Austrian Government Will Expand Subsidies on Housing and Heating

PeoplePoliticians ♦ Published: December 15, 2022; 23:45 ♦ (Vindobona)

The Austrian government wants to challenge the rising energy prices and help low-income persons by subsidizing their home and their heating. People who are eligible for those subsidies can get up to 330 Euros.

Minister of Finance Magnus Brunner about the Subsidy Cost on Housing and Heating / Picture: © Bundeskanzleramt (BKA) / Florian Schrötter

In the Council of Ministers, the Austrian government decided on the housing and heating cost subsidy, which is part of the federal government's energy protection umbrella. The subsidy to the federal states is intended for subsidies for heating and housing costs and is divided according to the population key. The individual modalities are left to the States. This means that each federal…