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# Bauer Demands Swift Social Assistance Reform

September 11, 2026 at 12:38 PM

> Minister Claudia Bauer seeks an October deadline for integration reforms to address employment gaps among Austria's immigrant population.

Austrian Chancellery Minister Claudia Bauer of the **ÖVP** is demanding the swift implementation of a social assistance reform and an Integration Obligations Act. Bauer set an October deadline for these proposals to ensure they take effect by early next year.

Data from Statistik Austria shows a 74 percent employment rate for immigrants, compared to 79 percent for those without a migration background. However, rates for women from third countries sit at 59 percent, while only 29 percent from Syria or Iraq work.

With 2.55 million people now having a migration background, Bauer cited 13,000 discontinued integration courses as a key concern. The Social Ministry has moved the reform into coordination to address these gaps as the foreign-born population continues rising.



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