthias wrote. He claimed that Krenz later falsely asserted that he had prevented bloodshed in the fall of 1989. The responsible commanders on the ground had waited in vain for orders from the leadership and had independently ordered not to shoot. Matthias also accused Krenz of shared responsibility for election fraud in May 1989 and wrote that he had approved of the Tiananmen massacre. Furthermore, Matthias pointed out that Krenz had been sentenced in 1997 to six years and six months in prison for manslaughter and co-responsibility for the East German border regime, of which he had served nearly four years. He criticized Krenz's complaints about the conditions of his detention in the Plötzensee prison, his defense of the GDR, and his complaints about the amount of his pension. Matthias also wrote that Krenz had only been in power for 50 days before being ousted by the people, and he stated that he should have been entitled to social welfare instead of pension and royalty payments. #DDR #Gorbatschow #Wende (translated)

The discussion about a reform of social assistance in Germany raises concerns that the possible introduction of payment cards and the conversion of monetary amounts into in-kind benefits could restrict the self-determination of those in need and be perceived as paternalistic control. #Sozialhilfe #Selbstbestimmung #Reform (translated)

The Austrian government plans comprehensive reforms in the areas of military service, justice, social assistance, and economy as part of its autumn of results, while simultaneously facing internal conflicts and external challenges. #HerbstDerErgebnisse #Regierungsreformen #Österreich (translated)

Bettina Punkt claimed that recipients of social benefits were subletting apartments, the costs of which were covered by the job center, even though they lived elsewhere. In a house of an acquaintance, two apartments were rented to Ukrainians; the nameplates of the original tenants remained in place while the tenants changed. https://t.co/59JnJuTheG #Sozialhilfe #Wohnung #Ukrainer (translated)

The poverty conference today presented its demands for the new social assistance with protest actions and modular concerns, including minimum standards and support for low-income earners, while Minister Korinna Schumann continues negotiations on the law. #Sozialhilfe #Armutskonferenz #Wien (translated)