# Mikl-Leitner Urges Uniform Social Assistance

October 21, 2026 at 06:27 PM

> Lower Austria Governor Johanna Mikl-Leitner calls for the federal government to adopt her state's model for nationwide social reform.

**Lower Austria** Governor **Johanna Mikl-Leitner** of the **ÖVP** party is calling for a nationwide uniform social assistance system. She advocates for the federal government to adopt the Lower Austrian model as the basis for the upcoming Sozialhilfe-NEU regulation.

The federal government is currently planning the new social assistance framework, but federal states have not yet received concrete information. Mikl-Leitner describes her state's model as the strictest and fairest, serving as a template for national reform.

Mikl-Leitner emphasizes that social assistance should be a safety net rather than a resting cushion. The proposed system aims to provide help to those in need while actively encouraging individuals who are capable of working to re-enter the labor market.


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