The Lower Austria Regional Administrative Court ruled on September 28 that the climate and anti-inflation bonuses cannot be counted as income for basic care services. This decision follows a legal challenge by a Ukrainian couple from the .
The court found that including these bonuses in income calculations for the couple was unlawful, requiring a reduction in the state's 13,429.81 euro repayment demand. member noted that federal law explicitly excludes these bonuses.
This ruling impacts dozens of others, as the Green Party reports 51 announced repayment demands and 44 cases of reduced payments. State MP Dominic Hörlezeder is now calling for the correction of all affected notices and the reimbursement of prior payments.